ISSN 2736-1756
Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research Vol. 2016
Available online at http://internationalscholarsjournals.org/journal/ajmr
© 2016 International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Research advance and superiority of microdiesel production with biowastes
Chuan-chao Dai*, Jie Tao, Yu Wang and Yu-min Hao
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology , College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, People’s Republic of China.
Accepted 27 January, 2015
Abstract
Lignocellulosic biowastes can be utilized to produce microdiesel, a promising alternative energy source for limited crude oil and food based biofuels. As an alternative fuel, microdiesel produced from biowastes it has superior environmental benefits, economically competitive, producible in sufficient quantities and the energy conversion efficiency is also estimated in the article in theory. Microdiesel derived from biowastes is a potential renewable and carbon neutral alternative to petroleum fuels. Unfortunately, microdiesel from biowastes cannot realistically satisfy even a small fraction of the existing demand for transport fuels. As demonstrated here, microdiesel appears to be the only source of renewable biodiesel that is capable of meeting the global demand for transport fuels. Approaches for making microdiesel economically competitive with petrodiesel are also discussed.
Key words: Microdiesel, lignocellulosic biowastes, environmental benefits, potential supply.