Biofuels: Potential Alternatives to Fossil Fuels

Fayaz A. Malla (), Suhaib A. Bandh (), Shahid A. Wani, Anh Tuan Hoang and Nazir Ahmad Sofi
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Fayaz A. Malla: Government Degree College Tral
Suhaib A. Bandh: Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Shahid A. Wani: Sri Pratap College Campus, Cluster University Srinagar
Anh Tuan Hoang: Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH)
Nazir Ahmad Sofi: Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

A chapter in Biofuels in Circular Economy, 2022, pp 1-15 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Today’s world faces two challenges: energy shortage and environmental pollution. Fossil fuels for power generation and transportation have caused high carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) to the environment. Renewable energy plays a vital role in the global and domestic approach to the mitigation of energy and environmental issues. Some renewable energy sources, including solar energy, wind, bioenergy, geothermal energy, hydroelectricity, and ocean energy, have a lower environmental impact than fossil fuels. In comparison with fossil fuels, biofuels are a source of renewable energy that can guarantee the country’s economy while preserving the natural climate. It appears that only microalgae can replace fossil fuels as feedstock. It's common to grow microalgae in photo-bioreactors or huge open ponds. The carbon dioxide produced due to the combustion of biofuel is recycled in photosynthesis for biodiesel production. In coal co-firing, microalgae can produce electricity to reduce greenhouse emissions and lower coal consumption. Moreover, bioethanol and biodiesel can replace two primary fossil fuels (gasoline and diesel) used in the transportation sector.

Keywords: Fossil fuels; Biofuels; Alternatives; Microalgae; Environmental issues (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-5837-3_1

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