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Biofuels: Bioethanol, Biodiesel, Biogas, Biohydrogen from Plants and Microalgae

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CO2 Sequestration, Biofuels and Depollution

Part of the book series: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World ((ECSW,volume 5))

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The recent issues of global warming has recently prompted an intense research for sustainable fuels as alternatives to fossil fuels. This chapter presents an overview of current biofuels including bioethanol, biodiesel, biogas and biohydrogen. Biofuels are classified into three generations, the first from agriculture, the second from lignocellulosic materials, the third from microalgae. The definition of a renewable resource is presented. We describe the various feedstocks and processes to produce biofuels. We discuss advantages and disadvantages of biofuels.

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  1. School of Mining Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Mahdi Gharabaghi & Jafar Shahrivar Guzullo

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Hossein Delavai Amrei, Alireza Moosavi Zenooz & Farzin Zokaee Ashtiani

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Gharabaghi, M., Delavai Amrei, H., Moosavi Zenooz, A., Shahrivar Guzullo, J., Zokaee Ashtiani, F. (2015). Biofuels: Bioethanol, Biodiesel, Biogas, Biohydrogen from Plants and Microalgae. In: Lichtfouse, E., Schwarzbauer, J., Robert, D. (eds) CO2 Sequestration, Biofuels and Depollution. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11906-9_6

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