Advanced Biofuel Technologies : Status and Barriers
Large-scale production of crop based (first generation) biofuels may not be feasible without adversely affecting global food supply or encroaching on other important land uses. Because alternatives to liquid fossil fuels are important to develop in...
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ABSENCE OF OXYGEN ACID HYDROLYSIS ACID RECOVERY ACIDS ADSORPTION AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES AIR AIR POLLUTION ALCOHOLS ALGAL BIOMASS ALKALI ALKALI METALS ALKALINES ALKALIS ALTERNATIVE FUEL ALUMINUM AMMONIA ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS ANAEROBIC DIGESTION ANHYDROUS ETHANOL ANIMAL FAT ANIMAL FATS ANIMAL WASTES APPROACH AQUATIC SPECIES ASH ATMOSPHERE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ATP AUTOMOBILE FUEL AVAILABILITY BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS BIODIESEL BIOFUEL BIOFUEL PRODUCTION BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGIES BIOFUELS BIOFUELS TECHNOLOGIES BIOGAS BIOGAS PRODUCTION BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES BIOMASS BIOMASS COMPONENTS BIOMASS ENERGY BIOMASS HARVESTING BIOMASS PRODUCTION BIOMASS YIELD BIOMETHANOL BIRDS CANOLA CARBOHYDRATE CARBOHYDRATES CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION CARBON MONOXIDE CARBON SOURCE CARBON SUGARS CATALYSTS CELLULASE ENZYMES CELLULOSE CELLULOSIC ETHANOL CELLULOSIC ETHANOL PRODUCTION CELLULOSIC MATERIALS CH4 CHEMICAL BONDS CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS CHEMICAL PROCESS CHEMICAL PROCESSES CHEMICAL REACTION CHEMICAL REACTIONS CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS CHEMICALS CHEMISTRY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO CO2 COAGULATION COAL COAL GASIFICATION COBALT COMBUSTION CONDENSATION CONVERSION EFFICIENCY CONVERSION RATE COOKING COOKING OIL COPPER CORN COBS CORN GRAIN CORN STOVER CROP CROP RESIDUES CRUDE OIL CYCLONES DEW DEW POINT DIESEL DIESEL ENGINES DILUTE SULFURIC ACID DIMETHYL ETHER DISSOLVED OXYGEN DISTILLATION DOSAGE DROUGHT DUST ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY CROPS ENERGY INPUT ENERGY OUTPUT ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ENERGY SOURCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS ESTER ESTERS ETHANOL DISSOLVES ETHANOL FERMENTATION ETHANOL FROM CORN ETHANOL FUEL ETHANOL PLANT ETHANOL PLANTS ETHANOL PRODUCTION COSTS ETHANOL PRODUCTION FACILITIES ETHANOL YIELD ETHANOL YIELDS EXPLOSIVE FATTY ACIDS FEEDSTOCK FEEDSTOCKS FERTILIZATION FERTILIZERS FILTRATION FOREST FOREST PRODUCTS FORESTRY FORESTS FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION FOSSIL FUELS FUEL FUEL ETHANOL FUEL ETHANOL PRODUCTION FUEL PRODUCTION GASES GASIFICATION GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS GASIFICATION PROCESS GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGY GASOLINE GENERATION GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLUCOSE GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION HEAT HEAT EXCHANGER HEAT EXCHANGERS HEMICELLULOSE HIGH ETHANOL HIGHER ETHANOL HYDROCARBONS HYDROCHLORIC ACID HYDROGEN HYDROGENATION HYDROLYSIS IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPURITIES IPCC IRON LIGNIN LIGNIN CONTENT LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS LIPIDS LIQUEFACTION LIQUID FUEL LIQUID FUELS LOW-SULFUR MANGANESE METABOLISM METALS METHANE METHANOL MICROALGAE MOISTURE CONTENT NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS PIPELINE NH3 NICKEL NITROGEN NUTRIENTS OIL OIL PALM OIL PRODUCER OIL PRODUCTION OIL YIELD OILS ORGANIC CARBON ORGANIC CHEMICALS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC MATERIALS OXYGEN PARTICLES PARTICULATES PET PETROLEUM PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PH PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS PHOTOSYNTHESIS PLANT BIOMASS PLANT OIL POLYMERIZATION POWER POWER PLANTS PP PROPANE PROTEINS PURE ETHANOL PURIFICATION SYSTEM PYROLYSIS RAPESEED RAW MATERIAL RAW MATERIALS RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE FUELS RICE FARMERS RICE PRODUCTION RICE STRAW SILICA SO2 SOYBEAN OIL SUBSTRATES SUGAR SUGAR BEET SUGAR YIELD SUGARCANE SUGARS TO ETHANOL SULFUR SULFUR OXIDES SUNLIGHT SURPLUS BAGASSE SYNTHETIC FUELS TECHNOLOGIES FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION TEMPERATURE TOXIC SUBSTANCES TRANSPORTATION FUEL TRANSPORTATION FUELS TROPICAL REGIONS TURBIDITY VEGETABLE OIL VEGETABLE OILS VEHICLES VITAMINS WHEAT WOOD CHIPS WOOD INDUSTRY WOOD PROCESSING WOODY BIOMASS ZINC |
