The continuous increase in the price of fossil fuels, the
uncertainty of their supply due to political conflicts and the
need to protect the planet from the climatic changes caused
by the emission of greenhouse gases from burning them, has
led to the search of renewable fuels. Such fuels are biodiesel
and ethanol derived from plants. Biodiesel comes from
esterification of plant oils extracted from seeds, while ethanol
is alcohol produced by fermentation of plant biomass containing
starch or sugars [5].
The usual sources of raw material for alcohol production
from starch are cereal grains such as corn, wheat, barley,
sorghum grains, etc. Other types of starch are available from
potatoes [3], Jerusalem artichokes and other high-starch
vegetables like cassava.
It is possible, however, to make alcohol from sugarproducing
plants such as sugar beets, sugarcane, sweet
sorghum, fruits, and others.
A fourth source of fermentable materials is cellulose, as
found in wood and other plant stems. Although the technology
to create cellulosic ethanol is available today, some
years of further research will be needed before it can be fully
commercialized and marketed at competitive prices.
The availability of fermentable biomass is restricted in
Cyprus and other Mediterranean countries, due to the lack of
water for the irrigation of the crops and also due to the lack of
good agricultural land. The production of plants for biofuel
production is therefore competing to the production of animal
feed. The best way would be therefore to cultivate a plant that
does not interfere with animal feed production and has
minimal water needs, utilizing the currently fallow, degraded
and marginal lands that would be available taking of course
into consideration the need to protect the pastures and the
diversity of plant species and the availability of treated water
for irrigation. Such a plant seems to be Ferula communis
The continuous increase in the price of fossil fuels, theuncertainty of their supply due to political conflicts and theneed to protect the planet from the climatic changes causedby the emission of greenhouse gases from burning them, hasled to the search of renewable fuels. Such fuels are biodieseland ethanol derived from plants. Biodiesel comes fromesterification of plant oils extracted from seeds, while ethanolis alcohol produced by fermentation of plant biomass containingstarch or sugars [5].The usual sources of raw material for alcohol productionfrom starch are cereal grains such as corn, wheat, barley,sorghum grains, etc. Other types of starch are available frompotatoes [3], Jerusalem artichokes and other high-starchvegetables like cassava.It is possible, however, to make alcohol from sugarproducingplants such as sugar beets, sugarcane, sweetsorghum, fruits, and others.A fourth source of fermentable materials is cellulose, asfound in wood and other plant stems. Although the technologyto create cellulosic ethanol is available today, someyears of further research will be needed before it can be fullycommercialized and marketed at competitive prices.The availability of fermentable biomass is restricted inCyprus and other Mediterranean countries, due to the lack ofwater for the irrigation of the crops and also due to the lack ofgood agricultural land. The production of plants for biofuelดังนั้นจึงมีการแข่งขันผลิตกับการผลิตสัตว์ตัวดึงข้อมูล วิธีดีที่สุดจะเป็นดังนั้นการ ปลูกพืชที่ไม่รบกวนสัตว์เลี้ยงผลิต และมีความต้องการน้ำน้อย ใช้ปัจจุบัน fallow เสื่อมโทรมและที่ดินส่วนเพิ่มที่จะมีการแน่นอนพิจารณาจำเป็นต้องป้องกันการ pastures และความหลากหลายของชนิดพืชและความพร้อมของการบำบัดน้ำสำหรับการชลประทาน โรงงานดังกล่าวน่าจะ เป็น Ferula communis
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