Biofuel

Biofuels have started to become one of the major fuel sources from around the world. A biofuel is any fuel that is derived from recently living organisms. It accounts for just over 10% of America’s total gasoline consumption (Solutions and Energy, 2016). We start to move towards these fuels as it is expected that by 2088 we will have run out of all of our fossil fuels (Ecotricity, 2016). There are however various pros and cons that derive from the biofuels in comparison to the fossil fuels. I am…

The Juxtaposition of the Use of Biofuels in the Race to Reduce Carbon Emissions By Bobbie Sue Fenton In this paper, I wish to address how biofuels, looked at by some as the ‘savior’ in reducing carbon emissions and reducing the use of fossil fuels, has caused more problems than they have solved. The plan is to use a fair and balanced argument to prove my viewpoint. I chose this topic, coming from an agricultural background, because of my intense dislike for biofuels in not only the way that…

Biofuel Uses. It is a common misnomer that whenever term “biofuel” is prompted, it is somehow associated with use in automobiles, trucks and possibly planes. Whereas, due to diversity, biofuels have the capacity to replace all types of human energy needs from home heating to vehicle fuel and most importantly electricity generation. This has been explained below:-. (a) Transportation. Globally, transportation accounts for 25% of energy demand and consumes nearly 62% of fossil oil. Two-thirds of…

population have also increase the greenhouse gases on the planet. The depletion and of petroleum and to their harm to the environment, biofuel arise as a promising option to replace fossil fuels in the future. Biofuel are derived from biomass conversion with many different examples such as biogas, biodiesel and bioethanol as the most currently used, and biofuels are considered not to leave a carbon print to the environment since they are considered CO2 neutral (1). The total dependency on…

Significant consequences of biofuel production is the increasing price of food crops, and the creation of more space for new farmland, hence, leading to deforestation. Food Prices The major ethical issue associated with the production of biofuels is the increased food prices. As the global price of oil increases, the biofuel industry becomes more attractive to grow. Hence, a majority of farmers will choose grow biofuel crops than food crops, which will lead to food shortages…

• Use of proper biodiesel blend in the engine approved by many automakers • Fuel economy and power of biofuel is less • Currently more costly • B100 is not use in low temperatures due to converting gel Natural Gas: natural gas like methane is cleanest burning alternative fuels. It can be used in the form of compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG). Application of CNG and LPG are automobile and cooking. Dedicated natural gas vehicles are designed to run on natural gas only,…

3. DISCUSSIONS 3.1. Biofuel Production in Faster and Cheaper Way. As we review, the prospects of using yeasts and microalgae as sources of cheap oils that can be used for biodiesel. We conclude that yeast oils, the cheapest of the oils producible by heterotrophic microorganisms, are too expensive to be viable alternatives to the major commodity plant oils. Algal oils are similarly unlikely to be economic; the cheapest form of cultivation is in open ponds, which then requires a robust,…

If biofuels become more popular, more organic material will needed; if this organic material happens to be crops, then land will be needed (Ibid). This land will have to cleared and plowed in order to be suitable for growing. Clearing and plowing of the land…

2. Which two renewable energy forms did you choose? In this DF I’d like to discuss biofuel and hydrokinetic power. 3. For each, describe two benefits. Biofuel yields many benefits, however, I feel like the two most important benefits we see when utilizing biofuels are, number one is that it is renewable and number two it reduces Greenhouse gases. Unlike fossil fuels, that we so greatly depend on, biofuels come from renewable resources such as corn, manure, and waste from plant crops, yard…

investigated was Ethanol, which was fuel that i thought was most suitable for the car manufacturing plant. Ethanol is a fuel that has been made from plants and crops which are known as biofuels. Of these, the most commonly extracted and used one is Ethanol and Biodiesel. Ethanol, along with other alcohols are all flammable. Biofuels are produced from wheat, corn and sugarcane which can be produced on demand, so they are sustainable. There are good advantages to using ethanol, however are…