RENEWABLE RESOURCES

SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS PROCESSING

TOBIAS JANSSON
TRANG PHAM
 What make a renewable resource

The advantages of renewable resources

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Types of renewable resources

Biofuels
 WHAT MAKES A RENEWABLE RESOURCE

• A NATURAL RESOURCE THAT RENEWS ITSELF AT A RATE THAT IS FASTER, OR

EQUAL TO THE RATE OF CONSUMPTION.
• INCLUDE PERPETUALLY SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES THAT NEVER RUN OUT:
SOLAR POWER OR RENEWABLE COMMODITIES LIKE PAPER.
• HELPS TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT HUMANITY HAS ON THE EARTH
• ENSURING CONTINUED SURVIVAL.
 THE ADVANTAGES OF RENEWABLE
RESOURCES

• REDUCED POLLUTION
• STABLE SUPPLY
• ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
• REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 TYPES OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES

RENEWABLE RESOURCES CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO CATEGORIES:

• SUSTAINABLE OR INEXHAUSTIBLE RENEWABLE RESOURCES
• NATURALLY RENEWABLE RESOURCES
 TYPES OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES
SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES

SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES ARE DEFINED AS RESOURCES THAT ARE PERPETUALLY

RENEWABLE. THESE RESOURCES CAN BE USED INDEFINITELY WITH NO CARE OR ACTION
TAKEN TO RENEW THEM.
• SOLAR ENERGY
• WIND POWER
• TIDES
• HYDROELECTRICITY
• GEOTHERMAL POWER
 TYPES OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RENEWABLE RESOURCES

RENEWABLE RESOURCES ARE THOSE THAT NATURALLY REPLENISH THEMSELVES AT A SUSTAINABLE RATE.
• ALCOHOLS DERIVED FROM CORN, SUGARCANE AND GRASS
• OILS FROM PLANTS AND SEEDS
• NATURALLY OCCURRING METHANE GASES
• BIOENERGY FROM BIOMASSES, SUCH AS LANDFILLS OR ANIMAL WASTE USED TO PRODUCE ENERGY
• THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
• WATER
• OXYGEN
 TYPES OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES
MAJOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

• WIND POWER
• HYDRO POWER
• GEOTHERMAL
Picture 1. Wind Power Picture 3. Geothermal Energy
ENERGY
• SOLAR ENERGY
• BIOFUELS

Picture 4. Solar Power

Picture 2. Hydro Power
 BIOFUELS

BIOFUEL REFERS TO SOLID, LIQUID, OR

GASEOUS FUEL CONSISTING OF OR DERIVED
FROM BIOMASS.

Picture 5. Biofuels
 BIOFUELS
HOW ARE THEY MADE?

ETHANOL AND OTHER ALCOHOLS

• MADE FROM:
• SUGAR CANE
• SUGAR BEET
• WHEAT
• GRASS
• INEDIBLE PARTS FROM MOST PLANTS
 BIOFUELS
HOW ARE THEY MADE?

ETHANOL AND OTHER ALCOHOLS

• CORN OR SUGAR CANE IS HARVESTED (FOR INSTANCE) 
• BACTERIA IS USED TO PROCESS IT THROUGH FERMENTATION
• FERMENTATION IS DONE UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS WHERE OXYGEN LEVELS ARE
KEPT LOW.
• FERMENTATION PRODUCES ETHANOL. 
 BIOFUELS
HOW ARE THEY MADE?

BIODIESEL
• MADE FROM:
• ANIMAL FAT
• VEGETABLE OIL
• PALM OIL
• ALGAE OIL
• OTHER SEEDS, NUTS AND BEANS
 BIOFUELS
HOW ARE THEY MADE?

BIODIESEL
• REQUIRES CHEMICAL REACTIONS 
• SEVERAL DIFFERENT CHEMICAL REACTIONS CAN BE USED
• TRANSESTERIFICATION IS THE MOST COMMON 
• LEAVES BEHIND METHYL ESTERS (CHEMICAL NAME FOR BIODIESEL) AND GLYCERIN (WHICH CAN BE
SOLD AND USED IN SOAP)
 BIOFUELS

ETHANOL
• HALF THE ENERGY OF GASOLINE
• ETHANOL BURNS CLEANER THAN GASOLINE 
• PRODUCES MORE OZONE THAN GASOLINE
• CONTRIBUTES SUBSTANTIALLY TO SMOG
• ENGINES MUST BE MODIFIED TO RUN ON ETHANOL
 BIOFUELS

METHANOL
• 33% TO 50% THE ENERGY OF METHANE
• LIQUID AND EASY TO TRANSPORT UNLIKE METHANE
• REQUIRES ENGINE MODIFICATION

BIOBUTHANOL
• SLIGHTLY LESS ENERGY THAN GASOLINE
• CAN RUN IN GASOLINE CARS WITHOUT MODIFICATION
• MORE EXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE THAN ETHANOL AND METHANOL
 BIOFUELS

E10 GASOLINE
• INTRODUCED IN FINLAND IN 2011
• AT MOST 10 PERCENT BIOETHANOL PER VOLUME
• OTHER ALCOHOLS MAY BE USED
• SUITABLE FOR MAJORITY OF CARS CAPABLE OF RUNNING ON 95 OCTANE FUEL
 BIOFUELS

• BIODIESEL
• SLIGHTLY LESS ENERGY THAN DIESEL
• MORE CORROSIVE THAN DIESEL
• BURNS CLEANER THAN DIESEL
• PRODUCES LESS SULPHURIC COMPOUNDS
• MODIFICATION IS NEEDED DEPENDING ON MODEL OF CAR
 REFERENCES
• WHAT MAKES A RESOURCE RENEWABLE
HTTP://STUDY.COM/ACADEMY/LESSON/RENEWABLE-NON-RENEWABLE-RESOURCES-DEFINITION-DIFFERENCES.HTML

• TYPE OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES HTTP://GREENLIVING.LOVETOKNOW.COM/EXAMPLES_OF_RENEWABLE_RESOURCES

• THE ADVANTAGES OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES HTTP://HOMEGUIDES.SFGATE.COM/ADVANTAGES-RENEWABLE-NATURAL-RESOURCES-79603.HTML

• BIOFUELS HTTP://BIOFUEL.ORG.UK/

• ETHANOL, METHANOL, BIOBUTHANOL, BIODIESEL HTTP://BIOFUEL.ORG.UK/BIOFUELS-FOR-KIDS.HTML

• E10 GASOLINE HTTP://WWW.E10BENSIINI.FI/E10-BENSIN

• PICTURE 1. WIND POWER HTTPS://WWW.FRIESLAND-POST.NL/ALLE-WINDMOLENS-MOETEN-NAAR-SUDWEST-FRYSLAN/

• PICTURE 2. HYDRO POWER HTTP://STUDY.COM/ACADEMY/LESSON/HYDROPOWER-FACTS-LESSON-FOR-KIDS.HTML

• PICTURE 3. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY HTTP://WWW.INDUSTRYTAP.COM/CREATING-ARTIFICIAL-GEOTHERMAL-SPOTS-TO-POWER-THE-US/8421

• PICTURE 4. SOLAR POWER HTTPS://WWW.GRAPHENE-INFO.COM/GRAPHENE-SOLAR-PANELS

• PICTURE 5. BIOFUELS HTTP://WWW.KIDS.ESDB.BG/BIOMASS.HTML

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