Biofuels:
- Biofuels are fuels which are in some way derived from biomass.
- The term covers solid biomass, liquid fuels and various biogases and also denotes Biodiesel, Bio-alcohol and bio-gasoline.
- The most common Biofuel crops include Corn, Rapeseed/Canola, Sugarcane, Palm Oil, Jatropha, Soyabean, Cottonseed, Sunflower seeds, Wheat, Sugarbeet, Cassava, Algae, Coconut, Jojoba, Castor Beans etc.
Significance:
- Biofuel is cost‐effective and pollution‐free.
- Ethanol blending is the practice of blending petrol with ethanol.
- Globally many countries including India, have resorted to ethanol blending to reduce vehicle exhaust emissions