Biofuels Research Group, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Bioresour Technol. 2011 Jan;102(1):10-6. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.032. Epub 2010 Jul 7.
This article reviews the utilization of first and second-generation biofuels as the suitable alternatives to depleting fossil fuels. Then the concern has been presented over a debate on most serious problem arising from the production of these biofuels; which is the increase of food market prices because of the increased use of arable land for the cultivation of biomass used for the production of first and second-generation biofuels. The solution to this debate has been suggested with the use of non-arable land for the cultivation of algal biomass for the generation of third generation biofuels. The recent research and developments in the cultivation of algal biomass and their use for biofuel production have been discussed.
本文回顾了第一代和第二代生物燃料的利用，它们是消耗性化石燃料的合适替代品。然后，人们关注的是，关于这些生物燃料生产所带来的最严重问题的争论；即由于用于生产第一代和第二代生物燃料的生物质的耕地增加，导致粮食市场价格上涨。解决这个争论的办法是利用非耕地种植藻类生物质来生产第三代生物燃料。讨论了藻类生物质的培养及其在生物燃料生产中的应用的最新研究和进展。
