| With the recent rise in oil prices to record levels | | | | without conversion though if used in low ratio |
| alternative fuel sources are increasingly in demand. | | | | mixtures with gasoline. Simple conversions will allow it |
| One option would be to switch to butanol produced | | | | to run pure though. More specifically increasing the |
| by biological sources like bacteria using biomass as a | | | | fuel flow rate and adjusting the gasoline gauge to |
| fuel. This would mean using a renewable energy fuel | | | | show the correct levels. |
| source to create fuel used in a large amount of | | | | It is almost like a trade off between environmental |
| vehicles in existence. As fossil fuels have begun to | | | | impact at the start of production (gasoline) or when |
| show energy dependence on an unsustainable fuel | | | | the final product is consumed (butanol). The benefits |
| can be disastrous for the world economy. However, | | | | of a renewable fuel have to be weighed against |
| there are also some downsides to using this | | | | more environmental damage and modification of |
| alternative fuel. | | | | some automobiles. Currently the energy landscape |
| Using butanol in a combustion engine results in more | | | | means that gasoline continues to be the best choice |
| toxic fumes than gasoline produces. The energy | | | | but it may not always be this way. Butanol could be |
| content of gasoline to butanol is around 10:9. This | | | | a viable alternative energy especially if an exhaust |
| means fuel flow has to be increased around 10% to | | | | filtration system was created to capture most of the |
| get the same performance in an engine designed for | | | | waste byproducts for possible recycling. |
| gasoline. Butanol can be used in most automobiles | | | | |