ABSTRACT In this lab we examined sugarcane and corn to see which of these uses fermentation to produce CO2 more efficiently. Finding out which substrate will produce CO2 more efficiently will show which product will be more useful in protecting the environment. After many steps and mixtures, it concluded that the hypothesis made in the beginning was rejected.
INTRODCTION
Glycolysis is an anaerobic metabolic pathway that is found in the cytosol of cells, which form ATP by breaking down the glucose. By breaking down the glucose enzymes, it releases energy and pyruvic acid. Fermentation includes glycolysis plus the reactions that stimulate NAD+ by transferring electrons from NADH to pyruvate (Houghton). NAD can then be reused to oxidize sugar by glycolysis, which creates two molecules of ATP by substrate-level phosphorylation. Fermentation uses glycolysis for electron transportation to create energy (ATP).
This leads to the production of biofuels and the positive outcome it would have on the environment. Like the article said, fermentation can be one way to make ethanol using yeast (Bourne). Using this method of making ethanol adds oxygen to diesel/petroleum blends, which reduce unburned hydrocarbon emissions and reduces the rate of greenhouse gases. In addition, it is also better for cars since it increase engine …show more content…
First, using crops in the production of ethanol will also impact the way crops are used for food. For instance, a bushel of corn at 56 pounds can make 2.5 gallons of ethanol, which a farm that produces 125 bushels an acre that would make 310 gallons of ethanol. Therefore, it would require 2.5 million acres to produce the average need of 8 billion gallons. Second, since the population is always increasing, the use for farmland is declining. This makes people argue that using farmland for energy production is putting people in poverty
INTRODCTION
Glycolysis is an anaerobic metabolic pathway that is found in the cytosol of cells, which form ATP by breaking down the glucose. By breaking down the glucose enzymes, it releases energy and pyruvic acid. Fermentation includes glycolysis plus the reactions that stimulate NAD+ by transferring electrons from NADH to pyruvate (Houghton). NAD can then be reused to oxidize sugar by glycolysis, which creates two molecules of ATP by substrate-level phosphorylation. Fermentation uses glycolysis for electron transportation to create energy (ATP).
This leads to the production of biofuels and the positive outcome it would have on the environment. Like the article said, fermentation can be one way to make ethanol using yeast (Bourne). Using this method of making ethanol adds oxygen to diesel/petroleum blends, which reduce unburned hydrocarbon emissions and reduces the rate of greenhouse gases. In addition, it is also better for cars since it increase engine …show more content…
First, using crops in the production of ethanol will also impact the way crops are used for food. For instance, a bushel of corn at 56 pounds can make 2.5 gallons of ethanol, which a farm that produces 125 bushels an acre that would make 310 gallons of ethanol. Therefore, it would require 2.5 million acres to produce the average need of 8 billion gallons. Second, since the population is always increasing, the use for farmland is declining. This makes people argue that using farmland for energy production is putting people in poverty