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Basic substances or mixtures of substances in an untreated state except for extraction and primary processing. In the broadest sense, these are: metal ores, non-metallic minerals, fossil fuels...

Microalgae are microscopic eukaryotic organisms composed of single differentiated cells able to obtain energy using chromophores. Algae and algae products - Terms and definitions...

Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an internationally standardised methodology. (ISO 14040:2006) LCA helps to quantify the environmental pressures related to goods and services (products), the environmental benefits, the trade-offs...

A product produced together with another product. US EPA, 2006, Lifecycle Assessment Principles and Practices Glossary, accessed 05 December 2023. Source category: Agency...

An incidental product deriving from a manufacturing process or chemical reaction, and not the primary product or service being produced. A by-product can be useful and marketable, or it can...

The biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from biological origin from agriculture, including vegetal and animal substances, from forestry and related industries, fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the biodegradable fraction...

Liquid fuel for energy purposes other than for transport, including electricity and heating and cooling, produced from biomass EU, 2018, Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council...

Capability of being degraded by biological activity. Vert, M., Y. Doi, et al. (IUPAC Polymer Division) 2012, 'Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC...

Algae, singular alga, members of a group of predominantly aquatic photosynthetic organisms of the kingdom Protista. Algae have many types of life cycles, and they range in size...

A process by which microbial organisms transform or alter (through metabolic or enzymatic action) the structure of chemicals introduced into the environment. US EPA, 2015, Terminology Services. U.S...