B3 - Biofuels

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GCSE Biology (B3) Mindmap am B3 - Biofuels, erstellt von Lily O'Brien am 02/04/2017.
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B3 - Biofuels
  1. Fuels can be made by fermentation of natural products. Waste products can often be used. Fermentation is when bacteria or yeast break sugars down by anaerobic respiration
    1. Ethanol is made by anaerobic fermentation of sugar. Yeast make ethanol when they break down glucose by anaerobic respiration. Glucose = ethanol + CO2 + energy. Sugar cane juices can be used or glucose can be derived from maize starch by the action of carbohydrase (an enzyme) The ethanol is distilled to seperate it from the yeastand reamining glucose before it's used. In some countries, cars are adapted to run on a mixture of ethanol and petrol - gasohol.
    2. Biogas is made by anaerobic fermentation of waste material.
      1. Biogas is usually about 70% methane and 30% CO2. Lots of different microorganisms are used to produce biogas. They ferment plant and animal waste which contains carbohydrates. Sludge waste from eg sewage works is used to make biogas on a large scale, Biogas generators need to be kept at a constant temp to keep the microorganisms respiring away.
        1. There are 2 types of biogas generators- batch generators and continuous generators. Biogas can't be stored as a liquid (needs too high a pressure) so it has to be used straight away for heating/cooking/lighting/power turbines to generate electricity
      2. Fuel production can happen on a large or small scale. Large scale biogas generators are now being set up in a number of countries. In some counties, small biogas generators are used to make enough gas for a village or a family to use their cooking stoves and for heating and lighting.
        1. Human waste, waste from keepig pigs and food race, can be digested by bacteria to produce biogas. By - products are used to fertilise crops and gardens.
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