Abstract
Biofuels are the new frontier for vehicular motion. They may be used in blends with traditional fuels, like gasoline and diesel, or neat in some circumstances. Bioethanol and biodiesel are, presently, the most commonly used biofuels in the world. They are primarily produced from edible biomass sources, but new generation of biofuel technologies will provide access to these biofuels from nonedible biomass sources. The chapter discusses the main generations of biofuel production, with particular emphasis in the technologies and raw materials of biodiesel production, as well as the glycerol produced as by-product. A general view of the world market and production of biodiesel, together with the characteristics of the glycerol obtained, is presented, as well as other sources of glycerol production, such as from sugar fermentation, algae and fossil raw materials.
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Mota, C.J.A., Peres Pinto, B., de Lima, A.L. (2017). Biomass and Biofuels. In: Glycerol. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59375-3_1
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