Abstract
This report is the most comprehensive treatment of the biofuels market
available. Worldwide data is provided on biorefineries, conversion and
separation technologies, manufacturing, research and development, organic
biofuels, consumption, capacity, components and competition. This report
delves into the global efforts to develop technologies that improve the
refining processes associated with many different types of biofuels and its
growing consumption among nations throughout the next few decades.
Biofuel is expected to become a major renewable resource to produce fuel,
electricity, heat, and other sources of power. To compete with other energy
types will require development and implementation of an enhanced biorefinery
process that minimizes its impact on local environments. Developing
sustainable fractionation and separation technologies will be a key factor for
the success of refining biomasses into renewable energy.
Biorefinery technology differs from traditional oil based refinery technology
because it will be mainly water-based. Today' s biofuels involve either ethanol
or diesel, with the former accounting for roughly 90 percent of the market.
Brazil, the United States, and China are the greatest producers. More than
half of the world' s bioethanol is generated from sugar cane; the rest comes
mainly from corn. Biodiesel is mostly derived from rapeseed and sunflower.
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