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Douglas Mizell - COO; Co-Founder (Research & Development) of Agro*gas Industries LLC_________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Biofuel can be broadly defined as solid, liquid, or gas fuel consisting of, or derived from biomass. Biomass can also be used directly for heating or power—known as biomass fuel. Biofuel can be produced from any carbon source that can be replenished rapidly e.g. plants. Many different plants and plant-derived materials are used for biofuel manufacture. ___________________________________________________________ Ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol, drinking alcohol or grain alcohol, is a flammable, colorless, mildly toxic chemical compound, and is best known as the alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. In common usage, it is often referred to simply as alcohol. Because it burns cleanly, ethanol has a long history as a fuel, including as a fuel for internal combustion engines. Ethanol served as lamp fuel in the United States as early as 1840, although taxes levied during the Civil War on industrial alcohol rendered the practice uneconomical.[5] The tax was not repealed until 1906,[5] and from 1908 Ford Model T automobiles could be adapted to run on ethanol.[6] With the advent of Prohibition in 1920 though, sellers of ethanol fuel were accused of being allies of moonshiners,[5] and ethanol fuel once again faded from the public eye. The recent rise in oil prices has spurred renewed interest. The largest single use of ethanol is as a motor fuel and fuel additive. The largest national fuel ethanol industries exist in Brazil (gasoline sold in Brazil contains at least 20% ethanol and anhydrous ethanol is also used as fuel). Brazil has one of the largest renewable energy programs in the world, involving production of ethanol fuel from sugar cane, and ethanol now provides 18 percent of the country's automotive fuel.[9] Ethanol fuel is also widely available in the USA. Today, almost half of Brazilian cars are able to use 100% ethanol as fuel, which includes ethanol-only engines and flex-fuel engines. Flex-fuel engines are able to work with all ethanol, all gasoline, or any mixture of both. Brazil supports this population of ethanol-burning automobiles with large national infrastructure that produces ethanol from domestically grown sugar cane. Sugar cane not only has a greater concentration of sucrose than corn (by about 30%), but is also much easier to extract. The bagasse generated by the process is not wasted, but is utilized in power plants as a surprisingly efficient fuel to produce electricity. World production of ethanol in 2006 was 51 billion liters, (13.5 billion gallons), with 69% of the world supply coming from Brazil and the United States. The United States fuel ethanol industry is based largely on maize. As we all know maize is a crop used for feed and many many things we need to open our eyes to crops that are undesirable or have little desire as a food source. ___________________________________________________________B iodiesel is a renewable fuel that can be manufactured from algae, vegetable oils, animal fats or recycled restaurant greases; it can be produced locally in most countries. It is safe, biodegradable and reduces air pollutants, such as particulates, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. Blends of 20 percent biodiesel with 80 percent petroleum diesel (B20) can generally be used in unmodified diesel engines. Biodiesel can also be used in its pure form (B100), but may require certain engine modifications to avoid maintenance and performance problems. ___________________________________________________________P ictured bellow is a Bio Refinery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. For information, offer comments or to contact us Email: [email protected] Contacts: Thomas Monahan - CEO; Co-Founder (Company Development & Financials) [email protected] Mizell - COO; Co-Founder (Research & Development) [email protected] Elrod - (Process Engineering & Site Design) [email protected] Jones - (Process Development and Design) [email protected] Somerville - (Human Resources & Facility Supervisor) [email protected] Cresie - (Marketing and Public Relations) [email protected]