Author, as appears in the article.: Ahorsu, Richard; Medina, Francesc; Constanti, Magda
Department: Enginyeria Química
URV's Author/s: Ahorsu, Richard / Constantí Garriga, Magdalena / Medina Cabello, Francisco
Keywords: Lignocellulosic biomass Ethanol Biorefinery Biofuel Biochemicals
Abstract: © 2018 by the authors. Fossil fuels have been a major contributor to greenhouse gases, the amounts of which could be reduced if biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel were used for transportation. One of the most promising biofuels is ethyl alcohol. In 2015, the world production of ethanol was 25.6 billion gallons and the USA, Brazil, China, the European Union, and 28 other countries have set targets for blending ethanol with gasoline. The two major bio-source materials used for ethanol production are corn and sugarcane. For 1st generation biofuels, sugarcane and corn feedstocks are not able to fulfill the current demand for alcohol. Non-edible lignocellulosic biomass is an alternative bio-source for creating 2nd generation biofuels and algae biomass for 3rd and 4th generation biofuels. This review discusses the significance of biomass for the different generations of biofuels, and biochemical and thermochemical processes, and the significance of biorefinery products.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Renewable energy, sustainability and the environment Renewable energy, sustainability and the environm Interdisciplinar General computer science Fuel technology Engineering (miscellaneous) Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Energy engineering and power technology Energy (miscellaneous) Energy & fuels Electrical and electronic engineering Economia Control and optimization Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Building and construction Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 19961073
Author's mail: richard.ahorsu@urv.cat magdalena.constanti@urv.cat francesc.medina@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-3547-4199 0000-0002-3111-1542
Record's date: 2024-11-09
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Energies. 11 (12): 3366-
APA: Ahorsu, Richard; Medina, Francesc; Constanti, Magda (2018). Significance and challenges of biomass as a suitable feedstock for bioenergy and biochemical production: A review. Energies, 11(12), 3366-. DOI: 10.3390/en11123366
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2018
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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