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Biological material – including corn, switchgrass, and oilseed crops – that can be converted into fuel
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
A product of combustion that acts as a greenhouse gas in the Earth's atmosphere, trapping heat and contributing to climate change.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
A lethal gas produced by incomplete combustion of carbon-containing fuels in internal combustion engines. It is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. (As in flavorless, we mean, though it's also been known to tell a bad joke or two.)
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Named for the German engineer Rudolph Diesel, this internal-combustion, compression-ignition engine works by heating fuels and causing them to ignite. It can use either petroleum or bio-derived fuel.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
A distillate of fuel oil that has been historically derived from petroleum for use in internal combustion engines. Can also be derived from plant and animal sources.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
A diesel engine in which fuel is injected directly into the cylinder. Wow, that's another one that seems painfully obvious when you write it out. Most of the newer models are "turbo direct injection," which sounds significantly more complicated, not to mention badass.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Alcohol containing two carbon atoms per molecule with about two-thirds the energy density of gasoline, mostly fermented from corn starch or sugar cane, also known as ‘grain alcohol’
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
A fuel derived from the long-ago-dead-and-buried remains of organic life on Earth -- e.g., dinosaurs -- that is generally considered non-renewable. The use of these fuels contributes to pollution and is widely considered a factor in global climate change.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
An organism whose genetic material has been modified through recombinant DNA technology, altering the phenotype of the organism to meet desired specifications. What, you don't know what a phenotype is?
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
An older model of diesel engine in which fuel is injected into a pre-chamber, partly combusted, and then sent to the fuel-injection chamber.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
