Need for Utilization of Alcohol as a Fuel in India

Avinash Shivajirao Pawar*
Solapur University, Solapur, India.
Periodicity:February - April'2012
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.7.3.1796

Abstract

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. ”__ Charles Darwin With increasing gap between the energy requirement of the industrialized world and inability to replenish such needs from the limited sources of energy like fossil fuels, an ever increasing levels of greenhouse pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels in turn aggravate the perils of global warming and energy crisis. Motor vehicles account for a significant portion of urban air pollution in much of the developing world. The paper describes  how bio-fuels are important because they replace petroleum fuels. A number of environmental and economic benefits are claimed for bio-fuels. Bio-ethanol is by far the most widely used bio-fuel for transportation worldwide. Production of bio-ethanol from biomass is one way to reduce both consumption of crude oil and environmental pollution. Using bio-ethanol blended gasoline fuel for automobiles can significantly reduce petroleum use and exhaust greenhouse gas emission.

Keywords

Biofuels, Alcohol, Fuel Economy, Renewable Fuels

How to Cite this Article?

Pawar, A. S. (2012). Need For Utilization Of Alcohol As A Fuel In India. i-manager’s Journal on Future Engineering and Technology, 7(3), 8-16. https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.7.3.1796

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