Green Gasoline: Fuel from Plants
Green Gasoline: Fuel from Plants
Anticipation Guide Directions: Before reading, in the first column, write “A” or “D” to indicate your agreement or disagreement with each statement. As you read, compare your opinions with information from the article. In the space under each statement, cite information from the article that supports or refutes your original ideas.
Me / Text / Statement1. Green gasoline is a nonrenewable source of energy.
2. Green gasoline would directly replace gasoline derived from crude oil.
3. When hydrocarbons burn, carbon dioxide and water are produced, and a large amount of energy is released.
4. Green gasoline is the only biofuel that can recycle carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
5. Molecules containing oxygen produce more energy per pound than molecules containing only hydrogen and oxygen.
6. Only the leaves of plants can be used to produce green gasoline.
7. The researchers who have produced green gasoline in the lab must first heat the plant material to 500 °C or more.
8. Large scale production of green gasoline has been demonstrated to work.
Green Gasoline: Fuel from Plants
Directions: As you read, please complete the chart below describing green gasoline.
AdvantagesWho is working to develop it?
What have they tried?
What problems must still be solved?
1. What are three advantages to using green gasoline?
2. Why is green gasoline preferred over other biofuels, such as ethanol?
3. Why has gasoline been the transportation fuel of choice for the past century?
4. What is a hydrocarbon?
5. What gases are heated in the internal combustion engine?
6. Why does green gasoline help reduce the problem of global climate change?
7. Why can’t wood be used to fuel cars?
8. Why are carbohydrates poorer fuels than their corresponding hydrocarbons?
9. What is meant by the term, plant “leftovers”? What are some examples?
10. What is the role of a zeolite catalyst?
11. What logistical problems face the production and use of green gasoline?