Biofuels Get in the Fast Lane: Developments in Plant Feedstock Production and Processing
Received Date: Jul 09, 2013 / Accepted Date: Oct 24, 2013 / Published Date: Oct 26, 2013
Abstract
In recent years, high volatility in oil prices and global climate change led to an increased interest in biofuel production to reduce dependency on foreign fossil fuel. Domestically produced plant feedstocks are environmentally friendly renewable substitutes for fossil-derived fuel and are expected to stabilize fuel prices. Plant-derived energy can offer rural development and other environmental, social and energy security benefits for local societies. Crops, grasses, trees, forest-residues and aquatic plants, all can be used as potential biofuel feedstocks. To meet the increased global and regional demand for bioenergy, evaluation and improvement of current and emergent plant feedstocks is urgently needed to reduce the cost of the resulting biofuels.
Keywords: Biofuels, Feedstock Production, Plant Feedstock, Bioenergy Production, Bioethanol
Citation: Kapazoglou A, Drosou V, Nitsos CK, Bossis I, Tsaftaris A et al. (2013) Biofuels Get in the Fast Lane: Developments in Plant Feedstock Production and Processing. Adv Crop Sci Tech 1:117. Doi: 10.4172/2329-8863.1000117
Copyright: © 2013 Kapazoglou A et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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