O biodiesel na matriz energética brasileira: da sua inserção aos dias atuais

Abstract

Against a backdrop of growing environmental concerns, biodiesel and other biomass-derived fuels have proven to be valuable agents for stifling pollutant emissions and propping up the entrepreneurship of regional economies. In that regard, this paper set out to investigate a few aspects involving biodiesel production and its applications: the main raw materials involved it regulatory and/or stimulus policies, the means for synthesizing and production, as well as their socioeconomic and environmental implications. Therefore, a documentary research and literature reviews were carried out about biofuel, from his origin, in 1937, to the century 21. In this scenario, it was concluded that worldwide oleaginous fuel represents a promising alternative for balancing sustainable development and reducing polluting gases, in addition to promoting regional production and government policies, as it is an eco-compatible insertion technology.