Petroleum diesel, or petro-diesel, as it is sometimes referred to, is produced from crude oil in a process called fractional distillation. A mixture of carbon chains between 8 and 10 carbon atoms in length is produced.
Biodiesel, like petrodiesel, is made from long chain hydrocarbons, the difference being that the hydrocarbons used to form biodiesel come from reneweable plant or animal oil. Oil undergoes a process called transesterification where the fatty acids of the oil are converted into compounds generally known as methyl esters.
Publication Date: 2013
Explores the effects of biodiesel usage on injection, fuel spray, combustion, and tribology characteristics, and engine performance. It also details optimization procedures of diesel engine characteristics using practical examples.
eBook: Advanced Technologies in Biodiesel
Publication Date: 2014
It is expected that biodiesels will become an important part of the global energy mix and make a significant contribution to meeting energy demand. This valuable book gives a critical review on the recently emerged process intensification technologies for biodiesel production as well as the various methods for assessing biodiesel fuel quality. You will also learn about monitoring the transesterification reaction with advantages and drawbacks. The authors offer suggestions on selection of appropriate methods,
eBook: Chemistry of Fossil Fuels & Biofuels
Publication Date: 2013
Chapter on Biodiesel from Biofuels ebook. By John Tabak. Infobase Learning, 2009. ProQuest Ebook http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bbc/detail.action?docID=477606.
By Christopher Frey, Department of Civil Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, Mann Hall, 2501 Stinson Drive, Raleigh, NC and Kim Kangwook, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, Mann Hall, 2501 Stinson Drive, Raleigh, NC, from Journal of the Transportation Research Board (US).
By David C. Holzman, Environmental Health Perspectives; June 2008, Volume 116, Number 6, p. 246
Ohio State University: Biodiesel vs Diesel - Fuel for the Future
Science Direct: Biodiesel - An Alternative to Conventional Fuel
Nanoparticles & the Environment
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Contains descriptions of the inorganic and biological processes by which nanoparticles form, information about the distribution of nanoparticles in the atmosphere, aqueous environments, and soils, discussion of the impact of size on nanoparticle structure, thermodynamics, and reaction kinetics, consideration of the nature of the smallest nanoparticles and molecular clusters, pathways for crystal growth and colloid formation, analysis of the size-dependence of phase stability and magnetic properties, and descriptions of methods for the study of nanoparticles.
From The Courier-Mail, 12 June 2021.
Specialty Polymers
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Polymers make an enormous contribution to modern life, and include plastic mouldings and extrusions, plastic film and sheet, plastic laminates (fibreglass and formica) rubber gloves, hoses, tyres and sealing rings, fibres for textiles and carpets and so on, cellular products for cushioning and thermal insulation, adhesives and coating materials such as paints and varnishes. The majority of these polymers are synthetic and are derived from oil products. The most important of these in terms of tonnage used are polymers based upon styrene, vinyl chloride, ethylene, propylene and butadiene among plastics and rubber materials, and nylons, polyethylenetere phthalate and polyacrylonitrile among fibres.
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From ebook 'Biofuels', by John Tabak, Infobase Learning, 2009. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bbc/detail.action?docID=477606.
by Hikka Timonen et al., Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics; 2017, Volume 17, Issue 8, p. 5311-5329. Accessed via STEM database.
by Peter Fairley, Nature; June 2011, Volume 474, Issue 7352, p. S2-S5. Accessed via STEM database.
by Duncan Seddon, Chemistry in Australia; March 2019, p. 38–39. Accessed via Science Reference Centre.
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Chemistry Exemplar from QCAA
CLAIM: Natural shampoos are better than synthetic shampoos.
RESEARCH QUESTION: Are natural shampoos better cleaners than synthetic shampoos based on surface tension, wetting time, solid content, detergency and foaming ability?
Title: use your RQ as given to you
Claim: Selected from the task sheet
Rationale: Around 200 words that show how your specific and relevant RQ has been developed from the claim. Must be backed up by research/in-text referencing.
RQ: The research question is clearly defined and developed from the claim. The RQ clearly states the variables to be investigated.
The research question is connected to/flows from the rationale.
Note: Sufficient and relevant sources ≈ 8-12 sources and most written within the last 10 years
Background: This section covers the essential chemistry to your RQ.
Analysis and interpretation: This is the largest part of the RI. This is where you present evidence from the different sources that are directly relevant to your RQ. This section can be further divided into sections that deal with an aspect of the RQ/Claim you are investigating. For example (using bio-diesel):
Complexity to manufacture biodiesel vs fractional distillation of crude oil
Energy output of biodiesel vs petro-diesel
Vehicle performance using the two fuel types.
Must include limitations of evidence and real chemistry (ie molecules, reactions, analysis techniques and all that good stuff) and not just be a socio-economic or “save-the-planet” comparison.
Conclusion and evaluation: Again, this section can have further sub-heading to directly address the ISMG point.:
“Reviewing the literature/evidence” allows you to address the quality of evidence
“Link to the claim” allows you to address extrapolation of credible findings
“Improvements and extensions” – obvious….
“Conclusion”—must directly answer the RQ then summarise the key aspects of the RI
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1. Use 'Ctrl F' (Control + Find) to search for particular terms easily in a long document, whether from a website or a database article.
2. Use a Boolean command - put double inverted commas around phrases to limit and improve your results eg "energy drinks problems".
3. Use filetype:pdf to search in Google for only pdf articles - "plastic pollution" filetype:pdf - will force Google to return results on plastic pollution which are only pdf articles (PDFs are great sources sometimes deeply buried in Google results and remain unseen).
4. Use a Google domain command eg site:edu OR site:gov to limit results to a CERTAIN DOMAIN such as education or government eg biodiesel site:edu
5. To check the authority of a website when it is not clear who the author / authority is, go to the end of the URL in the Google search box, cut back to the first forward slash (/) and hit 'Enter'. This will take you to the Home Page of the website, and you can see the full name of the source.
6. Use a Google command to limit results to the MOST RECENT: After you get your results, choose the Google Menu Bar, and choose 'Tools'. Then on the far left, at the drop-down menu next to 'Any Time', you can choose 'Within the last year' (or less, if you prefer), but generally, you can choose 'Custom Range' at the bottom, as often the last 3 years would be sufficient for a recent search.
From Mrs Allen:
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2. ASSIGNMENT BREAKDOWN
a. First 10% - General Reading (This is where your ideas are shaped, read 3-6 sources of VARIETY)
b. 10% - 40/50% - Active Notetaking (This is where you collect & collate evidence & info)
c. 40-50% - 80% - Organisation of Ideas (This is where you construct the structure of your essay, and allocate the number of words for each part).
d. 80% - 100% - Writing (This is where you write the assignment as streamlined as possible)
Research Assignment Template - Mrs Allen
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Google Scholar's searches are set to cover scholarly material more often than 'regular' Google. Google Scholar's searches are set to cover scholarly material more often than 'regular' Google. Read the article below on the advantages an disadvantages of using it.
TIP: To get PDFs only, type in 'filetype:pdf'. It's great!
Google Books can be very frustrating because often much of the book is missing and you are expected to purchase it to read the full content. So after you put in your search term you are interested in (eg biodiesel), and get some results up, you should then go immediately to the search box (on the left - above 'About this box') 
and type in a particular word or term you are interested in (eg CO2 emissions OR methanol) you should get a number of pages pop up. Choose one that looks useful - you should get some good results this way!
Data sets involve the integration of heterogeneous data in varying formats and from diverse communities. Four basic features can be identified as common to most definitions: grouping, content, relatedness, and purpose.
eBook: Green Diesel Engines
