Fossil fuels are a very important source of energy in today's world. They are currently the most economically available source of power for both personal and commercial use. During the combustion of fossil fuels, various ...
Current events demand new forms of renewable energy. Ethanol from fermentation has been the standard in biofuel for years, but not for long. It has become apparent that ethanol has serious drawbacks. Ethanol is more corrosive ...
The process of extracting sugars from cellulosic materials in a high pressure and high temperature reactor was studied to maximize the production of sugars to use in the butanol fermentation process. The addition of chemicals ...
The world consumption of energy is increasing at an exponential rate. Furthermore, the availability of our fuel of choice, fossil fuels, is declining, with estimates that reserves will be gone within fifty years. As such, ...