Biofuel as an alternative energy source for environmental sustainability
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Subbulakshmi Ganesan
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Gopalakrisnan Padmapriya
Abstract
Organic carbon fixation is the primary source of biofuels energy. Plant biomass and municipal and industrial waste are used to make gasoline that is renewable and biodegradable. Biofuel could be beneficial due to the reduced dependency on fuel, to lower the reliance on overseas oil, to lower the emissions of greenhouse gases and it provides job opportunities for the rural people. Moreover, due to the very high demand for fuel, because most of the machines, vehicles use fuel to conduct day today activities. Due to this high demand, the price is also very high. Not only that, the burning of fossil fuel normally release carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide which are the greenhouse gases. But although biogas too releases those gases, they are released in very lower amounts. Therefore, fuel can act as a good solution for the problems that occur due to global warming and many other environmental problems.
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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