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Sushma1, Shivangi Chamoli1, Sreedevi Upadhyayula2 and Firdaus Parveen2,3*

1Department of Vocational Studies and Skill Development, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, India

2Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, Delhi, India

3Imperial College of London, White City, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

Biofuels and fine chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass have opened the path to overcome the problems associated with the depletion of fossil fuels and global warming. Biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass offered the fuels in all states of matter such as solid, liquid, and gaseous. The availability of biomass due to its fast growth and underutilization in other processes makes the transformation of biomass to biofuel sustainable with no or minimum carbon footprints, hence contributing towards the environment. Biofuels can be obtained from lignocellulosic biomass by pyrolysis, thermochemical processing, and combustion. This chapter focuses on different types of biomass, methods of preparation, and sustainability.

Keywords: Biomass, biofuels, pyrolysis, gasification, aqueous phase reforming