Bio fuels
is it a good or a concern?
what is it?
http://biofuel.org.uk/ they are non-fossil fuels produced directly or indirectly from organic material, in another words they are energy carriers that store the energy derived from organic materials.
fact about it
http://biofuel.org.uk/The bio fuels may be derived from agricultural crops, including conventional food plants or from special energy crops. Bio fuels may also be derived from forestry, agricultural or fishery products or municipal wastes, as well as from agro-industry, food industry and food service by-products and wastes.
Wood
Bio-fuels in solid had been in use ever since man discovered fire. Wood was the first form of bio fuel. They use wood to spread the fire to cook there food. Examples: paper, houses, etc.
ethanol (corn)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EthanolEthanol also know as a grain alcohol, is a clear colorless liquid alcohol, often produced by fermenting starches. E10 and E85 are produced from corn.
Biomass
http://biofuel.org.uk/Bio mass is a biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms. In the context of bio mass as a resource for making energy. Examples: cow manure and/or chicken litter.
History of Bio-fuels
http://biofuel.org.uk/history-of-biofuels.html Bio-fuel was discovered even before the discovery of the fossil fuels (like oil and coal), But the Fossil fuels took over the automotive industry since its inception.One of the first inventors to convince the people of the use of ethanol was a German named Nikolaus August Otto. another inventor Rudolf Diesel is the German inventor of the diesel engine. He designed his diesel engine to run in peanut oil and later Henry Ford designed the Model T car which was produced from 1903 to 1926.