Challenges and opportunities for the application of biofuel. (November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Joshi, Girdhar; Pandey, Jitendra K.; Rana, Sravendra; Rawat, Devendra S.
• Is Part Of: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews. Volume 79(2017)
• Page Start: 850
• Page End: 866
• Publication Date: 2017-11
• Subjects: AD Anaerobic digestion -- ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials -- B10 Biodiesel-diesel blend (10:90) -- B20 Biodiesel-diesel blend (20:80) -- B5 Biodiesel-diesel blend (5:95) -- BIS Bureau of Indian Standards -- BTL Biomass to Liquid -- CAGR Compound annual growth rate -- CCR Conradson Carbon Residue -- CDM Clean Development Mission -- CFPP Cold filter plugging point -- CH4 Methane gas -- CO Carbon mono-oxide -- CO2 Carbon dioxide -- CSIR Council of Scientific & Industrial Research -- CSMCRI Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute -- DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung -- DME Dimethyl ether -- DST Department of Science & Technology -- DBT Department of Bio Technology -- E20 Ethanol-diesel blend (20:80) -- EBPP Ethanol blended Petrol Program -- EIA Energy Information Administration -- EJ Exa Joules -- EN European -- FAAE Fatty acid alkyl ester -- FAME Fatty acid methyl ester -- FT Fisher Tropsch -- GHGs Greenhouse gasses -- GOI Government of India -- H2 Hydrogen gas -- H2S Hydrogen sulphide gas -- H-Bio Biohydrogen -- HCs Hydrocarbons -- HSD High speed diesel -- HT oil Heat transfer oil -- IEA International Energy Agency -- IOC Indian Oil Corporation -- IRENA International Renewable Energy Agency -- K Kelvin -- koge kilogram oil equivalent -- KWh kilowatt hour -- LC ethanol Ligno-cellulosic ethanol -- LFG Landfill Gas -- lge liters of gasoline equivalent -- LPG Liquid petroleum gas -- Mag Ministry of Agriculture -- MNRE Ministry of New & Renewable Energy -- MPNG Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas -- MST Ministry of Science & Technology -- N2 Nitrogen gas -- NBM National Biofuel Mission -- NBDB National Biofuel Development Board -- NOx mono-nitrogen oxides NO and NO2 -- O2 Oxygen -- OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development -- s seconds -- SNG Substitute natural gas -- SYN gas Synthesis Gas -- WEO World economic outlook; Bio-fuels -- Challenges -- Bio-fuel policy -- Bio-ethanol -- Biodiesel -- Sustainability; Renewable energy sources -- Periodicals; Power resources -- Periodicals; Énergies renouvelables -- Périodiques; Ressources énergétiques -- Périodiques; 333.794
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.185
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1364-0321

Abstract

Abstract: Global social and economic developments are mainly driven by energy. Growing energy demand and environmental consequences have led towards alternative renewable and sustainable energy technologies world-wide. Being the 4th largest primary energy consumer globally, India's energy demand and challenges are multipronged. Considering this, India has initiated one of the world's largest alternative energy programs including solar energy, wind energy, hydro energy, biomass energy etc. Among those, the biomass based energy has been considered as the most promising source of petroleum fuel alternative. In India the biomass derived liquid biofuel have emerged as primary alternative energy source to meet its petroleum fuel demand. This article is mainly focused on to review the feasibility and challenges of liquid biofuel production technologies, associated challenges and constraints in their effective commercialization to meet the energy demand of India. The current biofuel scenario of India and its future perspectives are also elaborated in the present study.