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Bio-fuels

Biofuels are combustible fuels derived from recently living biological material, or biomass, rather than from fossil deposits, and they serve as renewable substitutes for petroleum, coal, and natural gas. They are produced from feedstocks such as energy crops, agricultural and forestry residues, organic municipal so…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 6 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 315× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2642-3146 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Biofuels are combustible fuels derived from recently living biological material, or biomass, rather than from fossil deposits, and they serve as renewable substitutes for petroleum, coal, and natural gas. They are produced from feedstocks such as energy crops, agricultural and forestry residues, organic municipal solid waste, animal manure, food waste, and algae, and they are conventionally grouped by generation: first-generation fuels from food crops, second-generation fuels from lignocellulosic and waste residues, and third-generation fuels from microalgae and cyanobacteria. The principal forms include bioethanol from fermentation of sugars and starches, biodiesel from transesterification of plant and waste oils, and biogas, predominantly methane, generated by anaerobic digestion of organic substrates such as cattle dung and cooked food waste. Because the carbon released on combustion was recently fixed from the atmosphere by photosynthesis, biofuels can lower net greenhouse gas emissions relative to fossil fuels while also providing a route to valorize waste streams. Algal and microbial systems are of particular interest for their high productivity and capacity to couple fuel production with carbon capture and bioremediation. Research addresses feedstock selection, conversion efficiency, anaerobic digestion performance, and the integration of biofuels into waste management and climate-mitigation strategies.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2017

Industrial and Biotechnological Applications of Algae: A Review

Sharma NiveditaCorresponding author
Microbiology research laboratory, Deptt. of Basic sciences, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (Solan) Himachal Pradesh 173230.
Advances in Plant Biology Cited by 302 doi:10.14302/issn.2638-4469.japb-17-1534

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 315 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Energy Conservation (ISSN 2642-3146).

Journal editorial board
Abd El-Fatah Abomohra · Germany Amjad Almusaed · Sweden Andrew Kusiak · United States

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