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30 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Conventional biofuels (first generation)
- Advanced biofuels
- Types
- Liquid
- Ethanol
- Other biofuels
- Biodiesel
- Green diesel
- Straight vegetable oil
- Biogasoline
- Bioethers
- Aviation biofuel
- Gaseous
- Biogas and biomethane
- Syngas
- Solid
- Research into other types
- Algae-based biofuels
- Electrofuels and solar fuels
- Bio-digesters
- Extent of production and use
- Issues
- Environmental impacts
- Biodiversity Loss
- Indirect land use change impacts of biofuels
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
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Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels such as oil. Biofuel can be produced from plants or from agricultural, domestic or industrial bio waste. Biofuels are mostly used for transportation, but can also be used for heating and electricity. Biofuels (and bioenergy in general) are regarded as a renewable energy source. The use of biofuel has been subject to criticism regarding the "food vs fuel" debate, varied assessments of their sustainability, and ongoing deforestation and biodiversity loss as a result of biofuel production.
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