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“Upgraders” are used to purify a form of gas described by this prefix to bring it closer to the methane content of natural gas. A 2004 DoE report lists 3-HPA and levulinic acid among the top 12 value-added chemicals derived from sources described by this (-5[1])prefix. A type of energy described by this prefix is combined with carbon capture and sequestration (-5[1])in a net (-5[1])zero strategy called BECCS. (-5[1])A form of (*) “char” described by this prefix useful for conditioning soil comes from pyrolysis of hemicellulose-rich “mass” described by this prefix. This prefix describes a type of diesel sourced from oil seeds, and more general “fuels” described by this prefix include corn ethanol. For 10 (10[1])points, give this prefix that describes (10[1])renewable energy derived from plants and other once-living matter. ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: bio- [accept biogas, biodiesel, biomass, bioenergy, biofuels, or biochar]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
James WangOttawa AbsolomabsolomabsolomToronto B44-5
Benjamin ChapmanToronto AWaterloo Basic60-5
Marcus Forbes-GreenToronto Disband the Club 2k24Waterloo Aspidistra63-5
Cranmer MGinnMcMaster ApocolocyntosisBidiiWaterloo Cloze67-5
Franklin WuToronto Chestnut Rice and KamehamehaMcGill A11310
Kevin LeCarleton AToronto Metropolitan A11910
Micah ColmanWaterloo BasicToronto A12910
Kunaal ChandrashekarToronto BOttawa Absolomabsolomabsolom12910
Michael DuWaterloo AspidistraToronto Disband the Club 2k2412910
James TangWaterloo ClozeMcMaster ApocolocyntosisBidii12910