Biomass Nippon Strategy: A policy adopted by the Japanese government's cabinet in 2002 that aims to promote industries using biomass (biological resources) and realize a sustainable society.

Biomass Nippon Strategy: A policy adopted by the Japanese government's cabinet in 2002 that aims to promote industries using biomass (biological resources) and realize a sustainable society.
Material use: The production of substances and materials from biomass. For example, biomass is used as a raw material for plastics.
Energy use: The use of biomass as fuel to produce energy. This includes biomass power generation and biofuel production.
Thinned wood: Wood that is thinned to promote forest health and growth. Increasingly, this is being used as a raw material for biomass.
Biomass town concept: A plan to promote the use of biomass by specific regions to create a sustainable regional society. It has been formulated in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, and other cities.
Biodegradable resin: A resin that is decomposed by microorganisms in the natural environment. Typical examples include polylactic acid, which is considered to have a low environmental impact.
Biomass kneading: A technology for mixing biomass materials with polymer compounds to create new plastic materials. Strength and fluidity are adjusted.
Biomass liquefaction: A technology to convert biomass into liquid form without chemical treatment. This enables the production of thermosetting resins such as phenolic and polyurethane resins.
Biomass plasticization: Technology to convert biomass into thermoplastics. The biomass material is directly used as plastic without processing.
Thermoplastics: Plastics that soften when heated and harden when cooled. It is relatively easy to recycle.
Polymer compound: A compound consisting of many molecules connected in a long chain. Widely used in plastics and other materials.
Pellets: A material that is formed into small granules for easy processing. Resin pellets are used as raw materials for plastic products.
Esterification: A chemical reaction in which an organic acid reacts with an alcohol to produce an ester. It is used as a process to strengthen wood flour.
Thermosetting resin: A resin that hardens when heated and does not soften when heated again. High strength and durability.
Oligoesterification: A chemical reaction that produces short-chain polyesters. Used to plasticize woody biomass.
GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. An agreement that sets rules for international trade; the Uruguay Round is part of its negotiations.
Minimum Access Rice: An obligation to import a certain amount of foreign rice agreed to by Japan in the Uruguay Round negotiations. It affects the domestic supply and demand of rice.
Polyolefin: A polymer compound made by polymerizing ethylene and propylene. Widely used plastic material.
Starchification: A process in which carbohydrates such as rice are processed to produce starch. Sometimes omitted in the production of biomass plastics.
Electrostatic charge: Phenomenon in which static electricity builds up on an object. Preventing static charge is important to prevent dust from sticking to plastic products.