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Biomass for Biofuel Generation

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Biofuel Production Using Anaerobic Digestion

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Biomass originates from organic material and can be used to generate energy. It is considered to be a renewable and sustainable source of energy because of the availability of biomass residue throughout the year, such as scrap wood, waste activated sludge and municipal solid waste.

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    Kaliappan Sudalyandi

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, 610005, India

    Rajeshbanu Jeyakumar

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Sudalyandi, K., Jeyakumar, R. (2022). Biomass for Biofuel Generation. In: Biofuel Production Using Anaerobic Digestion. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3743-9_2

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