Synthesis of Fuel Types
This post goes through fuels for QCE Chemistry.
4.2.1 – Chemical synthesis
- Understand that fuels, including biodiesel, ethanol and hydrogen, can be synthesised from a range of chemical reactions including, addition, oxidation and esterification
- Describe, using equations, the transesterification of triglycerides to produce biodiesel
- Describe, using equations, the production of ethanol from fermentation and the hydration of ethene
Biodiesel
This video is an introduction to biofuels.
This video goes through the manufacturing process of biodiesel.
Ethanol
This video goes through the production of ethanol from fermentation and ethene.
This video goes through the production of ethanol from rice straw.
Hydrogen Fuel
This video goes through the production of hydrogen.
