Overview of Commercial Bioethanol Production Plants

Compared to fossil fuels, biofuel production has been growing progressively due to much-reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Currently, bioethanol is the biggest biofuel used worldwide, and its production has been increasingly extensive. This chapter discusses different generations of bioethanol processing production, such as the first, second, third and futuristic fourth generations. Also, an overview of commercial bioethanol production shows the United States and Brazil are the countries with dominant industries, highly influenced by their national energy policies. However, the EU and China intend to increase bioethanol production driven by government support in the next few years. Then, bioethanol production is promising due to the growing expansion of countries such as China and within the EU and the demand for renewable fuels.