is returned to the air when the plants are burned. Many different kinds of biomass‚ such as wood chips‚ corn‚ and some types of garbage‚ are used to produce electricity. Some types of biomass can be converted into liquid fuels called biofuels that can power cars‚ trucks‚ and tractors. Leftover food products like vegetable oils and animal fats can create biodiesel‚ while corn‚ sugarcane‚ and other plants can be fermented to produce ethanol. Categories of biomass
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"International Biodiesel Day". Diesel later demonstrated his engine and received the Grand Prix (highest prize) at the World Fair in Paris‚ France in 1900. This engine stood as an example of Diesel ’s vision because it was powered by peanut oil a biofuel‚ though not
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microalgae: ponds‚ tanks‚ tubes and fermenters. Journal of Biotechnology. 70: 313– 321. Chisti‚ Y. (2007) Biodiesel from microalgae. Biotechnology Advances. 25: 294–306. Dragone‚ G.‚ Fernandes‚ B.‚ Vicente‚ A.A. and Teixeira‚ J.A. (2010) Third generation biofuels from microalgae. Current Research‚ Technology and Education Topics in Applied Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology‚ 2: 1355-1366. Lee‚ J.Y.‚ Yoo‚ C.‚ Jun‚ S.Y.‚ Ahn‚ C.Y. and Oh‚ H.M. (2010) Comparison of several methods for effective lipid extraction
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into the American market with 5% biodiesel blends‚ indicating at least partial acceptance of biodiesel as an acceptable diesel fuel additive. In 2007‚ DaimlerChrysler indicated its intention to increase warranty coverage to 20% biodiesel blends if biofuel quality in the United States can be standardized. British train operating
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KOMODO BIO FUELS – CASE STUDY There is several risk identification to be asked in this projects‚ those are as follows: 1. Environmental risk * This is particularly in connection with natural resources‚ there is a risk that the natural resources‚ raw materials‚ or other factors of productions necessary for successful operation may become depleted or unavailable during the life of project * Does the company engage the independent consultant to do the assessment and research of conservation
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Hybrid Cars Versus Conventional Cars Frank J. DiMauro ENVS 664-660 November 25th‚ 2008 Richard W. Berman 1 Hybrids‚ Hybrids Everywhere... As Americans become increasingly more concerned about global warming‚ many are making choices about the vehicles they drive based on fuel economy and tail pipe emissions. Hybrid sales have increased 313% from 84‚199 cars in 2004‚ to 347‚102 in 2007. Driving a hybrid might make people feel better for helping the environment‚ but is it really better for our planet
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Factors contributed to rising food price 2.1 Demand side factors: As there is a rising demand for meat in the fast growing economies countries such as China and India‚ this brought by the rising demand of grain‚ as large amount of grain are needed to feed chickens‚ pigs and cows to produce meat in the market. There is a derived demand between grain and meat‚ in which an increase demand for meat leads to a rise in demand for grain‚ which driven up the price of grains. Due to the rapid
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The Alternatives for the future By Pedro Albuquerque Index: Summary The real alternatives Proved oil and natural gas reserves World primary energy consumption Fuel fundamentals Fuel sources Alternatives for the future Dual-fuel Bio-diesel GTL Diesel Ethanol Hydrogen Gasoline Analyses & Conclusions Bibliography Acknowledgement 3 5 7 7 8 10 11 14 21 25 29 31 34 37 39 44 45 Summary 2 Alternatives future for the As the we live in a world that relies 99% in those two fuels for
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Outline the major macroenvironmental factors-demographic‚ economic‚ natural‚ technological‚ political‚ and cultural- that affected the introduction and relaunch of the Toyota Prius. How well has Toyota dealt with each of these factors? - Demographic factor: Due to the rapid growth of population‚ the demand for automobile had grown swiftly and the consumers are likely to compare the differences and improvements in various automobile before they made their choice. Therefore from the beginning‚ Toyota
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ALGAL BIO-DIESEL POWER PLANT INTRODUCTION: Algae- most promising alternative renewable energy source available. It decreases the need for fossil fuels and thus makes our environment healthier. Algae oil is produced as much faster as 30 times than other biomass feedstock while its producing amount is up to 300 times more resulting 600 tons of bio-diesel per day which will produce 200MW of electricity per hour. MAJOR COMPONENTS IN ALGAE BIO-DIESEL POWER PLANT: 1. Algae plantation
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