Liquid Fuels for Energy Production

1) Discuss the organic liquid fuels - ethanol and methanol.
2) Include a brief history of these fuels.
3) When were they first used as fuels?
4) How were they produced 100 years ago and how are they produced today? What starting materials are
used today for their synthesis (production)?
5) Discuss the energy content of these fuels (use BTU’s when discussing energy content). 6) How efficient
are these fuels when used in automobiles? Discuss octane number.
7) What is some of the current research into the production of these fuels?
8) Why aren’t they used more? Can these fuels solve the energy crisis?
9) Discuss the use of these fuels worldwide and at the local level.
10) What is the Federal government currently doing to promote the use of these liquid fuels?
11) How has the use of ethanol affected the price of corn? What is the situation with ethanol
subsidies and the Federal government?