Ethanol

=Ethanol Facts=

Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, cololess liquid. -Jeff Bishop

As jeff said ethanol is alcohol in its purest form in most cars can burn it without modifing the motor. Much of the gas that you buy today has some ethanol in it. The gas companys put ethanol into there gas as a cheap alternative to gas, ethanol is far less efficent than gas, compared to gas ethanol needs to consume 50 percent more of it to get the same performance. matthew weiler


 * Ethanol reduces pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. ** Ethanol contains a higher percentage of oxygen than traditional petroleum-based gasoline. Because of it, Ethanol burns more completely than petroleum-based gasoline, and does not contribute to global warming like burning petroleum-based fuels does. In fact, using ethanol as a motor fuel reduces greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 46%. Using just 10% ethanol in your gas tank reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 19%.


 * Ethanol Is Cheaper To Make Than Gasoline. **Ethanol costs about 75 per gallon to make. Gasoline cost about $1.60 per gallon to refine. It only costs about $30 to convert a car to be a flex fuel vehicle, but doing it can save hundreds of gallons of fuel per year.


 * Ethanol can be made from nearly anything. ** Though ethanol was first made decades ago, the technologies used in today’s ethanol industry are still in their infancy. Most of today’s ethanol production is made from corn and sugar. The technology for using waste products, such as unusable portions of crops, to produce cellulosic ethanol is on the horizon - and it will completely revolutionize the way we fuel our cars.


 * Ethanol Is Easy To Switch To. ** Ethanol can use today’s vehicles, today’s fuel distribution infrastructure, and allows us to leverage today’s technologies in order to use these renewable resources. We can blend ethanol with traditional gasoline in grades from E10 to E85. Even hybrid vehicles can run off of ethanol.

Justin Kinney

Ethanol is the same type of alcohol that is found in all alcohlic dranks wiach can be used as a form of fule additive for fossile fules. Below is some more detiled information and a chart on how it’s made.

In the United States, it's usually made from **corn **. In Brazil, it's most commonly made with sugarcane. Wheat, barley and potatoes are also sources of ethanol. There are a couple of ways to make fuel-grade ethanol, and one of the most common ones is the **dry-mill method **, which goes something like this: · · A mixture made of this grain powder, water and an enzyme enters a high-heat cooker, where it's liquefied. The enzyme helps to break down the grain compound to aide in the liquefaction process. · The liquefied mash is cooled, and another enzyme is added to the mix. This enzyme converts the starch into sugars that can be fermented to create alcohol. · Yeast is added to the sugar mixture to begin the fermentation process. The sugars break down to ethanol (a form of alcohol) and carbon dioxide. · The fermented mixture is distilled. The ethanol separates from the solids. · A dehydration process removes water from the separated ethanol. · A small amount of gasoline is added to the ethanol in order to make it undrinkable. All ethanol used as a fuel must be made nonpotable
 * The corn (or other grain) passes through a grinding meal. It comes out as a powder.
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- - Johnathan Jarnagin

Ethanol Is made from plants that are grown in America, by American farmers. Some plants that its made from are sugar, starch, and fiber from plants. -Jeff Bishop Ethanol (ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol), according to the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is a "clear, colorless liquid with a characteristic, agreeable odor" -- and taste, some would add.

This is the drinkable (though toxic) alcohol, the active ingredient in beer, wine and spirits. Methanol (methyl alcohol, wood alcohol) is much more poisonous and isn't drinkable at all, it kills people. Ethanol is also a high-performance motor fuel that cuts poisonous exhaust emissions and is better for the environment.

The Model T Ford was built to run on ethanol. || Henry Ford designed the famed Model T Ford to run on alcohol -- he said it was "the fuel of the future". The oil companies thought otherwise, however -- but the oil crisis of the early 1970s gave ethanol fuel a new lease of life. corey brewer
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Ethanol fuel is a fuel that really has ehanol alcohol that is found in alcoholic beverages. It can be used to run cars on. - Brian Liepinis

Ethanol is also known as e85, which means 85% ethonal. Many manufactuers offer this which is known as fuel flex. Here is a vehicle that was the first fuel flex that is a Honda CG150 Titan :