Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It…
Eichhornia crassipes, commonly known as common water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin, and is often…
Vegetable oil can be used as an alternative fuel in diesel engines and in heating oil burners. When vegetable oil…
Cooking oil is plant, animal, or synthetic fat used in frying, baking, and other types of cooking. It is also…
Straw is an agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been…
Methanol is an alternative fuel for internal combustion and other engines, either in combination with gasoline or directly ("neat"). It…
Cellulosic ethanol is ethanol (ethyl alcohol) produced from cellulose (the stringy fiber of a plant) rather than from the plant's…
Ethanol fuel is ethyl alcohol, the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, used as fuel. It is most…
Corn stover consists of the leaves, stalks, and cobs of maize (corn) (Zea mays ssp. mays L.) plants left in…
Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl (methyl, ethyl, or propyl) esters.…