Biofuels in Transport Sector

Abstract

In the developing nations, biofuels emerge as a best possible alternative fuel option. Energy obtained from biomass is an attractive source of energy due to several numbers of reasons such as it is a renewable source of energy and a large amount of biomass are available on the Earth’s surface, it is cheap and may be utilized using environmentally friendly solutions. With the help of biochemical or thermochemical processes, raw materials or feedstocks can be converted into biofuels such as ethanol, methanol, biodiesel, bio-crude, and methane which can be used as transportation fuels. The energy use in the transport sector is mainly governed by fossil fuels. In order to reach sustainability targets, it is important to replace the use of fossil fuels by renewables.