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Biodieselmagazine.com. Home - Biorefinery. Learning - Biomass Energy Basics. We have used biomass energy, or "bioenergy"—the energy from plants and plant-derived materials—since people began burning wood to cook food and keep warm.
Wood is still the largest biomass energy resource today, but other sources of biomass can also be used. These include food crops, grassy and woody plants, residues from agriculture or forestry, oil-rich algae, and the organic component of municipal and industrial wastes. Biofuels Italia - Università di Bologna. Biofuels, Renewable Energy & Green. Biofuels - Solid, liquid, or gas fuels made from biomass. 06Apr Common Algae for Biofuel Butanol Production There have been various methods tried for reducing fossil fuel dependency and containing carbon footprints for a healthier and more eco-friendly future.
Corn-produced ethanol has been used for mixing with gasoline but there have been side effects like corrosion from ethanol. Also huge tracts of precious farmlands need to be diverted for corn production. But now new research has thrown up results that show common algae can be used for biofuel production. 4 Comments. European Biofuels Technology Platform - Home Page.