Bio-based liquid fuels as a source of renewable energy: A review

Limited availability of fossil fuels and their associated environmental impact during combustion remains the primary basis for exploring alternative energy sources such as bio-based liquid fuels. Several feedstocks have been used to produce biofuels for different applications with their own pros and...

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Main Authors: Oumer, A. N., M. M., Hasan, Baheta, Aklilu Tesfamichael, R., Mamat, Abdul Adam, Abdullah
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Published: Elsevier 2018
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author Oumer, A. N.
M. M., Hasan
Baheta, Aklilu Tesfamichael
R., Mamat
Abdul Adam, Abdullah
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description Limited availability of fossil fuels and their associated environmental impact during combustion remains the primary basis for exploring alternative energy sources such as bio-based liquid fuels. Several feedstocks have been used to produce biofuels for different applications with their own pros and cons. For instance, production of bio-fuels using human food chain raw materials such as corn, soy, peanut, and sugarcane are receiving increased criticism due to the competing demands of the same sources for human consumption as food. However, the non-food biomass in the form of agricultural wastes, municipal wastes, waste vegetable oil, and microbial sources are abundantly available that can be utilized as feedstock for production of biofuels. Because of this reason, most biofuels have been produced using the feedstocks that do not affect the food chain. Thus, in this work, the feedstocks of different generation biofuels and their potential yield and associated greenhouse gas emissions, production technologies are critically surveyed. Moreover, the application of biofuels for different purposes are analyzed and compared with their corresponding conventional fuels. The survey also points out the recent issues and challenges of biofuels with their resolution. The future research directions are suggested to sustain biofuel production.
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spelling ump-225762018-11-07T08:24:00Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22576/ Bio-based liquid fuels as a source of renewable energy: A review Oumer, A. N. M. M., Hasan Baheta, Aklilu Tesfamichael R., Mamat Abdul Adam, Abdullah TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Limited availability of fossil fuels and their associated environmental impact during combustion remains the primary basis for exploring alternative energy sources such as bio-based liquid fuels. Several feedstocks have been used to produce biofuels for different applications with their own pros and cons. For instance, production of bio-fuels using human food chain raw materials such as corn, soy, peanut, and sugarcane are receiving increased criticism due to the competing demands of the same sources for human consumption as food. However, the non-food biomass in the form of agricultural wastes, municipal wastes, waste vegetable oil, and microbial sources are abundantly available that can be utilized as feedstock for production of biofuels. Because of this reason, most biofuels have been produced using the feedstocks that do not affect the food chain. Thus, in this work, the feedstocks of different generation biofuels and their potential yield and associated greenhouse gas emissions, production technologies are critically surveyed. Moreover, the application of biofuels for different purposes are analyzed and compared with their corresponding conventional fuels. The survey also points out the recent issues and challenges of biofuels with their resolution. The future research directions are suggested to sustain biofuel production. Elsevier 2018 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22576/1/Bio-based%20liquid%20fuels%20as%20a%20source%20of%20renewable%20energy1.pdf Oumer, A. N. and M. M., Hasan and Baheta, Aklilu Tesfamichael and R., Mamat and Abdul Adam, Abdullah (2018) Bio-based liquid fuels as a source of renewable energy: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 88. pp. 82-98. ISSN 1364-0321. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.02.022 DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2018.02.022
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Oumer, A. N.
M. M., Hasan
Baheta, Aklilu Tesfamichael
R., Mamat
Abdul Adam, Abdullah
Bio-based liquid fuels as a source of renewable energy: A review
title Bio-based liquid fuels as a source of renewable energy: A review
title_full Bio-based liquid fuels as a source of renewable energy: A review
title_fullStr Bio-based liquid fuels as a source of renewable energy: A review
title_full_unstemmed Bio-based liquid fuels as a source of renewable energy: A review
title_short Bio-based liquid fuels as a source of renewable energy: A review
title_sort bio-based liquid fuels as a source of renewable energy: a review
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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