Bio-oil as a potential source of petroleum range fuels

Yusuf Makarfi Isa and Elvis Tinashe Ganda

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018, vol. 81, issue P1, 69-75

Abstract: Some efforts made to date in curbing greenhouse gases from the transportation sector have focused on the production of biofuels. Biomass derived oils have advantages that outweigh their flaws as fuels. Petroleum range hydrocarbons can be produced via secondary processing of bio-oils. Feedstock type and availability, catalyst choice and operating conditions have a significant influence on the potentials of biomass as a feedstock for petroleum Range hydrocarbons. Despite numerous works done, it is noted that more research is needed towards commercialising biomass conversion techniques with the view to producing petroleum range hydrocarbon and biomass like algae and palm oil have been seen to be very promising sources of biofuels.

Keywords: Biomass derived oils; Cracking; Biofuel; Low carbon society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.07.036

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