Biomass refers to organic matter that comes from plants and animals. Any organic material such as wood, wood waste, straw, manure, sugarcane bagasse, or MSW can be considered as biomass. Biomass contains stored energy from the sun. Plants absorb the sun's energy in a process called photosynthesis and use it to convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds like carbohydrates, lignin and lipids.

Types of Biomass

- Woody Biomass: Woody Biomass Power to wood material from trees and forests. It includes logging residues such as tree branches, tree stumps and mill residuals. Agricultural residues such as nut and fruit shells are also considered woody biomass.

- Herbaceous Biomass: Herbaceous biomass comes from non-woody plants like grass, vegetable residues and annual crops. Herbaceous biomass includes corn stover, rice husks, bagasse, vegetative waste etc.

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