Chapter 1
Biofuel Production Technologies,
Comparing the Biofuels and Fossil Fuels
Zahra Shahi and Mohammad Khajeh Mehrizi
Abstracts Current worldwide energy supplies are dominated by fossil fuels (coal,
crude oil, petroleum gas). Utilization of oil inferred energy and characteristic
concern has elevated to investigate the biofuel as alternate energy bases. Biofuels
are the promising option in contrast to modest, ecologically dangerous fossil fuels.
Biofuels are alluded to the energy-enriched compounds made over the biological
procedures or got from the biomass of living beings, for example, microalgae and
vegetation. Biofuels can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas releases, atmospheric
pollution, and unnatural weather change. Biofuels classify into two groups: essential
and auxiliary biofuels. The essential biofuels are in a flash made from consuming
woody or cellulosic matter and dry creature decrement. Auxiliary biofuels may order
into three generations. The first generation is biodiesel prepared from waste animal
fats, and the next is biodiesel received from oil-rich herbal seed. The last-generation
biofuel is produced from microalgae, cyanobacteria, and other microbes.
Keywords Biofuels · Fossil fuels · Biodiesel · Biomass · Plant · Energy
1.1 Introduction
Urbanization, the explosion of population and quick industrialization, has prompted
expanded vitality demand. The progress has been phenomenal in the utilization of
non-renewable energy sources, comprising coal (29%), natural gas (24%), and oil
(35%) (Taparia et al. 2016; Atadashi et al. 2012). According to the International
Energy Agency estimation, worldwide vitality request is relied upon to increment by
53% since 2030 (Ashraful et al. 2014).
Nowadays, fossil fuels adopt 80% of the chief energy expended in the universe,
where 58% are absorbed through the conveyance section (Singh and Nigam 2014).
Z. Shahi · M. Khajeh Mehrizi (*)
Textile Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
e-mail: mkhajeh@yazd.ac.ir
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
M. Srivastava et al. (eds.), Bioenergy Research: Revisiting Latest Development,
Clean Energy Production Technologies,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4615-4_1
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Biofuel Production Technologies,
Comparing the Biofuels and Fossil Fuels
Zahra Shahi and Mohammad Khajeh Mehrizi
Abstracts Current worldwide energy supplies are dominated by fossil fuels (coal,
crude oil, petroleum gas). Utilization of oil inferred energy and characteristic
concern has elevated to investigate the biofuel as alternate energy bases. Biofuels
are the promising option in contrast to modest, ecologically dangerous fossil fuels.
Biofuels are alluded to the energy-enriched compounds made over the biological
procedures or got from the biomass of living beings, for example, microalgae and
vegetation. Biofuels can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas releases, atmospheric
pollution, and unnatural weather change. Biofuels classify into two groups: essential
and auxiliary biofuels. The essential biofuels are in a flash made from consuming
woody or cellulosic matter and dry creature decrement. Auxiliary biofuels may order
into three generations. The first generation is biodiesel prepared from waste animal
fats, and the next is biodiesel received from oil-rich herbal seed. The last-generation
biofuel is produced from microalgae, cyanobacteria, and other microbes.
Keywords Biofuels · Fossil fuels · Biodiesel · Biomass · Plant · Energy
1.1 Introduction
Urbanization, the explosion of population and quick industrialization, has prompted
expanded vitality demand. The progress has been phenomenal in the utilization of
non-renewable energy sources, comprising coal (29%), natural gas (24%), and oil
(35%) (Taparia et al. 2016; Atadashi et al. 2012). According to the International
Energy Agency estimation, worldwide vitality request is relied upon to increment by
53% since 2030 (Ashraful et al. 2014).
Nowadays, fossil fuels adopt 80% of the chief energy expended in the universe,
where 58% are absorbed through the conveyance section (Singh and Nigam 2014).
Z. Shahi · M. Khajeh Mehrizi (*)
Textile Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
e-mail: mkhajeh@yazd.ac.ir
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
M. Srivastava et al. (eds.), Bioenergy Research: Revisiting Latest Development,
Clean Energy Production Technologies,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4615-4_1
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