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[] ** Where Does the Author work, what else has s/he written about, an what are his/her credentials? **  This is a news release off of the Virent company site. It talks about the opening of a demonstration plant in Madison Wisconsin. This company is a new start up that is partnered with Shell to develop a new process to produce bio-gasoline. ** What is the main topic of the text? **  The news release is to publicize the startup of the new demonstration plant. The plant is to test a new system to produce bio-gasoline. This is a new product that no other company can produce. There is potential for this to be the new energy source for this country. The production of bio-gasoline has benefits over traditional ethanol production both in efficiency and cost. ** Describe at least three ways that the main topic is fleshed out. **  Bio-gasoline is made in a new process developed at the University of Wisconsin. It involves low temperature catalyst as opposed to the yeast that is used in ethanol production. This allows the use of broader feed stocks, including nonfood sauces. Sources include waste products from paper production, corn stover, pulp form sugar cane, and remains from wood processing. The process is able to break down cellulose in an economic fashion, this is something that has not been possible before. ** What three quotes capture the critical importance of the text? ** “Moving from lab-scale to a demonstration production plant is an important milestone for biogasoline,’’ said Luis Scoffone, Vice President of Alternative Energies at Shell. The demonstration plant has the capacity to produce up to 38,000 litres (10,000 U.S. gallons) per year, ** Explain how the argument and evidence in the text support you research focus. **  This is a new direction for bio-fuels that has not been possible before, it appears to be a promising means to meet the energy demands of the future. also it has other benefits that traditional ethanol cannot compete with. There would need to be no modification to the current infrastructure. Cars can use it directly in large percentages, current tanks can store it, also it can be transported in current pipelines.
 * Full Citation: **Virent New Release, “Virent and Shell Start World’s First Biogasoline Production Plant”, Virent.com