Title: Unit 3 Quiz
Course: ENGY 211 Biofuels Systems Technology > Section: ENGY 211 Biofuels Systems Technology

Q: Which of the following is not a primary biomass-based liquid fuels?
- Biodiesel
- Ethanol
- Methanol
A: Methanol

Q: Petrodiesel has very low sulfur.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Which of the following is true about ethanol?
- Ethanol has excellent energy balance.
- Ethanol’s oxygen content makes its heating value significantly less than gasoline.
- Ethanol from corn is high in cost.
A: Ethanol has excellent energy balance.

Q: One way to mitigate cost and energy balance issues in producing ethanol is by using wood and biomass as feedstock.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Which of the following is NOT a major route to produce alcohol fuels from cellulosic biomass?
- Thermochemical
- Biochemical
- Pseudochemical
A: Pseudochemical

Q: There are more commercial methanol facilities than there are ethanol plants.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Methanol is best used when converted from biomass to synthetic gasoline.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Biochemical conversion of biomass to alcohol fuels involves the breakdown of sugars, then fermentation, to distillation.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Thermochemical conversion of biomass involves gasification followed by catalysis.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Vegetable oils can act as a solvent and clean deposits left by petrodiesel in tanks and lines.
- True
- False
A: True