BIOMASS

• Biomass is any organic material that is available on a renewable or recurring basis.

• Bio-based products (as defined by the call to action) - products that are made up, in whole or in significant part, of biological matter such as renewable, domestic, agricultural, or forestry materials.

• Bio-based industrial product (as defined by the call to action) - any fuel, chemical, building material, electrical power or heat source produced from biomass.

OBJECTIVES

• To promote the use and commercialization of bioproduct materials through engineering and advanced manufacturing.
  
  

• To conduct collaborative research and development.
  
  

• To share knowledge, technologies, and best practices that will benefit the corporations and citizens of Iowa.

• To encourage the state, county, and local entities to purchase Iowa bio-renewable products.