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com/environment/global-warming/biofuel-profile/ In the beginning of the 20th century, henry ford discovered that cars can run off of peanut oil. But bio fuels were forgotten due to the mass discovery of petroleum. Biofuels are similar to fossil fuels like gas except that biofuels are created from plants grown today. Most of the gas used in the US are blended with ethanol. Brazil has turned sugar cane into ethanol. Biodiesel-a fuel like diesel made from palm oil- is generally available in Europe. (NEGATIVE)Cars create a lot of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is the main source of carbon dioxide. When making biofuels, you use the same amount of carbon dioxide that they produce so there is no net total. Whereas underground oil reserves take no carbon dioxide to get but it creates carbon dioxide. CONS: The process of growing the plants and processing them into fuel takes a lot of energy. Does it take more energy to make then it produces? Much of this energy comes from coal and natural gas so biofuels don't create as much energy as they use. http://www.rerenergygroup.com/services/bio-facts.php ` http://www.agmrc.org/renewable_energy/biodiesel/biodiesel-economics-coststax-credits-and-co-product http://www.easychem.com.au/production-of-materials/renewable-ethanol/advantages-anddisadvantages-of-ethanol-as-a-fuel http://www.energyformankind.org/biofuel-energy/biofuels-pros-and-cons/ This website shows the pros and cons of biofuels energy. There pros of biofuel outweigh the cons and the harm that fossil fuels cause . Biofuels comes from animal fat, vegetables oil, and plants.This energy source is deprived from organic matter. http://www.solarfeeds.com/biofuels-pros-and-cons/ This website types about both the biodiesel fuels and bio et Types 1st and 2nd generation Ethanol(liquid biofuel) 1st generation biodiesel(liquid biofuel)all of the above First-generation biofuels are made largely from edible sugars and starches. Pro 1. 2. 3. 4. Second-generation biofuels are made from nonedible plant materials. Third-generation biofuels are made from algae and other microbes.

Can be made from biomass renewable energy many types of oils and plants can be made into ethanol and biodiesel Ethanol burns cleaner than gasoline, producing less carbon monoxide(reduces air pollution) 5. can be produced domestically( not needed to import)

6. biodiesel burns cleaner than diesel, producing less particulate and fewer sulfur compounds. 7. plants made to produce biofuel consume CO2 8. Greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced as much as 90% 9. no special vehicle needed: ethanol can be used by all gasoline vehicles with slight alterations 10. Ethanol is relatively inexpensive to process. Con

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Raise prices for products where biofuel can be made of huge investments of land and water would be put into this if it takes of less energy comes out than from petroleum currently limited kinds of vehicles who can use pure ethanol and biodiesel produce significantly more nitrous oxide than petroleum Ethanol produces more ozone than gasoline and contributes to smog Currently expensive to produce in large scale production Ethanol takes twice as much ethanol to get the same energy as gasoline;biodiesel has slightly less energy than regular diesel 9. biodiesel is more corrosive to engine parts than standard diesel 10. Cannot be passed through pipelines 11. Likely to produce bacteria buildup in tank
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/ethanol.shtml ----- http://biofuel.org.uk/ ----http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/bioethanol-the-advantages-anddisadvantages/ ----http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/Ethanol_Biofuel_Pros_and_Cons http://www.forbes.com/2006/04/07/biofuel-benefit-ethanol-cx_0410oxford.html Ethanol is made out of plant feedstock such as corn, beetroot, sugar beet, or sugar cane and fermenting it. Biodiesel is made out of combining raw vegetable oil with methanol to make a vegetable oil methyl ester (VOME). http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/ethanol-vs-biodiesel-just-the-facts.html

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