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ReviewBiotechnology and bioengineering2026

Biomass-Based Biofuels: Technological Innovations, Sustainability Metrics, and Policy Pathways for a Low-Carbon Future.

Mark Sudarsanam, Veeraraghavan Sakthimurugan, Yuvarajan Devarajan, Santosh Singh, Aditya Kishore Dash, Vishakha Khambhati, T Aravinda, M Sunil Kumar

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Review in Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mark SudarsanamDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Vemu Institute of Technology, P.Kothakota, India.
Veeraraghavan SakthimuruganDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
Yuvarajan DevarajanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6227-8935
Santosh SinghDepartment of Biotechnology, ARKA JAIN University, Jamshedpur, India.
Aditya Kishore DashDepartment of Chemistry, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, India.
Vishakha KhambhatiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Parul Institute of Technology, Parul University, Vadodara, India.
T AravindaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Presidency University, Bengaluru, India.
M Sunil KumarDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Bangalore, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomass-derived biofuels are central to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and dependence on fossil fuels, yet large-scale deployment faces technical, economic, and environmental barriers. This review synthesizes advances in feedstock utilization, pretreatment methods, conversion pathways, hybrid systems, and policy frameworks shaping the biofuel landscape. First-generation crops such as corn and sugarcane yield 4000-7000 L/ha ethanol with limited pretreatment but compete with food supplies and consume 500-1000 L water per liter of ethanol. Second-generation residues (e.g., corn stover, switchgrass) achieve 280-300 L/ton ethanol and cut GHG emissions by 70%-90% (50-70 g CO

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BiofuelsBiomassBiotechnologyCarbonEthanolBiofuelsCarbonEthanolbiochemical conversionbiofuelsbiomass feedstockspretreatment technologiesRenewablesustainability

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PMID42296418
PMCPMC13576849

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