What's the difference between biofuels and traditional fuels?

Biofuels generally refer to solid, liquid or gas fuels composed of or extracted from biomass. It can replace gasoline and diesel oil made from petroleum, and it is an important direction for the development and utilization of renewable energy. The so-called biomass refers to all kinds of organisms produced by photosynthesis using the atmosphere, water and land. That is, all living organisms that can grow. It includes animals and microorganisms. Unlike traditional fuels such as oil, coal and nuclear energy, this emerging fuel is renewable.

Biofuel belongs to bioenergy, which is an energy source with biomass as the carrier. Refers to the use of biological resources to produce fuel ethanol and biodiesel. The main raw materials include: sugar taro, sweet sorghum, cassava, sugarcane, corn, tung oil tree, glossy bark tree and so on. Because of its advantages of easy access, low pollution and renewable, it is considered as a new energy source that can replace gasoline and diesel made from petroleum, and it is an important direction for the development and utilization of renewable energy. Biofuels are very abundant. The amount of biofuel that plants on the earth can produce every year is equivalent to 20 times of the mineral energy consumed by human beings every year.

Because renewable energy, also known as clean energy, is conducive to environmental protection and sustainable development, it has attracted the attention of many countries. However, in practical application, the shortage of cultivated land and the reduction of biodiversity that may be brought about by the development of biofuels also need to be solved.