Difference between revisions of "Biofuels versus Fossil Fuels (Biotechnology and Society 2016)"
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== Everyone == | == Everyone == | ||
| − | [[File:green_jet_fuel.png| | + | [[File:green_jet_fuel.png|300px|thumb|right|There are more bacterial cells in your body than human ones. (Image from [http://hmpdacc.org this site]) ]] |
==== Required Reading/Viewing ==== | ==== Required Reading/Viewing ==== | ||
| − | # | + | # [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-microbes-clean-up-oil-spills/] Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill |
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== 1. Algal Biofuels == | == 1. Algal Biofuels == | ||
==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar ==== | ==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar ==== | ||
| − | # | + | # [http://energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algal-biofuels] DOE Algal Biofuels |
| − | # | + | # [http://solazymeindustrials.com/] Solazyme |
| + | # [https://theconversation.com/can-we-save-the-algae-biofuel-industry-58518] Can we save the algae biofuel industry? | ||
| + | # [http://allaboutalgae.com/] All about algae.com | ||
| + | # [https://utex.org/] UTEX | ||
== 2. Cellulosic Ethanol == | == 2. Cellulosic Ethanol == | ||
==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar==== | ==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar==== | ||
| − | # | + | # [http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/ethanol_feedstocks.html#cellulosic] DOE Cellulosic Ethanol – also click around the other ethanol links |
| − | # | + | # [http://e360.yale.edu/feature/for_cellulosic_ethanol_makers_the_road_ahead_is_still_uphill/2821/] For Cellulosic Ethanol Makers, The Road Ahead Is Still Uphill |
| + | # [http://news.utexas.edu/2015/10/20/researchers-receive-15-million-for-biofuel-crop-study] UT Switchgrass Research | ||
| − | == 3. | + | == 3. Deep Water Horizon Bioremediation == |
==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar ==== | ==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar ==== | ||
| − | # | + | # [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-microbes-helped-clean-bp-s-oil-spill/] How Microbes Helped Clean BP's Oil Spill – watch the video and read the captions in the video. |
| − | # | + | # [https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Microbial_Response_to_Deepwater_Horizon_Oil_Spill] MicrobeWiki – Microbial Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill |
== 4. Frackibacter == | == 4. Frackibacter == | ||
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==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar ==== | ==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar ==== | ||
# [https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/09/05/new-genus-of-bacteria-found-living-inside-hydraulic-fracturing-wells/] New genus of bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells. | # [https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/09/05/new-genus-of-bacteria-found-living-inside-hydraulic-fracturing-wells/] New genus of bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells. | ||
| − | # [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ | + | # [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27595198] Microbial metabolisms in a 2.5-km-deep ecosystem created by hydraulic fracturing in shales |
Revision as of 03:15, 10 October 2016
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Everyone
Required Reading/Viewing
- [1] Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
1. Algal Biofuels
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- [2] DOE Algal Biofuels
- [3] Solazyme
- [4] Can we save the algae biofuel industry?
- [5] All about algae.com
- [6] UTEX
2. Cellulosic Ethanol
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- [7] DOE Cellulosic Ethanol – also click around the other ethanol links
- [8] For Cellulosic Ethanol Makers, The Road Ahead Is Still Uphill
- [9] UT Switchgrass Research
3. Deep Water Horizon Bioremediation
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- [10] How Microbes Helped Clean BP's Oil Spill – watch the video and read the captions in the video.
- [11] MicrobeWiki – Microbial Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
