2. Extraction of algae and aquatic plants
Extraction of microalgae, macroalgae and aquatic plants from water with the aim of obtaining biomass and biological remediation of aquatic ecosystems.
Biomass is a term used in several contexts: in the context of ecology it means living organisms, and in the context of bioenergy it means matter from recently living (but now dead) organisms. In the latter context, there are variations in how biomass is defined, e.g. only from plants, from plants and algae, from plants and animals. The vast majority of biomass used for bioenergy does come from plants. Bioenergy is a type of renewable energy with potential to assist with climate change mitigation. Biomass (ecology), the mass of living biological organisms in a given area or ecosystem at a given time. This can be the biomass of particular species or the biomass of a particular community or habitat. Biomass (energy), biomass used for energy production or in other words: biological mass used as a renewable energy source (usually produced through agriculture, forestry or aquaculture methods) Bioenergy, energy sources derived from biological material Solid fuel, forms of bioenergy that are solid Biofuel Energy crops Biomass is also used as a term for the mass of microorganisms that are used to produce industrial products like enzymes and medicines. Examples of emerging bioproducts or...
To the Wikipedia article about biomassWhen aquatic biomass is taken from the wild, it is called extraction. The extraction is in contrast to the production of aquatic biomass, e.g. in aquaculture. The extraction takes place in different sizes and techniques. Brown algae can be harvested by hand with a sickle when the water is low. Large-scale aquatic plants (e.g. waterweed) and mussels are extracted with special boats and threshing on a barrel scale.
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