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Alternative Fuel: Dominick Claxton

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ALTERNATIVE FUEL

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ALTERNATIVE FUEL IS A FUEL OTHER THAN GASOLINE FOR POWERING MOTOR VEHICLES, SUCH AS NATURAL GAS, METHANOL, OR ELECTRICITY.

TYPES OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL

  • Ethanol
  • Biodiesel
  • Electricity
  • Hydrogen
  • Natural gas
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TYPES OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL CONT.

  • Propane
  • Methanol
  • P-Series Fuels
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BIODIESEL

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WHERE CAN IT BE FOUND?

BIODIESEL IS AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE. IT CAN BE PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM BIODIESEL PRODUCERS AND MARKETERS.
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HOW IS IT MADE?

Biodiesel is made through a chemical process called transesterification whereby the glycerin is separated from the fat or vegetable oil.

ECOFRIENDLY?

BIODIESEL IS MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY THAN PETROLEUM DIESEL BECAUSE IT IS MADE FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES AND HAS LOWER EMISSIONS.

TRANSPORTATION IS MOVING IN THE DIRECTION OF BIODIESEL BECAUSE OF THE SAFTEY AND ECOFRIENLDY-NESS OF IT.

NATURAL GAS

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WHERE CAN IT BE FOUND?

  • Texas
  • Oklahoma
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • West VA
  • Ohio

HOW IS IT MADE?

IT is made up of primordial materials that combined in space billions of years ago when the basic structure of the earth evolved.
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ECONOMICAL IMPACT

NG HAS VERY LITTLE ECONOMICAL IMPACT ON THE EARTH BUT IS WIDELY CONSIDERED ECOFRIENDLY.
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ADAPTING THE FUEL TO TRANSPORTATION

NG IS ALREADY BEING USED IN TRANSPORTATION ACROSS THE WORLD BUT IS VERY EXPENSIVE.
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