carbon value

British  

noun

1. chem an empirical measurement of the tendency of a lubricant to form carbon when in use

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Example Sentences

To participate, owners need to take an inventory of their forested property, have a land management plan and run models to calculate the land’s carbon value.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

A high carbon value in soil is a good thing: It indicates that, rather than being released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, carbon is effectively getting stored in the soil itself.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

Villagers with more resources ate processed food containing corn byproducts with higher carbon values than other plants, and poorer dogs scavenged livestock feces or bone, which has a higher carbon value than meat.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2019

The document attributed a "default" carbon value for traditional fuels of 85.8g of carbon dioxide per mega joule of for traditional oil and 107gC02/MJ for fuel derived from tar sands.

From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2011