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It can be used in cars to make it run more effiecent and faster. It also keeps the engine cleaner.
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Can ethanol be used for car fuel?
yes
What fuel is used in a car?
Unleaded Gasoline, Diesel, Ethanol, or Natural Gas depending on the engine.
What is used in alcohol- methanol or ethanol?
ethanol is used in alcohol
How much CO2 does a car running on ethanol fuel produce?
Assuming the fuel is 100% ethanol the reaction is: C2H5OH +3O2 --> 2CO2+3H20 or 1 mole of ethanol (46 g) creates 2 moles (44 x 2=88) of carbon dioxide The density of ethanol is 0.78 g/cm3 or .78 kg/L So the amount of carbon dioxide created by a car fueled by ethanol is about 1.56 kg/liter used. This excludes CO2 from ethanol manufacture.
Can other things be used to fuel a gas powered car?
Compressed Natural Gas, Propane, Ethanol. Am I forgetting anything?
Is ethanol safe to use in cars?
The car has to be built to run on ethanol. Ethanol requires different fuel lines, injector sizes, computer programming.
What kind of alcohol is is used in beverages?
ethyl or ethanol
Who discovered the ethanol?
Ethanol, both a liquor and a fuel, has been around in the form of Moonshine Whiskey since 15th Century Scotland. In 1908, Ford Motor Company's first car, The Model T, used ethanol corn alcohol gasoline for fuel energy (gasoline).
Can existing car engines be adapted for ethanol fuel?
Your car can safely run on fuel that is up to 10% ethanol. To run E85 which is 85% ethanol your car must be modified. It can be done but it would be very expensive to make all the changes necessary. Ethanol is a solvent and will destroy common rubber seals and gaskets used in cars not designed to run it. It is highly corrosive to aluminum and other parts in an engine. And besides, why would you want to burn ethanol. Ethanol has less energy than gasoline so your fuel mileage will drop around 20 to 30%. If you are getting 30 mpg with gasoline you will get around 24-25 with Ethanol. You will also have less power burning Ethanol. And it takes corn and other food sources to make Ethanol. That causes the price of corn to go up costing us more for food products containing corn.
Why 95 percent ethanol is used in laboratory?
So as not to 'waste' too much ethanol. To use 95 % ethanol allows some ethanol to be saved!
How can corn ethanol make enough energy to power a car?
Ethanol stores chemical energy, just like gasoline does.
I have a 2003 Mitsubishi lancer and tried to put ethanol gas in it and i noticed that the service engine soon lightShould you flush out ethanol gas from your car or wait till you use up all the gas?
You don't have to remove gas, just add good gas as ethanol gets used up.
