Algae and Biomass Briquettes
Energy (Algae)
People say that Algae is the biofuel of the future.
 But it isn’t as simple as getting the algae itself and
putting it in our gas tanks.
 Scientist have to use various mechanical and
chemical methods.
 Algae might be an end to using fossil flues.
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Benefits (Algae)
We don’t have to use crops such as palms to
produce oil.
 Algae grows almost anywhere.
 Can reduce Carbon emissions depending on
where it’s grown.
 The extracts from the algae oil can be used as
livestock feed and can be made into ethanol .
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Drawbacks (Algae)
There are a couple of disadvantages.
 For one, this is a new technology.
 Produces unstable biodiesel.
 Biodiesel performs poorly compared to fossil fuels.
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Government plans (Algae)
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The government pledged to invest up to $24
million to three research groups.
Not number one fuel source?
(algae)
One reason that algae is not our number one fuel
source is that algae biofuel is still a new concept.
 But in the future it might replace fossil fuels.
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Energy (BB)
Biomass briquettes will soon replace Coal, Natural
Gases, Kerosene, Diesel, Lignite etc.
 They are eco-friendly and renewable resources.
 It is also cheaper than other fuels.
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Benefits (BB)
Biomass briquettes is a good substitute for coal
since they are made of natural material.
 Also because they do not put any pollution in the
air like coal does.
 Factories started using this product since they
herd about its benefits.
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Disadvantages (BB)
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The first and possibly the worst disadvantage to
using biomass briquettes is that directly burning
biomass as a fuel produces more greenhouse
gasses that can be absorbed by the plants,
making global warming worst.
Government plans (BB)
As for our government, we really have any plans.
 But it is available for factories.
 In India, they are preparing to use biomass for
their factories in 2012.
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Not number one fuel source?
(BB)
The reason that Biomass Briquettes is not our
number one fuel source is because it is still
relatively new like algae.
 But it still could replace Coal, Natural Gases,
Kerosene, Diesel, Lignite etc.
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Sites
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http://www.biomass.net/Biomass-Advantages.html
http://iicleantech.com/blog/2011/03/25/bright-greenprospect-algae-biofuels/
http://jkbriquette.com/product.htm
http://mybiofuel.info/Disadvantages/bio-briquettesfuel-268.html
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuelefficiency/biofuels/convert-algae-to-biofuel.htm
http://www.environblog.com/2008/06/algae-oilproduction-disadvatages-benefits.html
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/bio
fuel/4213775
Sites
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http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/87/i27/8727notw5.ht
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