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In the context described above of growing energy demand coupled with strong incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, research programs on the production of biofuels from renewable materials have been initiated. To overcome the drawbacks of first-generation biofuels (limited availability and competition with the food industry), the development of second-generation biofuels is based on the use of the lignocellulosic fraction of the plant. Of the two main production routes currently being studied (figure 3 ), the conversion of biomass into fuels, notably diesel, using the indirect thermochemical route (commonly referred to as the "BTL chain") is characterized mainly by the implementation of a gasification step followed by a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.
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Bibliography
Regulations
RED (Renewable Energy Directive) 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 23, 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC
FQD (Fuel Quality Directive) 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 23, 2009 amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol,...
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