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การประเมิ นศั กยภาพและเทคโนโลยี การผลิ ตเชื้ อเพลิ งเหลวจากมวลชี วภาพในประเทศไทย 90 The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Vol. 38 No. 3 July-Sep 2013 Abstract Potential and Technology Assessment for Liquid Fuel Production from Biomass in Thailand Nattawut Setkit Graduate student, School of Energy, Environment and Materials, Master of Engineer- ing, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok Warunee Tia Associated professor, Department of Energy Management Technology, School of Energy, Environment and Materials at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok Somchart Soponronnarit Fellow of Academy of Science, The Royal Institute, Thailand Promotion of the use of biofuels for transportation is a measure to increase energy security of supply and reduce greenhouse gas emission Thus, this research aims to evaluate the potential and technology for liquid biofuel production in Thailand namely: ethanol, biodiesel and synthetic liquid fuel. The potential of raw materials, which were molasses, cassava, bagasses and corn stover for ethanol production; oil palm for biodiesel production; and corn stover for synthetic liquid fuel production, were analyzed based on the data of domestic production, consumption and export amounts during 2007-2009. The potential to produce ethanol, biodiesel and synthetic gasoline that was removed consumption of domestic and export were 3.82, 1.24 and 0.74 MLD, respectively. In addition, the total water requirement for crop and conversion processes of ethanol production from molasses and cassava were 49.92 and 136.69 liter of water/ MJ, respectively. While the biodiesel production from crude palm oil consumed 287.36 liter of water /MJ. Keywords: biodiesel, biofuel, ethanol, potential assessment, synthetic liquid fuels