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There are two global biorenewable liquid transportation fuels that might replace gasoline and diesel fuel. These are bioethanol and biodiesel. Bioethanol is good alternate fuel that is produced almost entirely from food crops. Biodiesel has become more attractive recently because of its environmental benefits. Liquid biofuels are important for the future because they replace petroleum fuels. Biofuels are generally considered as offering many priorities, including sustainability, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, regional development, social structure and agriculture, security of supply. Biofuels production costs can vary widely depending on feedstock, conversion process, scale of production, and region. Biofuels generally results lower emissions than those of fossil-based engine fuels. Biodiesel is superior to conventional diesel in terms of its sulfur content, aromatic content, and flash point. Biomethanol has such low emissions because the carbon content of the alcohol is primarily derived from carbon that was sequestered in the growing of the biofeedstock and is only being re-released into the atmosphere.

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(2009). Biofuels. In: Biofuels. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-011-1_3

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