Although ethanol has provided our world with many benefits‚ there are also many drawbacks as well. Because ethanol is manufactured from corn crops‚ the value of most corn is higher in costs. This drawback plays a role not only in the world of energy but also in the food industry‚ thus overall impacting our economy. In addition‚ the corn also requires a large quantity of land in order to produce enough material for the ethanol. Farm land is very scarce and difficult to come by‚ because of the constant
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STRAYER UNIVERSITY THE SHELL OIL COMPANY: FUEL OIL CARGO TRANSPORTATION COST MINIMIZATION A TERM PAPER SUBMITTED TO PROFESSOR FARAMARZ FATHNEZHAD‚ PH.D. QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR BUSINESS MAT540 007016 WINTER 2006 BY ALPHARD VICTOR T. ROMERO ALEXANDRIA‚ VIRGINIA MARCH 2006 Contents Chapter 1. Introduction…………………..…...…………..……………………..………..2 2. The Case Of Shell Oil Company……………………………….…...……..….3 3. The Case Figures And Calculations.……….…………………….….....
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A Fuel Alternative. The Search for an Alternative Fuel to Save the Environment… And Our Pockets. Long gone are the days were one could drive into a petrol station and fuel up your highly inefficient gas guzzling vehicle without a care for the environment and sustainability. The recent spike in the price at the bowser‚ damage to the environment and diminishing reserves has made it clear that a new‚ sustainable and clean fuel must be created in order for our vehicles and economy to operate.
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The Extraction of Bio-ethanol from Apple (Malus domesticus) and Banana (Musa accuminata Colla) Peelings through the Process of Fermentation and Distillation Abstract Apple (Malus domesticus) and banana (Musa accuminata Colla) peelings are common household waste products. This study sought to extract bioethanol from these two peelings and to compare which sample can produce more bioethanol. About 400 grams of apple and banana peeling was obtained from the 1 kilogram bought from the supermarket
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Analysis of Ethanol in Moonshine | Using the GC-MS | Jennifer Greene | ------------------------------------------------- 4 May 2012 ------------------------------------------------- 4 May 2012 Introduction: In this experiment gas chromatography is applied to separate the water-ethanol mixture. This method is often used in the determination of alcohol in blood or urine. One obvious application is when law enforcement agencies need to determine whether or not someone is inebriated
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Fossil Fuels which include Petroleum and Natural Gas were formed million years ago from the remains of plants and animals‚ are responsible 40% and 20% respectively for the world ’s energy. They were first discovered about 700-900 years ago‚ however since the first modern petroleum industry began in 1859‚ the demand for fossil fuels has escalated beyond our control. It had taken 50-300 million years to form‚ and yet we have managed to burn roughly half of all global oil reserves in merely 125 years
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Fossil Fuels America’s Dependency on Fossil Fuels America’s Dependency on Fossil Fuels For the past two hundred years the United States depends more on fossil fuels than any other power source. Without fossil fuels‚ the industrial revolution would not have had as much of an impact making United States what it is today. However‚ we as a country are facing very real problems that we must have to address quickly. We are running out of fossil fuels‚ and soon we will not have fossil fuels to power
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Alternative Fuels Rebecca Holder‚ Linda Williams‚ Caprice Harris COMM/215 July 15‚ 2013 Dr. Lonnie McCray Alternative Fuels This assessment will focus primarily on the use of alternative fuel vehicles at Lotus Rental Car’s‚ discussing the advantages and disadvantages of alternative fuels and the impact it will have on the American public. With gas prices increasing daily‚ renting a vehicle is becoming a fast growing decision for families going on vacation and people who make their living
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Palsch 1 Don Palsch Professor Sundvall ENC1101 28 of September 2013 Alternative Energy vs. Fossil Fuels There are many alternatives that can effectively replace fossil fuels. Even though the United States is still dependent on fossil fuels; we have been working vigorously toward alternative energy. In the future the goal is to be completely independent from fossil fuels. Alternative energy has many different kinds of sources such as biofuels‚ hydrogen‚ solar‚ geothermal‚ and nuclear
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driving the transportation industry‚ we are going to look at what the trend and outlook for the transportation industry looks like for the next three years and also look at how Fuel and Government regulations are affecting the transportation industry. Fuel prices‚ the economy and government regulations are the major deciding factors that will determine the strength or weakness of the trucking industry. Fuel prices have probably the largest effect on the trucking companies because fuel makes up for
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