Title: Unit 15 Homework Assignment
Course: BFM 202 Biodiesel Production > Section: BFM 202 Biodiesel Production

Unit 15 Homework Assignment

Based on the unit readings,
answer these questions
in a document.
BFM202 unit 15 homework

Read chapter 8.7

Short answer questions worth 10 points each

1. According to the chapter assignment, what percent of the U.S. liquid energy demand is from biomass? (Page 391, chapter 8.7)
2. According to the chapter assignment, how much harvested crop land is available? (Page 392. chapter 8.7)
3. If rapeseed was grown on every acre of the available harvested crop land, how many liters of vegetable oil would be produced? (Page 392, chapter 8.7)
4. If soybean was grown on every acre of the available harvest crop land, how many liters of vegetable oil would be produced? (Page 392, chapter 8.7)
5. With reference to questions 3 and 4 above, what percent of the annual consumption of petroleum diesel would the rapeseed grown provide? What percent of the annual consumption of petroleum diesel would the soybeans grown provide? (Page 393, chapter 8.7).
6. How many liters of diesel fuel (fuel oil and kerosene) was used in the United States in 2007? (Page 393, chapter 8.7)
7. How many liters of edible fats and oils were produced in 2006? (Page 394, chapter 8.7)