Author : Pranjal Rohilla 1
Date of Publication :20th April 2018
Abstract: This paper elucidates about generations of Biofuels based on substrate and it’s applications, also the economics, policies and other factors affecting Biofuel generation. In Biofuel the organic materials generated from renewable biomass replaces the fossil fuels for energy purposes. It is a renewable resource. Its utilization has received great attention due to environmental consideration and increasing demand for energy worldwide. Since the energy crisis in the 1970s, many countries have targeted to utilize Biofuel as the source of energy. The development of Biofuel initiatives has reduced the environmental and ecological impact of energy production all over the world.bionergy accounts for almost 35% of primary energy consumption in developing countries. The most important Biofuel energy sources are feedstocks, agricultural waste byproducts, animal waste and algae. For generation of Biofuel several issues require careful analysis- (1) Availability of feedstock(THE FOOD MATERIAL CANNOT BE USED FOR FUEL PRODUCTION DUE TO ETHICAL REASONS) (2) The chemical composition of feedstock (3) Availability of land (4) Resources (5) emission of greenhouse gases (6) Transportation of feedstocks (7) Storage of Biofuel (8) Economic value of feedstock taking into account (9) Injection of pesticides (10) Soil quality. Processes like transesterification which converts animal and vegetable oils into usable 2 fuel forms are reported
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