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ABSENCE OF OXYGEN ACID HYDROLYSIS ACID RECOVERY ACIDS ADSORPTION AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES AIR AIR POLLUTION ALCOHOLS ALGAL BIOMASS ALKALI ALKALI METALS ALKALINES ALKALIS ALTERNATIVE FUEL ALUMINUM AMMONIA ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS ANAEROBIC DIGESTION ANHYDROUS ETHANOL ANIMAL FAT ANIMAL FATS ANIMAL WASTES APPROACH AQUATIC SPECIES ASH ATMOSPHERE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ATP AUTOMOBILE FUEL AVAILABILITY BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS BIODIESEL BIOFUEL BIOFUEL PRODUCTION BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGIES BIOFUELS BIOFUELS TECHNOLOGIES BIOGAS BIOGAS PRODUCTION BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES BIOMASS BIOMASS COMPONENTS BIOMASS ENERGY BIOMASS HARVESTING BIOMASS PRODUCTION BIOMASS YIELD BIOMETHANOL BIRDS CANOLA CARBOHYDRATE CARBOHYDRATES CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION CARBON MONOXIDE CARBON SOURCE CARBON SUGARS CATALYSTS CELLULASE ENZYMES CELLULOSE CELLULOSIC ETHANOL CELLULOSIC ETHANOL PRODUCTION CELLULOSIC MATERIALS CH4 CHEMICAL BONDS CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS CHEMICAL PROCESS CHEMICAL PROCESSES CHEMICAL REACTION CHEMICAL REACTIONS CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS CHEMICALS CHEMISTRY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO CO2 COAGULATION COAL COAL GASIFICATION COBALT COMBUSTION CONDENSATION CONVERSION EFFICIENCY CONVERSION RATE COOKING COOKING OIL COPPER CORN COBS CORN GRAIN CORN STOVER CROP CROP RESIDUES CRUDE OIL CYCLONES DEW DEW POINT DIESEL DIESEL ENGINES DILUTE SULFURIC ACID DIMETHYL ETHER DISSOLVED OXYGEN DISTILLATION DOSAGE DROUGHT DUST ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY CROPS ENERGY INPUT ENERGY OUTPUT ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ENERGY SOURCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS ESTER ESTERS ETHANOL DISSOLVES ETHANOL FERMENTATION ETHANOL FROM CORN ETHANOL FUEL ETHANOL PLANT ETHANOL PLANTS ETHANOL PRODUCTION COSTS ETHANOL PRODUCTION FACILITIES ETHANOL YIELD ETHANOL YIELDS EXPLOSIVE FATTY ACIDS FEEDSTOCK FEEDSTOCKS FERTILIZATION FERTILIZERS FILTRATION FOREST FOREST PRODUCTS FORESTRY FORESTS FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION FOSSIL FUELS FUEL FUEL ETHANOL FUEL ETHANOL PRODUCTION FUEL PRODUCTION GASES GASIFICATION GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS GASIFICATION PROCESS GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGY GASOLINE GENERATION GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLUCOSE GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION HEAT HEAT EXCHANGER HEAT EXCHANGERS HEMICELLULOSE HIGH ETHANOL HIGHER ETHANOL HYDROCARBONS HYDROCHLORIC ACID HYDROGEN HYDROGENATION HYDROLYSIS IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPURITIES IPCC IRON LIGNIN LIGNIN CONTENT LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS LIPIDS LIQUEFACTION LIQUID FUEL LIQUID FUELS LOW-SULFUR MANGANESE METABOLISM METALS METHANE METHANOL MICROALGAE MOISTURE CONTENT NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS PIPELINE NH3 NICKEL NITROGEN NUTRIENTS OIL OIL PALM OIL PRODUCER OIL PRODUCTION OIL YIELD OILS ORGANIC CARBON ORGANIC CHEMICALS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC MATERIALS OXYGEN PARTICLES PARTICULATES PET PETROLEUM PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PH PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS PHOTOSYNTHESIS PLANT BIOMASS PLANT OIL POLYMERIZATION POWER POWER PLANTS PP PROPANE PROTEINS PURE ETHANOL PURIFICATION SYSTEM PYROLYSIS RAPESEED RAW MATERIAL RAW MATERIALS RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE FUELS RICE FARMERS RICE PRODUCTION RICE STRAW SILICA SO2 SOYBEAN OIL SUBSTRATES SUGAR SUGAR BEET SUGAR YIELD SUGARCANE SUGARS TO ETHANOL SULFUR SULFUR OXIDES SUNLIGHT SURPLUS BAGASSE SYNTHETIC FUELS TECHNOLOGIES FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION TEMPERATURE TOXIC SUBSTANCES TRANSPORTATION FUEL TRANSPORTATION FUELS TROPICAL REGIONS TURBIDITY VEGETABLE OIL VEGETABLE OILS VEHICLES VITAMINS WHEAT WOOD CHIPS WOOD INDUSTRY WOOD PROCESSING WOODY BIOMASS ZINC Cheng, Jay J. Timilsina, Govinda R. Advanced Biofuel Technologies : Status and Barriers |
