In the UK, the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Energy & Environmental Science recently published research by a team from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Oklahoma investigating the full life cycle impact of one promising “second-generation biofuel” produced from short-rotation oak. The study found that second-generation biofuels made from managed trees and perennial grasses may provide a sustainable fuel resource. “Multistage torrefaction and in situ catalytic upgrading to hydrocarbon biofuels: analysis of life cycle energy use and greenhouse gas emissions” ( DOI: 10.1039/C7EE00682A) took a novel approach to the production of second-generation biofuel while also comprehensively accounting for all of the steps involved in the full supply chain. Tags: aviation biofuel, UK Category: Research
Research from the University of agriculture and the University of agriculture , published in the UK 's Energy & Environment Science journal , details the life cycle of a second - generation biofuel . The fuel was sourced from short - rotation oak and the study highlighted how second - generation biofuels produced from perennial grasses and managed trees could be an important alternative yet sustainable energy source .