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Biofuel

A Biofuel is a type of fuel whose energy is derived from biological carbon fixation. Biofuels include fuels derived from biomass conversion, as well as solid biomass, liquid fuels and various biogases.

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Biofuel

Perennial

Biotechnology; Biofuel

Plant that doesn’t have to be planted every year like traditional row crops

Renewable fuels standard (RFS)

Biotechnology; Biofuel

Legislation enacted by Congress as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, requiring an increasing level of biofuels be used every year, rising to 7.5 billion gallons by 2012.

Switchgrass

Biotechnology; Biofuel

Prairie grass native to the United States and known for its hardiness and rapid growth, often cited as a potentially abundant feedstock for ethanol

Greasecar

Biotechnology; Biofuel

A diesel-powered automobile rigged post-production to run on used vegetable oil.

Hydrocarbon

Biotechnology; Biofuel

A chemical compound that contains a carbon backbone with hydrogen atoms attached to that backbone. What we refer to as petroleum is actually liquid, geologically extracted hydrocarbons, and gaseous ...

Indirect-injection engine

Biotechnology; Biofuel

An older model of diesel engine in which fuel is injected into a pre-chamber, partly combusted, and then sent to the fuel-injection chamber.

Methanol

Biotechnology; Biofuel

Alcohol containing one carbon atom per molecule, generally made from natural gas, with about half the energy density of gasoline, also known as ‘wood alcohol’

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