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Typically biofuel is burned to release its stored chemical energy. Research into more efficient methods of converting biofuels and other fuels into electricity utilizing fuel cells is an area of very active work.

1 Classes of Biofuels

1.1 Solid

There are many forms of solid biomass that are combustible as a fuel such as:

• Wood — see wood heat
• Dried compressed peat

1.2 Liquid

There are also a number of liquid forms of biomass that can be used as a fuel:

• Bioalcohols — see alcohol as a fuel.
  • Ethanol produced from sugar cane is being used as automotiveAn automobile usually called a car (an old word for carriage) or a truck is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own engine. Older terms include horseless carriage and motor car with "motor" referring to what is now usually called the engine. The act of ope fuel in BrazilThis article is about Brazil, the country. For other article subjects named Brazil see Brazil (disambiguation). The Federative Republic of Brazil Republica Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America.. Ethanol produced from cornMaize Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus Zea Species Zea diploperennis ''Zea luxurians ''Zea mays ssp. huehuetenangensis ''Zea mays ssp. mays ''Zea mays ssp. mexicana '' is being used as a gasoline additive ( oxygenator ) in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in.
  • MethanolProperties General Name Methanol Chemical formula C H OH Formula weight 32. 04 amu Synonyms Methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, carbinol. CAS number 67-56-1 Phase behavior Melting point 176 K (-97 °C) Boiling point 337. 7°C) Triple point 175. 7°C) ? bar Critica, which is currently produced from natural gasNatural gas is a gas produced by the anaerobic decay of organic material. It is usually found in oil fields and natural gas fields, but is also generated in swamps and marshes (where it is called swamp gas or marsh gas , in landfill sites, and during dige, can also be produced from biomass — although this is not economically viable at present.
• Biologically produced oils can be used in dieselThis article is about the fuel. For other uses see diesel (disambiguation). Diesel is a product used as a fuel in a diesel engine invented by Rudolf Diesel, and perfected by Charles F. Petrodiesel One can obtain diesel from petroleum, which is called petr engines:
  • Straight vegetable oil (SVO).
  • Waste vegetable oil (WVO).
  • Biodiesel obtained from transesterification of animal fats and vegetable oil.