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Review of biofuel production-Feedstock, processes and markets
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2017
Sprache
English
Author(s)
TORE-URI
Journal
Volume
29
Issue
2
Start Page
137
End Page
167
Citation
Journal of Oil Palm Research 2 (29): 137-167 (2017)
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
Publisher
MPOB
Transportation fuels derived from biomass are an alternative to fossil-based fuels. Due to the fact that globally the available biomass resources are limited and considering the fact that they are also used as food materials there is an increasingly stronger need to use such organic matter as efficiently as possible (i.e. biorefinery approach). Against this background the overall goal of this article is to discuss the overall available biomass on a global scale. The article will also touch on the technologies to efficiently convert this biomass into transportation biofuels useable within the existing markets for such fuels and are presented in detail according to the current state of technology. Based on this, the global market for biofuels is discussed against the background of the available biomass resources. Finally the most important findings are summarised and presented.
Subjects
bioenergy
biofuels
biomass
technology readiness level
DDC Class
500: Naturwissenschaften
570: Biowissenschaften, Biologie