Abstract

LAINE, Jorge. Bio-fuels and human nutrition. INCI [online]. 2008, vol.33, n.1, pp.71-73. ISSN 0378-1844.

The exhaustion of the world fossil hydrocarbon reserves predicted for the present century will make it necessary to implement three emergent alternatives: 1) the use of bio-fuels, 2) solar energy through photovoltaic cells, and 3) nuclear energy and others. Although the use of bio-fuels is the nearest alternative, it should not be taken as definitive, because it can upset human food supply. Bio-fuels could be better considered as a transition vehicle between the fossil fuel age and the age of new energy alternatives.

Keywords : Alimentos ; Biocombustibles ; Biomasa ; Caña de Azúcar ; Energía Renovable .