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Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change
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Large-scale production of crop based
(first generation) biofuels may not be feasible without
adversely affecting global food supply or encroaching on
other important land uses. Because alternatives to liquid
fossil fuels are important to develop in order to address
greenhouse gas mitigation and other energy policy
objectives, the potential for increased use of advanced
(non-crop, second generation) biofuel production
technologies has significant policy relevance. This study
reviews the current status of several advanced biofuel
technologies. Technically, it would be possible to produce a
large portion of transportation fuels using advanced biofuel
technologies, specifically those that can be grown using a
small portion of the world's land area (for example,
microalgae), or those grown on arable lands without
affecting food supply (for example, agricultural residues).
However, serious technical barriers limit the near-term
commercial application of advanced biofuels technologies.
Key technical barriers include low conversion efficiency
from biomass to fuel, limits on supply of key enzymes used
in conversion, large energy requirements for operation, and
dependence in many cases on commercially unproven
technology. Despite a large future potential, large-scale
expansion of advanced biofuels technologies is unlikely
unless and until further research and development lead to
lowering these barriers. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Cheng, Jay J. Timilsina, Govinda R. |
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Cheng, Jay J. Timilsina, Govinda R. |
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Cheng, Jay J. |
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Advanced Biofuel Technologies : Status and Barriers |
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Advanced Biofuel Technologies : Status and Barriers |
| title_full |
Advanced Biofuel Technologies : Status and Barriers |
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Advanced Biofuel Technologies : Status and Barriers |
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Advanced Biofuel Technologies : Status and Barriers |
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advanced biofuel technologies : status and barriers |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-38962021-04-23T14:02:13Z Advanced Biofuel Technologies : Status and Barriers Cheng, Jay J. Timilsina, Govinda R. ABSENCE OF OXYGEN ACID HYDROLYSIS ACID RECOVERY ACIDS ADSORPTION AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES AIR AIR POLLUTION ALCOHOLS ALGAL BIOMASS ALKALI ALKALI METALS ALKALINES ALKALIS ALTERNATIVE FUEL ALUMINUM AMMONIA ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS ANAEROBIC DIGESTION ANHYDROUS ETHANOL ANIMAL FAT ANIMAL FATS ANIMAL WASTES APPROACH AQUATIC SPECIES ASH ATMOSPHERE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ATP AUTOMOBILE FUEL AVAILABILITY BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS BIODIESEL BIOFUEL BIOFUEL PRODUCTION BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGIES BIOFUELS BIOFUELS TECHNOLOGIES BIOGAS BIOGAS PRODUCTION BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES BIOMASS BIOMASS COMPONENTS BIOMASS ENERGY BIOMASS HARVESTING BIOMASS PRODUCTION BIOMASS YIELD BIOMETHANOL BIRDS CANOLA CARBOHYDRATE CARBOHYDRATES CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION CARBON MONOXIDE CARBON SOURCE CARBON SUGARS CATALYSTS CELLULASE ENZYMES CELLULOSE CELLULOSIC ETHANOL CELLULOSIC ETHANOL PRODUCTION CELLULOSIC MATERIALS CH4 CHEMICAL BONDS CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS CHEMICAL PROCESS CHEMICAL PROCESSES CHEMICAL REACTION CHEMICAL REACTIONS CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS CHEMICALS CHEMISTRY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO CO2 COAGULATION COAL COAL GASIFICATION COBALT COMBUSTION CONDENSATION CONVERSION EFFICIENCY CONVERSION RATE COOKING COOKING OIL COPPER CORN COBS CORN GRAIN CORN STOVER CROP CROP RESIDUES CRUDE OIL CYCLONES DEW DEW