biofuel
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Q: Biofuel ??
how can biofuels compete with food ??
i mean they are both made using the same resources i know that producind biofuels will decrease the land used for planting food But what else ??
and if you thiis that biology is not the right Category for this essue tell me where it will fit
and thanx
A: That’s why we need to legalize hemp for industrial use. No need to use corn and wheat for fuels when hemp could do it all.
Q: How do I invest in Algae Biofuel? Is it in stocks or commodity?
I want to invest in Algae Biofuel but I don’t know how I can do so. Many of the companies are private companies that don’t have stock symbols. Do I just invest in big companies that invest in Algae like Chevron or Exxon? Or is a commodity I can buy?
A: You could go to http://www.sec.gov navigate to the Edgar search, do a word search for the term “Algae Biofuel” to find public filings where that term is used and narrow your search from there. I am not aware of an Alage Biofuel commodities contract.
Q: How can I make home made biofuel from used cooking oil?
I tried searching the web but most don’t explain how, what ingredients are needed and the actual process to make biofuel from used cooking oil.
A: Google “goat industries” it tells you absolutely everything you could possibly want to know about SVO, WVO, and biodiesel.
Q: How do I get Algae for Biofuel?
I have heard of algae as a very promising source of biofuel. I am doing a project on it. Can anyone tell me if there is a specific kind I would need, and how to grow it?
A: Right now, it would be very hard to grow algae and use it to fuel your car. No one is selling it yet, and there are a number of companies involved in R&D right now.
That said, you would need to grow species rich in oil, many species of diatom contain large amounts of oil. The link will point you to a page you can use to download a short book about algae.
Q: Is algae a second generation or third generation biofuel, and what makes it so?
I’m reading up on biofuels and am confused as to whether algae is a second or third generation biofuel.
A: Algae is a Third Generation Biofuel.
Algae fuel, also called algal fuel, oilgae[1], algaeoleum or third generation biofuel [2] , is a biofuel from algae. Compared with second generation biofuels, algae are high-yield high-cost (30 times more energy per acre than terrestrial crops) feedstocks to produce biofuels. Since the whole organism uses sunlight to produce lipids, or oil, algae can produce more oil in an area the size of a two-car garage than an entire football field of soybeans.[3]
Every drop of oil on earth comes from millions of years of buildup from algae and other natural residue… buried, compressed, and eventually drilled–supplying our energy since the late 1800s.
Now, consider that we’re going to deplete, in less than 300 years, what took hundreds of millions of years to form. And with the inevitable global depletion of oil, alternative forms of energy are destined to emerge.
Algae, ironically, is one of them…
Research at leading universities suggests that algae could supply enough fuel to meet all of America’s transportation needs in the form of biodiesel… using a scant 0.2% of the nation’s land.
In fact, enough algae can be grown to replace all transportation fuels in the U.S. on only 15,000 square miles, or 4.5 million acres of land.
That’s about the size of Maryland.
Q: Can Biofuel be made from yard and forest debris?
Instead of corn and soybean oil, we can use yard and forest debris. I have been driving through the Oregon highways and found tree debris as well as trees. We can allow cut down the trees and have them (or the Oregon State nonviolent prision population) clean up the debris so that the company can produce biofuel. Grass can be included. Why pay $116 per barrel of oil and increase our food prices because corn and soybean being diverted to make biofuel where we can use plant debris.
A: Synthetic diesel
Wood, hemp, straw, corn, garbage, food scraps, and sewage-sludge may be dried and gasified to synthesis gas. After purification the Synthetic diesel
Wood, hemp, straw, corn, garbage, food scraps, and sewage-sludge may be dried and gasified to synthesis gas. After purification the Fischer-Tropsch process is used to produce synthetic diesel.[10] This means that synthetic diesel oil may be one route to biomass based diesel oil. Such processes are often called Biomass-To-Liquids or BTL.
Synthetic diesel may also be produced out of natural gas in the Gas-to-liquid (GTL) process or out of coal in the Coal-to-liquid (CTL) process. Such synthetic diesel has 30% less particulate emissions than conventional diesel (US- California). is used to produce synthetic diesel.[10] This means that synthetic diesel oil may be one route to biomass based diesel oil. Such processes are often called Biomass-To-Liquids or BTL.
Synthetic diesel may also be produced out of natural gas in the Gas-to-liquid (GTL) process or out of coal in the Coal-to-liquid (CTL) process. Such synthetic diesel has 30% less particulate emissions than conventional diesel (US- California).
this is a old process dating back to 1920s
this was used by Germany during WW2 to create a large amount of there military fuel
Q: How is biofuel made from algae?
