Biofuels – can your car run on plants? | BMG LABTECH
Dr Carl Peters
What are biofuels?
Quite simply a biofuel is any liquid-based replacement for an existing fuel. The conventional biofuels are bioethanol and biodiesel. Both are currently used as at least partial replacements or additives to fuel derived from oil.
Where do you get these biofuels?
This is where it becomes interesting!
Bioethanol is made by converting the sugar from plants to alcohol. So nearly any type of plant material can be used as the source of sugar. This can include what is left over after.