Industrial Agricultural Products Center
Biopolymers, Biochemicals, Biofuels, Biopower
What are Biofuels?
"Biofuels are alcohols, ethers, esters, and other chemicals made from cellulosic biomass such as herbaceous and woody plants, agricultural and forestry residues, and a large portion of municipal solid and industrial waste. The term biofuels can refer to fuels for electricity and fuels for transportation. . .They are good for the environment because they add fewer emissions to the atmosphere than petroleum fuels and use wastes that currently have no use. Unlike petroleum, which is a nonrenewable natural resource, biofuels are renewable and inexhaustible source of fuel. Because biofuels are grown domestically, they reduce our dependence on foreign oil, help boost the U.S. economy, and help strengthen U.S. energy security."
For further information, contact the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
Industrial Agricultural Products Center, 208 L.W. Chase Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0730.
Telephone call: 1-402-472-1634 Fax: 1-402-472-6338
