Enum: BiomassFeedstockType
Types of biomass materials used as feedstocks for bioenergy production. Includes dedicated energy crops, agricultural residues, forest residues, and waste streams.
URI: valuesets:BiomassFeedstockType
Permissible Values
| Value | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CORN_STOVER | None | Agricultural residue consisting of leaves, stalks, and cobs remaining after c... |
| WHEAT_STRAW | None | Agricultural residue remaining after wheat grain harvest |
| RICE_STRAW | None | Agricultural residue remaining after rice grain harvest |
| SWITCHGRASS | None | Perennial warm-season grass native to North America, cultivated as dedicated ... |
| MISCANTHUS | None | High-yielding perennial grass cultivated as dedicated energy crop |
| ENERGY_CANE | None | High-fiber sugarcane varieties bred for biomass production rather than sugar ... |
| SWEET_SORGHUM | None | Sorghum variety with high sugar content in stalks, suitable for both sugar an... |
| POPLAR | None | Fast-growing hardwood tree cultivated as short-rotation woody crop for biomas... |
| WILLOW | None | Fast-growing shrub cultivated as short-rotation woody crop |
| FOREST_RESIDUE | None | Biomass from forest operations including logging residues, thinning material,... |
| WOOD_PROCESSING_RESIDUE | None | Byproducts from wood processing including sawdust, bark, shavings, and wood c... |
| MUNICIPAL_SOLID_WASTE | None | Organic portion of municipal solid waste suitable for bioenergy conversion |
| FOOD_WASTE | None | Waste food from residential, commercial, and industrial sources |
| ANIMAL_MANURE | None | Livestock waste including cattle, swine, and poultry manure |
| ALGAE | None | Microalgae or macroalgae cultivated for lipid or carbohydrate content for bio... |
| USED_COOKING_OIL | None | Waste vegetable oils from food preparation |
| SOYBEAN_OIL | CHEBI:166975 | Vegetable oil from soybean seeds, used for biodiesel |
| CORN_GRAIN | None | Corn kernels used for starch-based ethanol production |
| SUGARCANE | None | Sugar-rich crop used for first-generation ethanol production |
Slots
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| biomass_feedstock_type | Type of biomass feedstock for bioenergy production |
See Also
- https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/feedstock-technologies
- https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/biomass-resources
Identifier and Mapping Information
Schema Source
- from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
LinkML Source
name: BiomassFeedstockType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of biomass materials used as feedstocks for bioenergy production.
Includes dedicated energy crops, agricultural residues, forest residues, and waste
streams.
title: Biomass Feedstock Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
see_also:
- https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/feedstock-technologies
- https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/biomass-resources
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
CORN_STOVER:
text: CORN_STOVER
description: Agricultural residue consisting of leaves, stalks, and cobs remaining
after corn grain harvest.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: agricultural_residue
lignocellulosic:
tag: lignocellulosic
value: true
title: Corn Stover
aliases:
- Corn Residue
WHEAT_STRAW:
text: WHEAT_STRAW
description: Agricultural residue remaining after wheat grain harvest.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: agricultural_residue
lignocellulosic:
tag: lignocellulosic
value: true
title: Wheat Straw
RICE_STRAW:
text: RICE_STRAW
description: Agricultural residue remaining after rice grain harvest.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: agricultural_residue
lignocellulosic:
tag: lignocellulosic
value: true
title: Rice Straw
SWITCHGRASS:
text: SWITCHGRASS
description: Perennial warm-season grass native to North America, cultivated as
dedicated energy crop for cellulosic biofuel production.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: energy_crop
lignocellulosic:
tag: lignocellulosic
value: true
perennial:
tag: perennial
value: true
title: Switchgrass
related_mappings:
- AGRO:00000325
MISCANTHUS:
text: MISCANTHUS
description: High-yielding perennial grass cultivated as dedicated energy crop.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: energy_crop
lignocellulosic:
tag: lignocellulosic
value: true
perennial:
tag: perennial
value: true
title: Miscanthus
aliases:
- Elephant Grass
ENERGY_CANE:
text: ENERGY_CANE
description: High-fiber sugarcane varieties bred for biomass production rather
than sugar content.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: energy_crop
lignocellulosic:
tag: lignocellulosic
value: true
title: Energy Cane
SWEET_SORGHUM:
text: SWEET_SORGHUM
description: Sorghum variety with high sugar content in stalks, suitable for both
sugar and lignocellulosic conversion.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: energy_crop
sugar_crop:
tag: sugar_crop
value: true
title: Sweet Sorghum
POPLAR:
text: POPLAR
description: Fast-growing hardwood tree cultivated as short-rotation woody crop
for biomass.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: woody_crop
lignocellulosic:
tag: lignocellulosic
value: true
title: Poplar
aliases:
- Hybrid Poplar
WILLOW:
text: WILLOW
description: Fast-growing shrub cultivated as short-rotation woody crop.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: woody_crop
lignocellulosic:
tag: lignocellulosic
value: true
title: Willow
aliases:
- Shrub Willow
FOREST_RESIDUE:
text: FOREST_RESIDUE
description: Biomass from forest operations including logging residues, thinning
material, and salvage timber.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: forestry_residue
lignocellulosic:
tag: lignocellulosic
value: true
title: Forest Residue
aliases:
- Logging Residue
related_mappings:
- AGRO:00000546
broad_mappings:
- sweet:matrBiomass/Biomass
WOOD_PROCESSING_RESIDUE:
text: WOOD_PROCESSING_RESIDUE
description: Byproducts from wood processing including sawdust, bark, shavings,
and wood chips.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: processing_residue
lignocellulosic:
tag: lignocellulosic
value: true
title: Wood Processing Residue
aliases:
- Mill Residue
MUNICIPAL_SOLID_WASTE:
text: MUNICIPAL_SOLID_WASTE
description: Organic portion of municipal solid waste suitable for bioenergy conversion.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: waste
title: Municipal Solid Waste (Organic Fraction)
aliases:
- MSW
related_mappings:
- ENVO:00002273
FOOD_WASTE:
text: FOOD_WASTE
description: Waste food from residential, commercial, and industrial sources.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: wet_waste
title: Food Waste
ANIMAL_MANURE:
text: ANIMAL_MANURE
description: Livestock waste including cattle, swine, and poultry manure.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: wet_waste
biogas_suitable:
tag: biogas_suitable
value: true
title: Animal Manure
related_mappings:
- ENVO:00003031
ALGAE:
text: ALGAE
description: Microalgae or macroalgae cultivated for lipid or carbohydrate content
for biofuel production.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: aquatic_biomass
lipid_rich:
tag: lipid_rich
value: true
title: Algae
aliases:
- Microalgae
USED_COOKING_OIL:
text: USED_COOKING_OIL
description: Waste vegetable oils from food preparation.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: waste
lipid_rich:
tag: lipid_rich
value: true
title: Used Cooking Oil
aliases:
- UCO
- Waste Vegetable Oil
SOYBEAN_OIL:
text: SOYBEAN_OIL
description: Vegetable oil from soybean seeds, used for biodiesel.
meaning: CHEBI:166975
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: oil_crop
lipid_rich:
tag: lipid_rich
value: true
title: Soybean Oil
CORN_GRAIN:
text: CORN_GRAIN
description: Corn kernels used for starch-based ethanol production.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: grain
starch_crop:
tag: starch_crop
value: true
title: Corn Grain
SUGARCANE:
text: SUGARCANE
description: Sugar-rich crop used for first-generation ethanol production.
annotations:
category:
tag: category
value: sugar_crop
title: Sugarcane