Alternative Fuel Ethanol By Katie Ethanol Ethanol is
Alternative Fuel - Ethanol By Katie
Ethanol ¡ Ethanol is an alcohol based fuel ¡ Made by starch crops such as corn or sugar cane ¡ Made by "cellulosic biomass” like trees and certain grasses ¡ Reduces use of oil
E 10 ¡ E 10, also called “gasohol”, is made of 90% regular gasoline and 10% ethanol. ¡ The majority of cars today are suitable for E 10 ¡ It is much better for the environment but your car might not run as smooth ¡ E 10 is slower than gasoline
E 85 ¡E 85 has 85% of Ethanol and only 15% of gasoline ¡Some flexible fuel cars are made for E 85 ¡Cheaper in some areas, and not in others ¡No noticeable difference in vehicle when using E 85
How to Make Ethanol From Sugar Cane ¡ First harvest the sugar cane ¡ Crush sugar cane ¡ Add yeast ¡ Fermentation ¡ Sugar reacts to yeast during fermentation and makes Ethanol
Brazil’s Ethanol ¡Brazil is the biggest producer of ethanol from sugar cane ¡Brazil uses Ethanol more than gasoline because of their abundance of flex-fuel cars ¡Sao Francisco Ethanol Mill has giant machines to crush cane ¡Cosan is the largest ethanol group in Brazil ¡Cosan purchased parts of other companies so they could produce Ethanol from beginning to end
Pros and Cons Advantages to Ethanol: ¡ Ethanol adds oxygen to gas which gives us cleaner air. ¡ Better performance ¡ More power ¡ Reduces use of Oil Disadvantages to Ethanol: ¡ very expensive to make ¡ Less energy than regular gasoline
Sources http: //www. fueleconomy. gov/feg/ethanol. shtm http: //www. nytimes. com/2008/05/27/business/w orldbusiness/27 ihtethafacts_7545400_processnol. 4. 13245862. html ? _r=0 l http: //www. askipedia. com/how-do-they-makeethanol-from-sugar-cane/ http: //sugarcane. org/sugarcaneproducts/ethanol
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