BP- Cellulosic Ethanol- The Fuel of Tomorrow

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Presentation for Cellulosic Ethanol-without the animation its hardly what it was meant to be but you get the gist of it-maybe when slideshare figures out a way for animation to be included in slides : )

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Governments around the world recognize the role biofuels can play in tackling climate change…

The U.S. government has set a mandate…

to use 36 billion gallons of biofuels

by 2022

Cellulose The building blocks of plants

Polymer

A molecule composed of repeated structural units

Enzyme

Breaks down polymers to sugars

Micro-organism breaks down sugars into…

Ethanol

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Cellulosic Ethanol Forecast

Gallons in Billions

1st Generation Biofuels Cellulosic Ethanol

Cellulosic Ethanol produces higher volume of fuel

per hectare and ton – 3x more than corn or

agricultural waste

Grow on less

productive land

Close to production

facilities

Lower costs and

reduced environmental impact

Energy crop benefits

U.S. Ethanol Industry Footprint

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