ABSTRACT
The biofuels mantra among petroleum and aviation companies is ‘every molecule counts’ and it underscores a critical need for renewable fuels to meet system compatibility, energy content and fuel engineering specifications. Thermo-chemical conversion involves some possible roots to produce useful fuels from the initial biomass feedstock. Plant and algae-based natural fatty oils are found industrially as biofuel feedstock which could be converted into various fuel compounds. Introduction of any new fuel in the transportation sector must have a good acceptability in existing refining as well as vehicular infrastructure. Production of biofuel so far has been achieved from conventional feedstocks like molasses, corn and whey permeates. The primary challenges in commercialization of biomass gasification technology include low energy efficiency of the overall system and need for the development of robust and efficient technologies for clarification and conversion of product gas into valuable fuels and chemicals.
