Biofuels in China: opportunities and challenges |
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Authors: | Feng Wang Xue-Rong Xiong Chun-Zhao Liu |
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Institution: | (1) National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of China;(2) Division of Industrial Biotechnology, Bureau of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100864, People’s Republic of China;(3) Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China |
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Abstract: | With rapid economic development, energy consumption in China has tripled in the past 20 yr, exceeding 2.4 billion tons of
standard coal in 2006. The search for new green energy as substitutes for the nonrenewable energy resources has become an
urgent task. China has a variety of climates and is rich in potential biofuel plant species. Corn and cassava are used as
the main raw materials for bioethanol production in China. At the end of 2005, bioethanol productivity had increased to 1.02
million tons produced by four companies, and bioethanol-blended petrol accounted for 20% of the total petrol consumption in
China. According to the Mid- and Long-term Development Plan for Renewable Energy, the consumption of biodiesel in China will
reach 0.2 million tons in 2010 and 2.0 million tons in 2020. This review is intended to provide an introduction to the distribution
and development of biofuel crops and biofuel industry in China. |
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Keywords: | Biofuel Bioethanol Biodiesel China Energy crop Fermentation |
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