TRANSFORMATION OF SOLID WASTE INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY: PERSPECTIVES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF 2G BIOFUELS

Abstract

ABSTRACT Turning residual biomass into bioenergy promotes rational environmental waste disposal and turn it into a source of energy. In the last decade, the idea of using lignocellulosic biomass to make second-generation (2G) biofuels has become more popular in the energy industry. Thus, this study aimed to show the potential of residual lignocellulosic biomass as raw material for clean and sustainable energy and the technological advances focused on making it economically viable. A narrative review was adopted, in which the material used in the bibliographic survey was organized from scientific sources collected in high-relevance databases. The various factors presented in the review guarantee that the use of lignocellulosic biomass is considered a promising substrate. Furthermore, it indicates a solution to the competition between food supply and fuel production, which occurs with first-generation biofuels, which in the long term seem to be unsustainable. However, despite technological advances for its production and commercialization on a large scale, investment in scientific research is necessary to make the adopted technologies viable.

Keywords

• bioenergy
• environmental asset
• lignocellulosic biomass
• pretreatment