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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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