Sustainability-(h)

M. Garmon-

“Better than Ethanol”, __CNNMoney.com,__ Hargreaves,Steve, 4/3/2007 http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/02/news/economy/biobutanol/index.htm

This article gives some generally anticipate advantages of biobutanol over ethanol. Both fuels use the same feedstock, but butanol can be mixed with petrol at a refiniery. Butanol is just as efficient as gasoline. Ethanol has been criticized for not being efficient. Some companies such as BP an DuPont have cautiously expressed their enthusiasm over butanol. Much research is needed. Ethanol production from corn has made corn prices to increase.

“Biobutanol: a better biofuel”, [|www.bp.com], June 2006; http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/STAGING/global_assets/downloads/B/Bio_biobutanol_fact_sheet_jun06.pdf Biobutanol does not present the same infrastructure problems that ethanol does. This article highlights the advantages to the oil industry, the auto industry, and the biomass and biodiesel industries. Biobutanol is not strictly an alternative to ethanol, but rather a complement to it and other biomass products.