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The new forestry biofuels sector
Author(s) -
Pu Yunqiao,
Zhang Dongcheng,
Singh Preet M.,
Ragauskas Arthur J.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
biofuels, bioproducts and biorefining
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.931
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1932-1031
pISSN - 1932-104X
DOI - 10.1002/bbb.48
Subject(s) - biofuel , cellulosic ethanol , biomass (ecology) , renewable energy , aviation biofuel , renewable fuels , chemical industry , bioenergy , environmental science , business , natural resource economics , pulp and paper industry , biochemical engineering , waste management , cellulose , chemistry , engineering , economics , environmental engineering , agronomy , biology , electrical engineering , organic chemistry
Society's increasing demand for transportation fuels has assured a viable future for the development of renewable fuels. Although first‐generation biofuels are dependent on starches, sugars and vegetable oils, the need to generate higher volumes of biofuels at lower cost has shifted the research focus to cellulosic ethanol. The utilization of lignocellulosics for the sustainable manufacturing of biofuels is critically dependent on the chemical constituents of the starting biomass and the desired fuel properties. This review examines the major chemical constituents of biomass and the recent advances in their conversion to biofuels, with a special emphasis on the forest residues and woody‐energy crops to bioethanol. © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd