What are Biofuels?

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Dhaval Ajmera asked 7 years ago

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What are Biofuels?

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What are Biofuels?

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Consumption of all fossil fuels results in the release of bi-products, some of which are toxic to the environment and lead to global warming. Biofuels are considered to be the cleaner alternatives for such fossil fuels.

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Question Tags: actonclimate, biofuels, climatechange, ecofriendly, envrionment, fossilfuels, fuels, globalwarming, greentechnology, land pollution

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Team GreenSutra® Staff answered 7 years ago

Biofuels can be defined as a renewable source of energy that is produced from organic matter. They can be produced from biological resources that are readily accessible on a large scale and easily replenishable. They can also be defined as fuel derived from organic matter. They can be obtained directly from plants, or indirectly from agricultural, commercial, domestic, and/or industrial wastes.

Biofuels are designed to replace conventional fossil fuels like:

Gasoline
Diesel fuel
Coal

There are three main types of biofuel:

Ethanol
Biodiesel
Biojet fuel