Draft Details

Designation:CSA ISO 16559
Source:CSA
Contact name:Arjun Tony
Review start date:Jun 27, 2025
Review end date:Aug 26, 2025
Categories:Energy
Contact email:thuy.ton(at)csagroup.org
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Draft Scope/Description:

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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