I;m doing a project on corn ethanol, and algae keeps being mentioned as an alternative. So how do you go about producing a biofuel from algae?
A: You press the oil out of the algae, there are a number of ways to do this. Once you have to oil you treat it like any other vegetable oil. That is you go through the standard process of making boi-diesel.
You can also use the waste to make ethanol.
Q: So, the increased production of biofuel crops are cusing global food prices to rise?
Even the top dog of the IPCC is saying it is a tragedy that people are moving to biofuel crops instead of growing food. What ther hell did they expect? How long before admit to their folly of global warming caused by humans? Recent studies show that biofuel crops are causing more damage than good, How much are you willing to pay for sugar and bread?
A: Yes, I read about this last week. Apparently the amount of crops needed to fill the tank of a Chelsea tractor would feed a family of 4 for three months. It is now becoming a fight between filling tanks and filling bellies. Plus more rain forest is being cleared to make way for crop growing – swings and roundabouts.
Q: How will the increase demand for alcohols affect the price for biofuel and food staples in America?
There has been concern expressed that the demand for alcohol (ethanol) used is the production of biofuel will result in an increase in the price of food staples in less developed nations. In America, methanol, instead of ethanol, is chiefly used in the production of biofuels. Will the increase demand for methanol significantly drive up the price for certain food stables used to produce it? If it does, would government regulations capping the price be a viable way to ensure cheap renable energy?
A: It won’t actually have much effect. There is a large amount of ‘capacity’ that is not being used in the american food staples production. Land that is not being farmed. An increase in demand would be met by more farming, particularly if agricultural subsidy policies are changed in the US to encourage the production of crops that are usable in the biofuels market.
Q: What impact will it have on Africa with the world converting all the “food” into biofuel?
What is going to happen to the poor nations in Africa with the World converting their own surplus maize, soya etc into biofuel? Will this mean that their will not be anymore free “handouts” to the poorer/war and drought stricken nations in Africa by the richer nations? Allready here in South Africa sunflower oil has more than doubled in price?
A: That is exactly what Africa needs. No more handouts. If the world just stopped giving the whole time maybe Africa would be able to get off their lazy butts and do something for once. Not just wait for everything to be given but to actually do some work to get it.
For how long have we had to give to the starving millions in Ethiopia? It is always some country. The money used for food could have been used on educating them to grow crops properly and they would be able to provide for themselves.
I think it would be the best thing that has ever happened to Africa.
Q: How can I change algae into biofuel?
I need to know the extact procedures on how to change algae into biofuel, as well as information on where i can buy the materials.
A: The research group below is working on it, there’s a lot of information on their web page.
Q: Is biofuel the answer to the global warming problem?
what is biofuel? what are pros and cons?
is it a better answer than nuclear power/other alternatives?
A: Biofuel is a generic term for various oils and alcohols of vegetable origin. (i.e. from fermenting and distilling biomass)
As some already replied, growing energy crops purely for fuel oil is a *demented* use of arable land, which is shrinking, as population grows.
There is also the problem of passing off biodiesel as a clean fuel, when in many cases the “bio” element may be only as little as 30% (see UK).
The only exception might be using waste vegetable oil (WVO) in specially converted engines, after polymerisation
Q: What is the most common type of algae being used for biofuel/ biodiesel?
what is the common algae type being harvested and grown for biofuel?
A: I’m not sure, but may be this will help.
OSCIL2 Oscillatoria Cyanophyceae 4.23 I/55
CHLOC4 Chlorococcum/ Eremosphaera Chlorophyceae 3.47 I/55
Q: Is there any down side to burning biofuel in a diesel engine or cooking oil?
Fuel prices are getting so high I am considering biofuel for my diesel.
A: picking up the wvo, finding methanol, finding good lye, buying or building your cooker which the nice ones are like 4k. then you have to water wash your bio diesel 3 times or you run the risk of harm to your injector system. some of the downside but you allready know the goodstuff.
Q: Where Can I find information about Biofuel Subsidaries?
My teacher asked us to debate about should the U.S government eleminate subsidaries for biofuel? I need to find some information about the issue. Any adivse please or website reference
A: http://www.globalsubsidies.org/en/research/biofuel-subsidies-united-states
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20070501faessay86305/c-ford-runge-benjamin-senauer/how-biofuels-could-starve-the-poor.html
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