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One bushel of corn yields about 2.8 gallons of ethanol.
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Is ethanol good for America?
Ethanol from corn is good. When a truck of corn spills, we pick it up, and the birds clean up after
How much cracked corn in a 55 gallon barrel?
A bushel of cracked corn is 56 lbs, which is about 10 gallons (or 2- 5 gallon buckets). So a 55 gallon barrel can hold approx. 5.5 bushels which approx. 308 lbs.
What ethanol is it made from?
ehanol is produced with the help of some plants by process of fermentation......but it can also be produced by the help of some raw materials like oil....(but this is not done as producing a renewable source like ehanol from a non-renewable source is not quiet profitable.
What are the chemical steps for converting corn to ethanol?
it is biofuel
How do you make ethanol gas?
Ethanol can be produced by:Anaerobic fermentation of natural sugar (beets, cane, starch) done by yeastPetrochemically by acid catalized reaction of ethene with water
How much of a bushel of corn is used to make ethanol?
Assuming the dry-milling method of ethanol production (the most common), one 56-pound bushel of corn makes 2.7 gallons of fuel ethanol and 17.4 pounds of dried distillers' grain. This means that 69% of the corn went into the ethanol.
How many gallons of ethanol are produced from an acre of corn?
Generally speaking about 300 gallons per acre.
How much corn to make 1 gallon of corn oil?
Currently a bushel of corn produces about 2.8 gallons of ethanol. With better varieties that figure will increase to 3 gallons. In the near future, the corn distillate will be processed again, yielding some more ethanol.
What is a synonym for 8 dry gallons?
A dry, or "corn" gallon, is 1/8 of a bushel, so 8 dry gallons would be a bushel.
How many gallons of ethanol will 183 bushels of corn produce?
About 500 gallons.
How many pounds of corn equal a gallon?
The typical weight of feed corn (#2 yellow dent corn) is 56 pounds per bushel. By volume, there is about 8 gallons in a bushel. Thus there is 7 pounds in a gallon of corn.
How many pounds of corn will fit in a 5 gallon bucket?
Slightly larger than one cubic foot. It is the amount of corn that will fit into a box about 15 inches long, 12 inches wide and 12 inches deep. (2,150 cubic inches)
How many ears of corn per bushel?
The number of ears of corn in a bushel depends on the size of the ears of corn. On average, about 40 to 60 ears of corn are in a bushel.
How many cups are in a bushel of popped popcorn?
A bushel is a unit of measurement and is very appropriate for use to measure popped corn. One bushel equals 8 gallons, so 8 x 16 equals 128 cups.
How many ears of sweet corn is in a bushel?
There are 150 ears of sweet corn in a bushel.
Is corn used for gasoline?
Yes, it is the source of corn whiskey. Ethanol can be made from any sugar or starch.Corn doesn't make ethanol. The yeast that consumes the corn produces ethanol as a waste product.
How is production of ethanol from corn affecting the price of corn for food?
Not at all. Ethanol is produced from field corn. Corn for human food is sweet corn. They are completely different, and neither has any effect on the other. Food costs are much more greatly affected by transportation costs than anything else.
