Title: Research Paper
Course: ENGY 213 Algae Feedstocks for Biofuels > Section: ENGY 213 Algae Feedstocks for Biofuels

Research Paper

Research Paper Assignment
Research Paper Assignment

After reading "The Past, Present, and Future of Biofuels-Biobutanol as Promising Alternative", write a three-page paper answering the following questions.

1. Describe the history of biofuels as a transportation fuel.
2. Describe how today’s energy independence is crucial to political independence.
3. Compare the energy density of gasoline to ethanol, butanol, and biodiesel.
4. Explain the differences between First, Second & Third Generation biofuels.

Reading material:

Kopke Michael, Noack Steffi and Durre Peter (2011). The Past, Present, and Future of Biofuels – Biobutanol as Promising Alternative, Biofuel Production-Recent Developments and Prospects, Dr. Marco Aurelio Dos Santos Bernardes (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-478-8, InTech,

Available from:
http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/20071/InTech-The_past_present_and_future_of_biofuels_biobutanol_as_promising_alternative.pdf

InTech — Open Access Company, CC BY 3.0

Guidelines
Format: PDF in Standard report format. Upload in the course Dropbox.

Length: Minimum 3 pages, double-spaced. Equivalent of approximately 750 words.

Cover page: class title, student’s name; professor’s name; date; references

Copyright guidelines WILL BE adhered to for all research papers. Refer to SIC policy below:
http://www.sic.edu/currentstudents.php?Page=currentstudents&Sub1=policies&Sub2=Copyright

References will be cited on the cover page using a web-based citation generator such
http://www.easybib.com/cite/view
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