https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30 Made with serendipity en-us 2019-02-07 15:55:08 UTC 2019-03-07 15:44:36 UTC hello@padlet.com rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/328806654 2019-02-07 15:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/328806654 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/329226859 2019-02-08 15:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/329226859 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/329242092 2019-02-08 15:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/329242092 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/329675619 2019-02-10 23:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/329675619 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/329897229 2019-02-11 15:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/329897229 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330369508 Why biofuel is a great alternative to fossil fuels.

“They release fewer pollutants, such as carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere, helping decrease heat-trapping gases.”

John Perritano, “Top ten advantages of biofuel”, Howstuffworks

]]> 2019-02-12 15:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330369508 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330373714 Statistic proof biofuel is cleaner

“Scientists in Australia say biodiesel made from cooking oil reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 87 percent compared with petroleum diesel”

John Perritano, “Top ten advantages of biofuel”, Howstuffworks]]> 2019-02-12 15:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330373714 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330376804 Benefits for drivers

A car that uses biofuel not only emits less pollutants it also becomes more fuel efficient. Cars that run on biodiesel get, on average, 30% better fuel economy than those which run on regular diesel.]]> 2019-02-12 15:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330376804 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330379785 Biofuel and economy

The production of biofuels can help out many rural poorer areas throughout the worlds. A crop grow in Tanzania can be used to make ethanol which can then help reduce poverty in that area. The biofuel industry is also expected to provide many jobs in America aswell.]]> 2019-02-12 15:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330379785 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330830738 Biodiesel is still used 

Some companies, like caterpillar, use engines that are compatible with biofuel 

]]> 2019-02-13 14:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330830738 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330832934 Why new Diesel engines can’t use biofuel 

The idea is fuel is injected into an exhaust which is then vaporized and leads to a reaction which cleans the DPF (Diesel particulate filter). Biofuel has a higher boiling point because it is denser than regular fuel and so no vapor is created.]]> 2019-02-13 15:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330832934 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330838571 The manufacturer changes

These manufacturers went the route of more fuel injection because it was cheaper than extra equipment. This is what caterpillar did, they reduced the waste engines put out while still allowing biodiesel compatibility.]]> 2019-02-13 15:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330838571 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330843995 Why engines can’t use biofuel continued.

“The reason conventional biodiesel doesn't work in standard diesel engines is that about 95 percent of its constituent molecules are the same length and, therefore, boil at roughly the same temperature.” Vs petrodiesel which has molecule at many different lengths allowing for a wider boiling range]]> 2019-02-13 15:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330843995 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330847210 Improvements

There was already an existing process to make biofuel compatible, but the process used up a lot of the biofuel to create it. Lukas Gooßen and his team are using catalysts to make the process faster and easier.]]> 2019-02-13 15:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330847210 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330852765 What they did 

“They were able to blend rapeseed oil methyl ester (RME) — a common raw material for making biofuels — and ethylene into a fuel with the same boiling profile as petrodiesel. Ethylene is an abundant hydrocarbon that can be generated from plant-derived ethanol or shale gas.”]]> 2019-02-13 15:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/330852765 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332476309 Future of biofuels

“EPA’s (2010) analysis of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) projected that several types of biofuels could yield lower lifecycle GHG emissions than gasoline over a 30 year time horizon.”]]> 2019-02-18 22:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332476309 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332477182 Current trend of biofuel

“Ethanol is the most widely used bioalcohol fuel. Most vehicles can use gasoline-ethanol blends containing up to 10 percent ethanol (by volume). Flexible fuel vehicles can use E85, a gasoline-ethanol blend containing up to 85 percent ethanol.”]]> 2019-02-18 22:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332477182 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332477696 Possible economic benefits of biofuel production

"If biofuel production and use reduces our consumption of imported fossil fuels, we may become less vulnerable to the adverse impacts of supply disruptions.”]]> 2019-02-18 22:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332477696 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332478108 Government and bio fuel

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) Gave grants and tax credits toward biofuel production aswell  as set standards for efficient biofuels must be. ]]> 2019-02-18 22:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332478108 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332479061 The breakthrough

"The key to the scientists’ discovery is a new version of a zeolite catalyst – HPW/Meso-HZ-5 - which can be used to make the process of converting industrial biomass into an organic biofuel compound called furfural far more efficient”]]> 2019-02-18 22:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332479061 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332479798 Progress so far

So far the zeolite catalyst has show great results in first first trials and has great performers compared to its parent catalysts.]]> 2019-02-18 22:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332479798 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332480921 How it works

The catalysts basically increased the avaibility of active sites and decreases the time it takes for the catalyst to find the active site thus increases its accessibility. ]]> 2019-02-18 22:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332480921 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332484049 Impacts of new catalyst 

This could bring income benefits to farmers as well as helps out poverty stricten parts of the world where farming is dominat ]]> 2019-02-18 23:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/332484049 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/333023919 Cars can switch to biofuel

"Until two years ago, all diesel engines were B100-compatible...standards set by both the Environment Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board, phased in for 2007, required all passenger vehicles to meet the same, stricter emissions [As gas powered cars].”]]> 2019-02-20 03:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/333023919 rweber001 https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/333024157 Further drawbacks

The process is way to expensive at 1,125$ Per quart of this biofuel and the catalysts are short lived. They are currently trying to find a catalyst that will make the process much more efficent ]]> 2019-02-20 03:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rweber001/i335q2cfgo30/wish/333024157