%0 Journal Article %J Indian Journal of Chemistry Section A-Inorganic Bio-Inorganic Physical Theoretical & Analytical Chemistry %D 2012 %T Challenges and opportunities in biofuels production %A Srinivas, Darbha %A Satyarthi, Jitendra Kumar %K Biodiesel %K biofuels %K Deoxygenation %K Hydrotreatment %K Renewable fuels %K Solid catalysts %K Transesterification (fatty acid glycerides) %K Vegetable oils/fats %X

Biofuels are attractive alternative to petroleum diesel. They are renewable, non-toxic, biodegradable, carbon neutral and lead to reduced tailpipe emissions. This article presents the current state-of-art processes of their production and discusses the opportunities and future challenges in this area of research.

%B Indian Journal of Chemistry Section A-Inorganic Bio-Inorganic Physical Theoretical & Analytical Chemistry %I NATL INST SCIENCE COMMUNICATION-NISCAIR %C DR K S KRISHNAN MARG, PUSA CAMPUS, NEW DELHI 110 012, INDIA %V 51 %P 174-185 %8 JAN %G eng %3

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