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ISO 16559:2022
International Standard
ISO 16559:2022
Solid biofuels — Vocabulary
Edition 2
2022-01
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ISO 16559:2022
75261
Published (Edition 2, 2022)

ISO 16559:2022

ISO 16559:2022
75261
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Abstract

This document establishes a vocabulary for solid biofuels. This document only includes raw and processed material originating from

—    forestry and arboriculture,

—    agriculture and horticulture, and

—    aquaculture.

NOTE 1   Chemically treated material cannot include halogenated organic compounds or heavy metals at levels higher than those in typical virgin material values (see also ISO 17225-1:2021, Annex B) or higher than typical values of the country of origin.

NOTE 2   Raw and processed material includes woody, herbaceous, fruit and aquatic biomass and biodegradable waste originating from above sectors.

Materials originating from different recycling processes of end-of-life-products are outside the scope of this document but relevant terms are included for information. Liquid biofuels (ISO/TC 28/SC 7), natural gas (ISO/TC 193) and solid recovered fuels (ISO/TC 300) are outside the scope of this document.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This standard contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goal

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