POINT DIESEL DIESEL ENGINES DILUTE SULFURIC ACID DIMETHYL ETHER DISSOLVED OXYGEN DISTILLATION DOSAGE DROUGHT DUST ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY CROPS ENERGY INPUT ENERGY OUTPUT ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ENERGY SOURCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS ESTER ESTERS ETHANOL DISSOLVES ETHANOL FERMENTATION ETHANOL FROM CORN ETHANOL FUEL ETHANOL PLANT ETHANOL PLANTS ETHANOL PRODUCTION COSTS ETHANOL PRODUCTION FACILITIES ETHANOL YIELD ETHANOL YIELDS EXPLOSIVE FATTY ACIDS FEEDSTOCK FEEDSTOCKS FERTILIZATION FERTILIZERS FILTRATION FOREST FOREST PRODUCTS FORESTRY FORESTS FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION FOSSIL FUELS FUEL FUEL ETHANOL FUEL ETHANOL PRODUCTION FUEL PRODUCTION GASES GASIFICATION GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS GASIFICATION PROCESS GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGY GASOLINE GENERATION GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLUCOSE GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION HEAT HEAT EXCHANGER HEAT EXCHANGERS HEMICELLULOSE HIGH ETHANOL HIGHER ETHANOL HYDROCARBONS HYDROCHLORIC ACID HYDROGEN HYDROGENATION HYDROLYSIS IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPURITIES IPCC IRON LIGNIN LIGNIN CONTENT LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS LIPIDS LIQUEFACTION LIQUID FUEL LIQUID FUELS LOW-SULFUR MANGANESE METABOLISM METALS METHANE METHANOL MICROALGAE MOISTURE CONTENT NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS PIPELINE NH3 NICKEL NITROGEN NUTRIENTS OIL OIL PALM OIL PRODUCER OIL PRODUCTION OIL YIELD OILS ORGANIC CARBON ORGANIC CHEMICALS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC MATERIALS OXYGEN PARTICLES PARTICULATES PET PETROLEUM PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PH PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS PHOTOSYNTHESIS PLANT BIOMASS PLANT OIL POLYMERIZATION POWER POWER PLANTS PP PROPANE PROTEINS PURE ETHANOL PURIFICATION SYSTEM PYROLYSIS RAPESEED RAW MATERIAL RAW MATERIALS RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE FUELS RICE FARMERS RICE PRODUCTION RICE STRAW SILICA SO2 SOYBEAN OIL SUBSTRATES SUGAR SUGAR BEET SUGAR YIELD SUGARCANE SUGARS TO ETHANOL SULFUR SULFUR OXIDES SUNLIGHT SURPLUS BAGASSE SYNTHETIC FUELS TECHNOLOGIES FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION TEMPERATURE TOXIC SUBSTANCES TRANSPORTATION FUEL TRANSPORTATION FUELS TROPICAL REGIONS TURBIDITY VEGETABLE OIL VEGETABLE OILS VEHICLES VITAMINS WHEAT WOOD CHIPS WOOD INDUSTRY WOOD PROCESSING WOODY BIOMASS ZINC Large-scale production of crop based (first generation) biofuels may not be feasible without adversely affecting global food supply or encroaching on other important land uses. Because alternatives to liquid fossil fuels are important to develop in order to address greenhouse gas mitigation and other energy policy objectives, the potential for increased use of advanced (non-crop, second generation) biofuel production technologies has significant policy relevance. This study reviews the current status of several advanced biofuel technologies. Technically, it would be possible to produce a large portion of transportation fuels using advanced biofuel technologies, specifically those that can be grown using a small portion of the world's land area (for example, microalgae), or those grown on arable lands without affecting food supply (for example, agricultural residues). However, serious technical barriers limit the near-term commercial application of advanced biofuels technologies. Key technical barriers include low conversion efficiency from biomass to fuel, limits on supply of key enzymes used in conversion, large energy requirements for operation, and dependence in many cases on commercially unproven technology. Despite a large future potential, large-scale expansion of advanced biofuels technologies is unlikely unless and until further research and development lead to lowering these barriers. 2012-03-19T18:41:45Z 2012-03-19T18:41:45Z 2010-09-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100901162217 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3896 English Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP),Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5411 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region |