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	Title	Meaning	Description	Related Mappings	Broad Mappings	Biogas Suitable	Category	Lignocellulosic	Lipid Rich	Perennial	Starch Crop	Sugar Crop
CORN_STOVER	Corn Stover		Agricultural residue consisting of leaves, stalks, and cobs remaining after corn grain harvest.				agricultural_residue	True
WHEAT_STRAW	Wheat Straw		Agricultural residue remaining after wheat grain harvest.				agricultural_residue	True
RICE_STRAW	Rice Straw		Agricultural residue remaining after rice grain harvest.				agricultural_residue	True
SWITCHGRASS	Switchgrass		Perennial warm-season grass native to North America, cultivated as dedicated energy crop for cellulosic biofuel production.	AGRO:00000325			energy_crop	True		True
MISCANTHUS	Miscanthus		High-yielding perennial grass cultivated as dedicated energy crop.				energy_crop	True		True
ENERGY_CANE	Energy Cane		High-fiber sugarcane varieties bred for biomass production rather than sugar content.				energy_crop	True
SWEET_SORGHUM	Sweet Sorghum		Sorghum variety with high sugar content in stalks, suitable for both sugar and lignocellulosic conversion.				energy_crop					True
POPLAR	Poplar		Fast-growing hardwood tree cultivated as short-rotation woody crop for biomass.				woody_crop	True
WILLOW	Willow		Fast-growing shrub cultivated as short-rotation woody crop.				woody_crop	True
FOREST_RESIDUE	Forest Residue		Biomass from forest operations including logging residues, thinning material, and salvage timber.	AGRO:00000546	sweet:matrBiomass/Biomass		forestry_residue	True
WOOD_PROCESSING_RESIDUE	Wood Processing Residue		Byproducts from wood processing including sawdust, bark, shavings, and wood chips.				processing_residue	True
MUNICIPAL_SOLID_WASTE	Municipal Solid Waste (Organic Fraction)		Organic portion of municipal solid waste suitable for bioenergy conversion.	ENVO:00002273			waste
FOOD_WASTE	Food Waste		Waste food from residential, commercial, and industrial sources.				wet_waste
ANIMAL_MANURE	Animal Manure		Livestock waste including cattle, swine, and poultry manure.	ENVO:00003031		True	wet_waste
ALGAE	Algae		Microalgae or macroalgae cultivated for lipid or carbohydrate content for biofuel production.				aquatic_biomass		True
USED_COOKING_OIL	Used Cooking Oil		Waste vegetable oils from food preparation.				waste		True
SOYBEAN_OIL	Soybean Oil	CHEBI:166975	Vegetable oil from soybean seeds, used for biodiesel.				oil_crop		True
CORN_GRAIN	Corn Grain		Corn kernels used for starch-based ethanol production.				grain				True
SUGARCANE	Sugarcane		Sugar-rich crop used for first-generation ethanol production.				sugar_crop

Slots

Name	Description
biomass_feedstock_type	Type of biomass feedstock for bioenergy production

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

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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

Enum: BiomassFeedstockType

Permissible Values

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See Also

Identifier and Mapping Information

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