Abstract
Economic growth and industrial energy demand necessitate sustainable energy resources. The food vs. fuel issue means that first generation biofuels appear unsustainable. Therefore, biofuel production using lignocellulosic biomass clearly needs to be explored and promoted. However, due to technological barriers, the production of biofuel from lignocellulose (second generation biofuel) is currently not cost effective. Although microbial fermentation is an ecofriendly way to convert lignocellulose into biofuel, it will take time to become a commercial reality. Biofuels of different generations can contribute synergistically to fulfill energy demand. More research and government participation is needed to make the biofuel production process more feasible. This review focuses on the pretreatment of biomass, the production of biofuel (biodiesel, bioalcohol, and biogas) using microbial systems, and the various efforts that have been implemented to improve biofuel production.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1142-1156 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Energy Conversion and Management |
| Volume | 148 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This paper was supported by the KU Research Professor Program of Konkuk University. This study was also supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Education ( NRF-2015M1A5A1037196 , 2017R1A2A2A07000900 , 2017R1D1A1B03030766 ), Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), and the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea (No. 20163010092150 ). Consulting service from the Microbial Carbohydrate Resource Bank (MCRB, Seoul, Korea) was kindly appreciated.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
