DK Sharma*

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, Okhla Industrial Estate Phase 3, New Delhi and Department of Sustainable Engineering, TERI School of Advanced Studies (Deemed to be University), Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India

*Corresponding Author: DK Sharma, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, Okhla Industrial Estate Phase 3, New Delhi and Department of Sustainable Engineering, TERI School of Advanced Studies (Deemed to be University), Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India.

Received: December 05, 2022; Published:December 21, 2022

Abstract

Recent incidences of climate change have turned the attention of the world towards the sustainability issues on this terrestrial ball. There is no denying the fact that eco footprints may have to be brought down drastically to save the human life. Fossil fuels are lifelines of global economy and standard of living of the denizens. Thus the fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum may have to be cleaned and refined before using these in the environment friendly way. The carbon dioxide may have to be utilized to develop green and circular bioeconomy Renewable energy sources alone may not be sufficient to meet the ever increasing load of global energy requirements. Extensive reserves of coal are available. Coal can be cleaned through physical and chemical cleaning and biochemical refining techniques [1-7]. However, these techniques are either not so effective for some coals or these involve the use of chemicals which are not so environment friendly.

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Citation

Citation: DK Sharma. “Future Scope of Research on the Biodesulfurisation and Biodemineralisation of Petroleum and Coal for their Utilization in Environment Friendly Way for Sustainable Development".Acta Scientific Biotechnology 4.1 (2023): 12-15.

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