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Biofuel - Coggle Diagram
Biofuel
Types
ethanol
from corn/ sugar cane
through fermentation
fermentation
microbes
absorb starches/sugar
produce alcohol
e10
90% gasoline + 10% ethanol
biodiesel
from vegetable oils
not efficient
turns solid when cold
What?
energy made from biomass
material derived from living things
advantages
renewable
reproduce plants
carbon-neutral
plants absorb carbon
burn cleaner
emit less CO2
drawbacks
less efficient
not fast
filled up often
requires energy
while growing crops
using fossil fuels
food shortages + price hikes
possible solutions
algae
common worldwidely
more production
cellulosic ethanol
based on cell walls of plants
plant-based fuels
inedible parts