Intro to Biofuels

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Intro to Biofuels

• ASEEN WORKSHOP
• SHSU 2015

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What is Biofuel?
A biofuel is a fuel that uses energy from a
carbon fixation. These fuels are produced from
living organisms. Bio fuel is a natural
alternative from other fossil fuels and is
attained from living or biological material that
has just died.
Biofuel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Examples of carbon fixation are 1. Plants
2. Micro algae
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What is biomass?
Biomass is biological derived from living, or
recently living organisms. It most often refers
to plants or plant-based materials which are
specifically called lignocellulosic biomass
Biomass is converted to energy by 1. Thermal
conversion 2. Chemical conversion 3.
Biochemical conversion
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What is methane gas?
Methane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Farm Power
Farm Methane Digesters
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Methane gas recover from landfills
Landfill Gas Recovery Systems www.AirAndGas.net
Tuthill Representatives
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What is Bioethanol ?
Ethanol fuel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Net energy ratio -- the amount of energy each
unit puts out isn't much more than the energy put
into its production
Corn Ethanol
Bioenergy Feedstock Information Network
Cellulosic ethanol
Switch grass ethanol
Grass Makes Better Ethanol than Corn Does -
Scientific American
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ALGAE For Fuel
Algae For Fuel
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Two Methods of Growing Algae
Cultivation of Algae - Photobioreactor - Oilgae -
Oil from Algae
Photobioreactor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Distillers Grains As Feed For Livestock
Distillers Grains
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FOOD vs FEED vs FUEL
Biodiesel and the Food vs. Fuel Debate - eXtension
Food versus fuels - biofuels and future farming
priorities
http//www.actionaid.org.uk/sites/default/files/do
c_lib/meals_per_gallon_final.pdf
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http//www.ctbiofuelinfo.org/category.htm?idkp4v4
ksw http//www.ctbiofuelinfo.org http//www.alter
native-energy-news  http//www.energyfuturecoaliti
on.org/biofuels/fact_biodiesel.htm
http//www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/us/dairy-finds-w
ay-to-let-cows-power-trucks.html?refbiofuels_r0
  http//www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/20
13/jun/19/eu-votes-biofuels-food-crops
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Subsides http//www.smartplanet.com/blog/intellig
ent-energy/energy-subsidy-showdown-fossil-fuels-nu
clear-biofuels-vs-renewables/9113
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Breakeven Price Biodiesel vs Petrodiesel  www.biof
uels-platform  http//www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/
may08/biodiesel.htm
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Methane http//www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/us/dair
y-finds-way-to-let-cows-power-trucks.html?refbiof
uels_r0  http//www.guardian.co.uk/global-develo
pment/2013/jun/19/eu-votes-biofuels-food-crops htt
p//www.fuelfreedom.org/myth-corn-ethanol-reduces-
the-human-food-supply-of-corn/ http//advancedbiof
uelsusa.info/center-assists-with-national-4-h-biof
uels-curriculum-development  http//advancedbiofue
lsusa.info/education/for-teachers   http//biofuel
.tamu.edu/ http//advancedbiofuelsusa.info/truly-s
ustainable-renewable-future
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enthanol by products http//www.ams.usda.gov/mnre
ports/nw_gr212.txt  Lubricity http//mnbiodiesel.
com/?page_id300  http//www.ars.usda.gov/research
/publications/publications.htm?seq_no_115171882  
lubricity of ultra low sulfur diesel
http//www.wellworthproducts.com/articles/lubrica
tionsulfur.asp  bio diesel vs petro diesel
http//www.biofueltek.co.uk/wvo-bio-diese-additiv
es/bio-diesel-vs-fossil-diesel.php  global
warning awareness http//www.globalgwa.org/biodie
sel-vs-petroleum-diesel.html http//www.bio-rad.co
m/prd/en/US/LSE/PDP/KVHOJU15/Biofuel-Enzyme-Kit?WT
.mc_idaw-lsd-na-biofuel_enzymeWT.srch1WT.knsh_
id5b99c893-915d-8a28-dbe5-0000096fe6d6  http//ww
w.siue.edu/ethanolresearch/demonstration-kits.shtm
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Kits
Biofuel Enzyme Kit Life Science Education
Bio-Rad
Biodiesel starter kit - school education,
directions for making biodiesel
Biodiesel Starter Kits - Get Started Making
Biodiesel! - Utah Biodiesel Supply
http//www.ethanolresearch.com/favicon.ico
Production of Biodiesel Kit Sample Teacher's
Manual Carolina.com
https//utahbiodieselsupply.com