May 01, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

FERM 420 - Biofuels

(3 credits)
The chemistry of biofuel production will be studied with specific emphasis in processes, source materials, purification, and the thermodynamics of the energy content.  This course also addresses the use of natural resources, sustainability, and the ethics of outsourcing energy production to less developed communities. Three lecture periods. Prerequisite(s): FERM 107  , CHEM 222 BCHM 302