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Chemistry

Structure of ethanol molecule. All bonds are single bonds

Glucose (a simple sugar) is created in the plant by photosynthesis.

6 CO2 + 6 H2O + light C6H12O6 + 6 O2

During ethanol fermentation, glucose is decomposed into ethanol and carbon dioxide.

C6H12O6 2 C2H5OH+ 2 CO2 + heat

During combustion ethanol reacts with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water, and heat:

C2H5OH + 3 O2 2 Read the rest of this entry »

With alternative energy being the course the world is taking, renewable fuels are an obvious choice. A renewable energy source is something that can be replenished over a short period time. The five renewable energy sources are water (hydropower), geothermal (using the Earth’s natural temperature), wind, solar and biomass (organic material from animals and plants). These are natural ways of getting energy and usually lead to lit Read the rest of this entry »

One of the alternative fuel sought for oil or gasoline is Ethanol fuel . Any feed stock, which is based on carbon and after going through conversion process gives Ethanol. There is long list of carbon based items, such as sugar beets, corn, sugar cane, switch grass etc. The Ethanol fuel came in picture as clean alternate fuel and is environment friendly.

Currently Ethanol fuel is used as blend mixture wit Read the rest of this entry »

Ethanol fuel is already here. Ethanol provides a viable alternative to rising Gasoline prices. In the U.S., ethanol is currently mixed with the Gasoline at the pump, offering higher octane value and a renewable supplement to Gas.

Currently, the automobile industry is producing vehicles capable of burning a product known as ‘E85′ which is a mixture of 85% Ethanol and Gasoline. The ability to burn 100% Ethanol is n Read the rest of this entry »

Many people are wanting to learn more and more about how they can make their own ethanol.  Basically you will need two very important things.  Corn and an ethanol still.  Of course there are other grains that you can use aside from corn but corn just happens to be grown in more places and so is a little easier to access.  With gasoline prices reaching all time highs once a month it seems, the thought of having your own ethan Read the rest of this entry »