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3. Technologies of Biofuel Production

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Abstract

The chapter contains a short review of biofuel production technologies with special attention paid, when possible, toward the energy consumption necessary for appropriate performance of each technological operation. It also contains information concerning the classification of biofuels, being dependent on their origin, production technology, and applications.

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Footnotes
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A close description of the EROEI is given in Sect. 4.​2.
 
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Metadata
Title
Technologies of Biofuel Production
Author
Andrzej Wasiak
Copyright Year
2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98431-5_3