9Biomass to Biofuel: Biomass Sources, Pretreatment Methods and Production Strategies
Margavelu Gopinath1*, Chandrasekaran Muthukumaran2, Madhusudhanan Manisha1, Murugesan Nivedha1 and Krishnamurthi Tamilarasan3
1 Department of Biotechnology, Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract
The upsurge in global fuel consumption, significant fossil fuels depletion and rapid global warming increases have led to a focus on the need for renewable and viable second-generation biofuels to fulfil the global energy need. In this view, the derivative from waste biomass into biofuels seems to meet the rising demand of fuel; scientists have come up with the idea of using biofuels as an alternative for fossil fuels. Almost 14% of the world’s energy need was met by biomass, and several thoughts have been executed for the transformation of biomass into biofuels in the recent few decades. Majorly, biofuels obtained from plant and microbial sources are increasing day by day. Especially, all terrestrial plants are rich in lignocellulosic biomass sources which are majorly used as a feedstock for the production of second-generation biofuels. In this present review, the types of biomass and the importance ...
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