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Biofuels Production from Diverse Bioresources: Global Scenario and Future Challenges

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Biofuels Production – Sustainability and Advances in Microbial Bioresources

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Roadmaps toward bioeconomy strategy included biofuel production from sustainable biomass. This is due to the worldwide increasing environmental concerns, fast fossil fuel depletion, and the need for energy security. Although complete replacement of petroleum-derived fuels is not possible, the marginal substitution of diesel with biofuel could prolong the depletion of oil resources. The biofuel produced as an alternate energy source is currently a top priority in many nations’ research and development sectors. Biofuels are produced by the fermentation process using various starch or sugar-containing feedstocks by microorganisms. Lignocellulosic biomass sources like oilseeds, oils, agricultural residues, forest wastes, paper industrial wastes, municipal solid wastes, and microalgae were potential abundant feedstocks widely used for biofuel production at low cost. This chapter mainly focuses on the diverse significant bioresources used for biofuel production, global scenario in biofuel development, biofuel policies, challenges, and future perspectives in biofuel production across the world. The first segment explains the need for biofuels, the next segment presents a detail presentation on different potential substrates used for biofuel generation and the last section deals with the current biofuel policies and concerns of biofuel.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, Avadi, Chennai for their continued support.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, Chennai, India

    I. Abernaebenezer Selvakumari & B. Bharathiraja

  2. Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai, India

    J. Jayamuthunagai

  3. Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode, India

    K. Senthilkumar

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Abernaebenezer Selvakumari, I., Jayamuthunagai, J., Senthilkumar, K., Bharathiraja, B. (2020). Biofuels Production from Diverse Bioresources: Global Scenario and Future Challenges. In: Yadav, A.N., Rastegari, A.A., Yadav, N., Gaur, R. (eds) Biofuels Production – Sustainability and Advances in Microbial Bioresources. Biofuel and Biorefinery Technologies, vol 11. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53933-7_9

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