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A review of the impact of biofuels on local, regional, and global air quality

The development of modern biofuels for various energy applications is gaining momentum - both in terms of applications and impacts. Liquid biofuels for transport received special attention in the literature and numerous studies on the sustainability (economic and environmental) of large-scale biofuels production continue to be undertaken. This includes large scale production of the biofuels such as Ethanol and Biodiesel, based on food and non-food crops, which are combined with traditional vehicular fuels (gasoline and diesel) in varying proportions.