Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications
Campus Units
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2015
Journal or Book Title
Biofuels - Status and Perspective
First Page
81
Last Page
98
DOI
10.5772/59951
Abstract
We face many challenges in our society, due especially to growing population pressures and increased economic mobility. These can result in increased demands for food, clothing, housing, and consumer goods. Additionally, there has been a growing need for energy during the last several decades, which historically has been met primarily by use of fossil fuels. In the U.S., transportation fuels generally account for about 1/3 of all energy consumed. Of this, about 90% comes from fossil sources. Between 1/2 and 2/3 of the total U.S. demand for petroleum has been met by imports during the last 30 years [1]. Many argue that this scenario is not sustainable in the long run, and other energy alternatives are needed. During 2005-2010, the U.S. experienced some of the highest growth rates ever seen in the domestic biofuels industry.
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Open
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Copyright Owner
The Author
Copyright Date
2015
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Rosentrater, Kurt A., "Production and Use of Evolving Corn-Based Fuel Ethanol Coproducts in the U.S." (2015). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications. 746.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_pubs/746
Comments
This book chapter is from Biofuels - Status and Perspective, edited by Krzysztof Biernat (Rijeka, Croatia: InTech Open Access, 2015). Posted with permission.