Biofuel

Introduction Over the past 10,000 years world’s food production has undergone colossal changes and agriculture has played a central role on that process. The main focus and worries have always been centered on making improvements on food production to successfully feed an exponentially growing population. In 1779 Thomas Malthus refers to this problematic as “Famine seems to be the last, the most dreadful resource of nature. The power of population is so superior to the power in the earth to…

Corn ethanol or sugarcane ethanol? for most people who haven't heard of these two fuel resources, it sounds like something almost impossible to do, powering your vehicle with sugar cane and corn. A question that is slowly coming to light due to the high demand for eco-friendly vehicles. These are both fuel resources that have recently been introduced into our list of choices for fuel. Throughout the following paragraphs, we will discuss the differences or similarities between these two fuel…

replacement for our current fossil fuel system; but without the carbon. We really need to cut down on our carbon emissions, produce all electricity from renewable sources, and meet all of the carbon requirements that have been identified. Wind, solar and biofuels should be the way our system should respond, and in large measures. Even recently in the United States, we have discovered more natural gas that could already help us discourage our use of dirty coal. But, the bottom line is: it is…

somehow a boycott really did start to take hold (and for this you would need millions of people boycotting, not a few thousand), this may drive the price of palm oil down. If that happens, then the biofuels industry would really start to see palm oil as an affordable feedstock for fuel. If the biofuels industry starts using palm oil as its main feedstock, then the forests of S E Asia are truly…

but fail to realize how it’s still emitting CO2, and that other options emit little to none of it. (Buzz, Triplepundit.com) These alternatives include, but are not limited to; wind, photovoltaic (PV effect), geothermal, biomass/waste, algae-based biofuel, hydraulic, solar heating and cooling, tidal power, solar thermal method one; using solar panels to collect heat, solar thermal method two; amplifying the sun 's heat to create high temperatures, and fuel cells via hydrogen. (Methods found at…

2.1 Jatropha Curcas Jatropha curcas have a various advantages than by making it as a biodiesel feedstock. Jatropha Curcas can also help to recover the problematic lands such as soil erosion and act as hedge (Openshaw, 2000). The primary conservation benefits like improved soil restoration and management can be achieved by cultivation of Jatropha curcas. Other than that, this plant is act as fence which is to protect the agriculture…

President Franklin Roosevelt once thought, “A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.” This arises into a resilient indication throughout the article, “The Sumatran Rainforest Will Mostly Disappear Within 20 Years” by John Vidal. Our valued author portrays the damage that will come out of abolishing the land around us and distressing millions of citizens if not to revive forests and determine…

For as long as there has been life there has been a constant pursuit to sustain that life. The basis necessities of life air, food and water. However for humans there has been a constant pursuit of one other thing. Whether it was something that was realized or not no one knows. As a race man has always been on a quest to satisfy his natural sweet tooth. A craving that was only satisfied at first by the hunting and scavenging of sweet berries and fruits. It would be this need to satisfied man’s…

Introduction “The automobile engine will come and then I will consider my life’s work complete” – Rudolf (izquotes, n.d.) Now common place everywhere, automobile engines are small achievement on the list of accomplishments for Rudolf Diesel. The inventions he made helped shape the world we live in today and possible our future. Rudolf Diesel, his name is now synonymous with the invention he made but also engineering itself. Diesel was the first man to patent the diesel engine and the first to…

What are the implications of climate change to development? Climate change is one of the most fundamental challenges ever to confront humanity. Its implication on development is all-encompassing, affecting food security, health and safety, infrastructure, international trade, and the overall economy of a country. It also affects development policies in terms of tradeoffs, short-term actions versus long-term benefits, and individual choices versus global consequences. According to the…