1Department of Botany, Arts, Commerce and Science College, Nandgaon, Dist. Nashik, (M.S.), India
Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences.
2021,
Vol. 9 No. 9, 811-813
DOI: 10.12691/aees-9-9-5
Copyright © 2021 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Bhagwat W. Chavre, Vitthal B. Sonawane. Napier Grass (
Pennisetum purpureum): An Emerging Biofuel Crop.
Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 2021; 9(9):811-813. doi: 10.12691/aees-9-9-5.
Correspondence to: Bhagwat W. Chavre, Department of Botany, Arts, Commerce and Science College, Nandgaon, Dist. Nashik, (M.S.), India. Email:
chavrebhagwat@gmail.comAbstract
Fossil fuels cannot be recommended due to their high cost, nonrenewable and pollution causing nature. It is predicted that, if present situation of fossil fuel exploitation will not change, Carbon dioxide emission in to atmosphere will increase by 50 to 250 %. Biofuels are now a day getting importance due to their low cost production, renewable and low pollution causing characters. The major sources of biofuel especially bioethanol are corn, sugarcane, sugar beet and wheat. But these are food crops which if used for the purpose of biofuel production could influence on food to population ratio. Napier grass is an efficient and effective solution to this problem as it produces lignocellulose biomass which can be used as a cheap and renewable source for biofuel production. Botanically, Napier grass is known as Pennisetum purpureum which belongs to grass family, Poaceae. In this article, author tried to throw light on Napier grass especially with its biofuel producing potential.
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