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The term fossil fuel was known to be introduced, for the first time, by the German scientist and author Andreas Libavius in his book Alchemia in the year 1597. Fossil fuel became the principal energy source since the beginning of industrialization. During the past few decades, scientific and technological innovation has transformed the global civilization very distinct in its style of functioning by inheriting the innovative application in attending the day-to-day responsibilities. Such a lifestyle demands more energy that is being derived from fossil fuels that account for 80% of all energy.
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Sudalyandi, K., Jeyakumar, R. (2022). Introduction. In: Biofuel Production Using Anaerobic Digestion. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3743-9_1
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