got gas? alternative energy biofuels part 1: biofuels carlin h emerson ms
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Got Gas?Got Gas?
Alternative Energy Part 1: BiofuelsBiofuels
Carlin HEmerson MS
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How do we fuel our cars, trucks, buses,
airplanes, trains, and boats ?
GasolineDiesel
Coal
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Where Where does fuel does fuel
come come from?from?
. . . Fossil Fuel
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What’s wrong with the fuel we use today?
(Greenhouse gases) - Carbon dioxide, CO2
- Methane, CH4
- Nitrous oxide, N2O- Ozone, O3
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Going Green. . . Literally
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What is Algae?
chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Chlamy:
• Is a single celled green alga.
• Have chloroplasts with chlorophyll
• Can grow in both light AND dark places.
• Mostly grow in water
• Can swim with arms called flagellas
• Can be engineered to produce A LOT of oil
Kind of a plant, kind of not
Pronounce: Cla-mid-oh-moan-us Rine-heart-ee-i
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How can algae be fuel ?Biofuel ?
Acetate (CO2)Nutrients
fats=oilAcetate (CO2)
Nutrients
Sugars
O2
OR RespirationRespiration
CO2 = Algae food
factory
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Grow your own algae biofuel crop