Bio-Fuels
The quest to reduce carbon dioxide emissions has many fronts. One of the fronts is to tackle
the carbon dioxide emissions that come from the fuel used in transportation vehicles.
Motorized transportation vehicles commonly burn liquid fuels derived from petroleum to derive
the driving force that propels the vehicle. Liquid petroleum distillates developed into the fuel of
choice for transportation due to its their: stability, high energy density per volume, ease of
manufacturing and availability. Today, they remain predominately the fuel of choice for
transportation even though the resulting carbon dioxide emissions from their large scale use is
identified as a major green house gas concern. Significant reduction of emissions from the
burning of petroleum products is an identified mile stone in reducing green house gas
production.
Bio-fuels seek to reduce carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the burning of petroleum
products used to supply vehicular transportation energy. Ethanol, Biodiesel and Bio-Crude are
developing renewable fuels targeted at reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of
petroleum products. Ethanol is primarily derived from sugars and starches present in plant
materials. Biodiesel is produced from oils derived from plant and animal sources. Bio-Crude,
another possible renewable fuel, is a light crude oil containing the exact same hydrocarbons
as crude oil that develop: diesel, gasoline, naphtha and gases from petroleum crude.
Bio-Crude is a terminology used by National Water Fund to refer to the renewable crude oil
developed through
Changing World Technologies, Inc. (link opens in new window) thermal
de-polymerization process.