Lecture 18

Question 1

Energy from algal biofuel is less/more than is needed to make it

Answer 1

Less

Question 2

Yield of algae oil vs plant oils (bio oils)

Answer 2

Algae is more

Question 3

Price of algae oil vs bio oil

Answer 3

Bio oil is cheaper

Question 4

Which is more feasible: algae or bio oil

Answer 4

Bio oil

Question 5

Plant seeds contain lipids that serve to feed ____

Answer 5

Developing embryos

Question 6

Corn kernels have ___% oil (lipid) content

Answer 6

4-5%

Question 7

Lipid(oil) content varies by ____

Answer 7

Species and cultivar

Question 8

What part of the seed are lipids most highly concentrated in

Answer 8

Germ

Question 9

Why are lipids most concentrated in the germ of the seed

Answer 9

Fuel growth during germination when a young plant is undergoing respiration

Question 10

What part of the fruit is palm oil extracted from

Answer 10

Mesocarp (fleshy part of the fruit)

Question 11

Palm kernel oil is extracted from the ___ of the fruit

Answer 11

Seed

Question 12

1 consumed vegetable oil globally

Answer 12

Palm oil

Question 13

Metric tons of palm oil produced in 2017

Answer 13

64.6

Question 14

What is more common: palm oil or palm kernel oil

Answer 14

Palm oil (34% vs. 4%)

Question 15

2 consumed vegetable oil globally

Answer 15

Soybean oil

Question 16

Metric tons of soybean oil produced in 2017

Answer 16

56.3

Question 17

Top three producers of soybean oil

Answer 17

US, Brazil, Argentina

Question 18

What are the dried remains after the oil is extracted out of the soybean used for

Answer 18

Animal feed (mostly chickens in the US)

Question 19

Most biodiesel in the US is derived from _____

Answer 19

Soybean oil

Question 20

Rapa is latin for ___-

Answer 20

Turnip

Question 21

What family is rapa a member of

Answer 21

Brassicaceae family

Question 22

Brassica napus is renowned for ____

Answer 22

Oil content

Question 23

Canola was derived to have ____

Answer 23

Low erucic acid levels

Question 24

Metric tons of rapeseed oil consumed in 2017

Answer 24

29.3

Question 25

Rapeseed oils are ___% of all vegetable oils

Answer 25

15%

Question 26

Biggest producers of rapeseed oil

Answer 26

Canada and China

Question 27

Family and genus of sunflowers

Answer 27

Aster family Helianthus genus

Question 28

Leading producers of sunflower oil

Answer 28

Russia and Ukraine

Question 29

Where are sunflowers native to

Answer 29

US

Question 30

Why is sunflower oil popular in Russia

Answer 30

Not banned by the Russian orthodox church during lent

Question 31

Metric tons of sunflower oil consumed in 2017

Answer 31

17.3

Question 32

Oils that dominate the market

Answer 32

Palm, soy, rapeseed, and sunflower oil

Question 33

Other popular oils

Answer 33

Peanut, cottonseed, coconut, olive, corn, safflower, sesame

Question 34

Bioenergy oilseed crops being developed

Answer 34

Brassica carinata Camelina sativa

Question 35

Dominant feedstock for biodiesel in the US

Answer 35

Soybean oil

Question 36

How much biodiesel does one bushel of soybeans (60 pounds) lead to

Answer 36

1.5 gallons

Question 37

Feedstock sources vary by ____

Answer 37

Facility

Question 38

Dynamic fuels

Answer 38

Some facilities use residual animal fat from food processing facilities

Question 39

Is biodiesel involved in the food vs fuel debate

Answer 39

Yes