Biomass - Revision history

Michel Lamontagne at 17:15, 16 April 2021

2021-04-16T17:15:13Z

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	~~The~~ '''~~biomass~~''' of a [[~~settlement~~]] ~~includes~~ all [[plants]], [[animals]], and [[human\|humans]] living within its confines. It also ~~includes organic waste generated by~~ the ~~organisms~~, and ~~any dead remains~~.		'''Biomass''' is a quantity of biological matter. The term can be used many ways, either limited, such as [[Plants\|plant]] or animal material to be used as fuel, or more widely as the entire mass of living biological entities in a given area. On Mars, the biomass in a settlement would include all [[plants]], [[animals]], and [[human\|humans]] living within its confines. The term can also be used for the part of a plant that is not consumed as food for humans, and can be returned to the environment, used for animal feed or for industrial feed.

	==Origin and Growth==		==Origin and Growth==

	Initial biomass must be imported from [[Earth]], and is limited to the interior of settlements. Once a self-sustaining ecosystem is established within a settlement, the net biomass can increase naturally through the utilization of Martian resources. Biomass contains ~~inherent~~ [[energy]], which distinguishes it from mineral matter. Growing the ~~amount~~ of biomass consumes energy, e.g. through [[photosynthesis]].		Initial biomass must be imported from [[Earth]], and is limited to the interior of settlements. Once a self-sustaining ecosystem is established within a settlement, the net biomass can increase naturally through the utilization of Martian resources. Biomass contains [[Embodied energy\|embodied energy,]] which distinguishes it from unprocessed mineral matter. Processed minerals and mineral products also contain [[Embodied energy\|embodied energy]], from their preparation. Growing the quantity of biomass consumes energy, e.g. through [[photosynthesis]] and use of agricultural equipment. Biomass stores some of the energy used to produce it chemical form, in components such as carbohydrates or proteins.

			Biomass is generated in a settlement by plants and bacteria, mainly, but not exclusively, through photosynthesis. Feedstock for the biomass may be obtained naturally or through industrial processes such as CO2, oxygen, methane and nitrogen production.

	==Waste Biomass==		==Waste Biomass==

	:''Main article: [[waste biomass recycling]]''		:''Main article: [[waste biomass recycling]]''
	All living organisms generate waste products, and eventually their dead remains. This waste must be recycled back into the [[ecosystem]] so that no [[resources]] are wasted. Even human remains, following a [[funeral]] should be recycled.
			All living organisms generate waste products, and eventually their dead remains. This waste must is either recycled back into the [[ecosystem]] or use as industrial feedstock so that no [[resources]] are wasted. Even human remains, following a [[funeral]] should be recycled, but this may be done more or less indirectly.

	[[category:biospherics]]		[[category:biospherics]]

Jburk at 20:42, 18 December 2018

2018-12-18T20:42:50Z

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	[[category:biospherics]]		[[category:biospherics]]
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Origin and Growth: inherent energy

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	==Origin and Growth==		==Origin and Growth==

	Initial biomass must be imported from [[Earth]], and is limited to the interior of settlements. Once a self-sustaining ecosystem is established within a settlement, the net biomass can increase naturally through the utilization of Martian resources.		Initial biomass must be imported from [[Earth]], and is limited to the interior of settlements. Once a self-sustaining ecosystem is established within a settlement, the net biomass can increase naturally through the utilization of Martian resources. Biomass contains inherent [[energy]], which distinguishes it from mineral matter. Growing the amount of biomass consumes energy, e.g. through [[photosynthesis]].

	==Waste Biomass==		==Waste Biomass==

Laertes: New page: The '''biomass''' of a settlement includes all plants, animals, and humans living within its confines. It also includes organic waste generated by the organisms, and ...

2009-01-25T23:16:30Z

New page: The '''biomass''' of a settlement includes all plants, animals, and humans living within its confines. It also includes organic waste generated by the organisms, and ...

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The '''biomass''' of a [[settlement]] includes all [[plants]], [[animals]], and [[human|humans]] living within its confines. It also includes organic waste generated by the organisms, and any dead remains.

==Origin and Growth==

Initial biomass must be imported from [[Earth]], and is limited to the interior of settlements. Once a self-sustaining ecosystem is established within a settlement, the net biomass can increase naturally through the utilization of Martian resources.

==Waste Biomass==
:''Main article: [[waste biomass recycling]]''
All living organisms generate waste products, and eventually their dead remains. This waste must be recycled back into the [[ecosystem]] so that no [[resources]] are wasted. Even human remains, following a [[funeral]] should be recycled.

[[category:biospherics]]
[[category:agriculture]]