RA No. 9367 Definition of Terms Flashcards
shall refer to the AFTA initiated by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASEAN Free Trade Agreement
shall refer to vehicles/engines that use alternative fuels such as biodiesel, bioethanol, natural gas, electricity, hydrogen and automotive LPG, instead of gasoline and diesel;
Alternative Fuel Vehicles/Engines
shall refer to ethanol (C2H5OH) produced from feedstock and other biomass
Bioethanol
shall refer to Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) or mono-alkyl esters derived from vegetable oils or animal fats and other biomass-derived oils that shall be technically proven and approved by the DOE for use in diesel engines, with quality specifications in accordance with the Philippine National Standards (PNS)
Biodiesel
shall refer to hydrous or anhydrous bioethanol suitably denatured for use as motor fuel, with quality specifications in accordance with the PNS
Bioethanol Fuel
shall refer to bioethanol and biodiesel and other fuels made from biomass and primarily used for motive, thermal and power generation, with quality specifications in accordance with the PNS
Biofuel
shall refer to any organic matter, particularly cellulosic or ligno-cellulosic matter, which is available on a renewable or recurring basis, including trees, crops and associated residues, plant fiber, poultry litter and other animal wastes, industrial wastes, and the biodegradable component of solid waste
Biomass
shall refer to the Department of Agriculture created under Executive Order No. 116, as amended
DA
shall refer to refined petroleum distillate, which may contain small amounts of hydrocarbon or nonhydrocarbon additives to improve ignition quality or other characteristics, suitable for compression ignition engine and other suitable types of engines with quality specifications in accordance with the PNS
Diesel
shall refer to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources created under Executive Order No. 192, as amended
DENR
shall refer to the Department of Energy created under Republic Act No. 7638, as amended
DOE
shall refer to the Department of Labor and Employment created under Executive Order No. 126, as amended;
DOLE
shall refer to the Department of Finance created under Administrative Order Nos. 127 and 127-A;
DOF
shall refer to the Department of Science and Technology created under Republic Act No. 2067
DOST
shall refer to the Department of Transportation and Communications created under Executive Order No. 125-A, as amended
DOTC
shall refer to the Department of Trade and Industry created under Executive Order No. 133;
DTI
shall refer to organic sources such as molasses, sugarcane, cassava, coconut, jatropha, sweet sorghum or other biomass used in the production of biofuels
Feedstock
shall refer to volatile mixture of liquid hydrocarbon, generally containing small amounts of additives, suitable for use as a fuel in spark-ignition internal combustion engines with quality specifications in accordance with the PNS
Gasoline
shall refer to all volatile and inflammable liquids and gas produced, blended or compounded for the purpose of, or which are suitable or practicable for, operating motor vehicles
Motor Fuel
MTBE
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
shall refer to the NBB created under Section 8 of this Act
National Biofuel Board
shall refer to any entity that distributes and sells petroleum fuel products
Oil Company
shall refer to substances, which, when added to gasoline, increase the amount of oxygen in that gasoline blend
Oxygenate
shall refer to the PNS; consistent with Section 26 of R.A. No. 8749, otherwise known as the “Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999”
Philippine National Standards
