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With biofuels, drive econologically!
Biofuels combine the advantage of being ecological and economical. Today the main biofuels are methane, bioethanol and biodiesel.
The idea of biofuel is not new: In 1897, Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the eponymous combustion engine, was already running his machines in peanut oil! The Ford T produced from 1903 to 1926 also ran on ethanol. When in the middle of the 20th century petroleum products began to hit the market en masse, biofuels fell asleep. Today, as oil resources begin to show their limits, biofuels are gaining momentum ... slowly!
What is biofuel?
Biofuel is a liquid fuel obtained from natural products. There are conventionally three main biofuel industries:
• fuels based on vegetable oil: they are obtained from oil crops such as rapeseed, sunflower and more recently jatropha (a rustic plant which has the advantage of growing in semi-arid countries where traditionally nothing grows). They can be used either pure in a diesel engine, without modification of the latter, or mixed up to 5 to 30% with diesel (diester) after having undergone a reaction with methyl alcohol.
• alcohol-based fuels (methanol, ethanol): they are obtained from cultures capable of fermenting to give an alcohol (beet, cane but also wheat which gives starch which can be transformed into sugar). They can be used either pure by modifying the car engine, or mixed in a refinery with petroleum products after having undergone a reaction with isobuthene.
• methane-based fuels contained in biogas: they are obtained by natural fermentation of organic matter on farms (manure, slurry) or in technical landfills (household waste). Methane can be used pure like CNG, or natural gas vehicle, which currently comes from natural gas deposits or used to supply an industrial process for manufacturing liquid fuels from gas (the Fischer-Tropsch process) .
Why is it ecological?
Biofuels are of natural origin and emit far less CO2 into the atmosphere than conventional fossil fuels. In addition, as their production relies mainly (except in the case of methane) on the cultivation of plants that absorb CO2 to grow, the circle is complete. Regarding more specifically methane, the raw material is free, only processing equipment has a cost.
Why is it economical?
Producing oil or alcohol is cheaper than extracting petroleum and is, in principle, renewable. If the current residual economy is still weak, the development of production sectors encouraged by the states for a few years should soon further lower prices "at the pump" of biofuels. Compared to the very often rising prices of fossil fuels, it is a safe bet that the coming years should see a considerable increase in the potential of biofuels. Car manufacturers are also beginning to offer consumer models to support this fundamental movement.
With biofuels, drive econologically!
Biofuels combine the advantage of being ecological and economical. Today the main biofuels are methane, bioethanol and biodiesel.
The idea of biofuel is not new: In 1897, Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the eponymous combustion engine, was already running his machines in peanut oil! The Ford T produced from 1903 to 1926 also ran on ethanol. When in the middle of the 20th century petroleum products began to hit the market en masse, biofuels fell asleep. Today, as oil resources begin to show their limits, biofuels are gaining momentum ... slowly!
What is biofuel?
Biofuel is a liquid fuel obtained from natural products. There are conventionally three main biofuel industries:
• fuels based on vegetable oil: they are obtained from oil crops such as rapeseed, sunflower and more recently jatropha (a rustic plant which has the advantage of growing in semi-arid countries where traditionally nothing grows). They can be used either pure in a diesel engine, without modification of the latter, or mixed up to 5 to 30% with diesel (diester) after having undergone a reaction with methyl alcohol.
• alcohol-based fuels (methanol, ethanol): they are obtained from cultures capable of fermenting to give an alcohol (beet, cane but also wheat which gives starch which can be transformed into sugar). They can be used either pure by modifying the car engine, or mixed in a refinery with petroleum products after having undergone a reaction with isobuthene.
• methane-based fuels contained in biogas: they are obtained by natural fermentation of organic matter on farms (manure, slurry) or in technical landfills (household waste). Methane can be used pure like CNG, or natural gas vehicle, which currently comes from natural gas deposits or used to supply an industrial process for manufacturing liquid fuels from gas (the Fischer-Tropsch process) .
Why is it ecological?
Biofuels are of natural origin and emit far less CO2 into the atmosphere than conventional fossil fuels. In addition, as their production relies mainly (except in the case of methane) on the cultivation of plants that absorb CO2 to grow, the circle is complete. Regarding more specifically methane, the raw material is free, only processing equipment has a cost.
Why is it economical?
Producing oil or alcohol is cheaper than extracting petroleum and is, in principle, renewable. If the current residual economy is still weak, the development of production sectors encouraged by the states for a few years should soon further lower prices "at the pump" of biofuels. Compared to the very often rising prices of fossil fuels, it is a safe bet that the coming years should see a considerable increase in the potential of biofuels. Car manufacturers are also beginning to offer consumer models to support this fundamental movement.
