Biotechnology
Making new types of fuel
Pros of Plant Fuel
Using plants for fuel minimizes the amount of pollution in the air and reduces the amount of green house gases. Also since plants are renewable the fuel will not run out. The cost is lower. Lowers the amount of energy needed to drive. Also since plants take in carbon it would help with some of the problems like global warming and polution
How it Works/Made
Biofuel has two ways of working the main one being Bioethanol for driving. Bioethanol is primarily made with sugar type plants such as sugar cane and sugar beet. The other biofuel is biodiesel which instead uses oil crops like soybeans or rapeseed
Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels that are normally used in cars are also like bio fuels because fossil fuels are really just plants and animals that have been in the ground for a very long time. Bio fuels though are plants that are grown today
Environmental
Bio fuels are carbon neutral so there very little green house gases. Also they are non toxic and biodegradable so there is less of a risk of oil spill then fossil diesel spillages.
Plant Growth and Protection
By using the photosynthesis genes they made more without affecting the changes in growth. Also making plants grow faster by taking away some of their reproduction because that takes a lot of plants energy. By doing so it makes the plant grow
Cons of Biotech
Sadly their are still a few problems, for instance the cost and use of oil does not meet up with the final product. Also having to make all the pesticides and processing takes up a lot of energy. Consequently for now bio fuels don't make up the oil that was used to make them. Many people are planning on using grasses and saplings which has more cellulose. Cellulose is material which makes up a plants cell wall. People predict that cellulose might be more efficient then the current and produce less carbon dioxide (CO2)