Bioethanol
What is bioethanol?
ethanol made from a biological source
What is biodiesel?
A type of biofuel made from renewable vegetable oils.
What is biogas mostly made up of? (name 2 gases)
Methane and carbon dioxide
What are infinite resources called?
Renewable resource
What is considered costly in making biofuels?
The tech/machinery to make biofuels
How does carbon dioxide get converted into glucose?
photosynthesis
How is biodiesel created?
transesterification
What is the proportion of methanol proportionate to?
The type of waste that is broken down
What type of emissions do biofuels reduce?
Greenhouse gas emissions
If not controlled, what happens when there are too many places to make biofuels?
lead to deforestation or depletion of soil
How does glucose get converted into ethanol?
What can biodiesel be catalyzed by (name 3)
Acid, alkali, and alkaline crystals
What percentage of methane does carbohydrates produce?
50%
Which biofuels can be made up from natural waste?
Biodiesel and Biogas
why would natural lands be contested?
For places to make biofuels and farmers wanting to use the land
Fill in the blank: Carbon dioxide + ___ -> Glucose + ___
Water, Oxygen
What protonates the carbonyl group?
Acid
What percentage of methane is there in the biogas which is given when fatty acids decompose in moist conditions?
69.4%
Biofuels can be ___ neutral
Carbon Neutral
If trying to mass produce what could be added to the process biofuels that’s harmful to the land?
Adding fertilizers and pesticides
Why is bioethanol carbon neutral?
Because the CO2 that is released when it burns gets balanced by the CO2 that the plant absorbed
What does alkali deprotonate (name 2)
Methanol or alcohol
How is biogas made?
Organic matter is broken down by microorganism's in absence of oxygen
How do biofuels help less developed countries?
Can make new jobs or Increase overall GDP
Why is the energy output of biofuels a disadvantage?
They don’t produce as much energy per kg