Biofuels are the compounds(fuels) that are formed when the biological matter such as the plants or the animals decompose
Advantages of Bio-fuels over fossil fuels:
* Bio fuels can be produced in quick time when compared with fossil fuels
* They produce less pollution.
* They are renewable unlike the fossil fuels.
* They are eco friendly and do not release more amount of carbon into the atmosphere.
*They are cost effective and are cheap when compared with fossil fuels.
* They have the tendency to replace the fossil fuels in the near future.
Different types of bio-fuels
Bio-fuels have been divided into 4 types they are:
- First type
- Second type
- Third type
- Fourth type
In the first type the fuels are derived from the vegetable oils and fats . Some of the examples include the biodiseal, Vegetable oils etc..,
The second type of the biofuels are derived from the waste , they include different kinds of alcohols and diesel generated from wood.
The third type comprises of bio-fuels derived from algae. The algae fuels are extremely eco-friendly as they can easily decompose into the soil without harming it.
The bio-fuels in the fourth type are derived by a method in which micro-organisms are employed with carbon dioxide to generate fuel.
Disadvantages of bio-fuels
Even there are many advantages about the bio fuels , there are some disadvantages about them too , they are as follows:
* Biofuels require huge land to cultivate
* Most of the people feel that the food should be cultivated in the land instead of cultivating the biofuels in such huge pieces of land.
