 Cellulosic Ethanol is a type of biofuel which is produced from non edible parts of plants, wood and shrubs and grasses. Cellulose is available for free, all around the world as it don't even require any plantation, it is already present in every type of plants and trees. Ethanol can be produced in two ways one from cellulose itself and other from sugar, corn, sugar cane or sugar beets. Ethanol is a renewable source of energy and is definitely not obtained from fossil fuels. This biofuel is produced totally from plants and related materials and can also be produced from urban as well as animal waste. Ethanol can be produced from grain as well as cellulose, but producing it from cellulose has many benefits but presently it is extracted from non-edible parts of plants. Initially the name being Cellulosic Ethanol generated negative comments from experts so a thought was given to rename it to Celluline but it didn’t manipulate .Biofuels usage is the only option to decrease green house gas emission, as compared to gasoline, ethanol emits less carbon-dioxide.
Ethanol produces less smog and the Ethanol from Cellulose reduces 90% of green house gas emission this was revealed by Unites States Department of Energy. If Cellulosic Ethanol is used as a fuel it releases less harmful gases like sulfur and carbon dioxide. This fuel contributes a bit to the green house effect but has four times better gross energy stability than corn based Ethanol. Cellulosic Ethanol is also called as a second generation fuel.
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