Comparative analysis of renewable sources for biofuels production

Abstract

The paper presents an analysis of diverse biomass species concerning their physical-chemical properties as primary source for biofuels production. The study integrates the European framework and developments in the field of biofuels production as well as main thermochemical processes for their production. Biomass properties: physical structure, volatile matter content, fixed carbon, chemical composition and specific energy content were analyzed together with conversion process type to identify the relation between process input data and the reaction products distribution as intermediate substances for biofuels production. The results offer information on wood and agriculture biomass properties linked to pyrolysis reaction products both from quantitative and qualitative perspective.