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Ethanol was almost certainly originally discovered through the accidental fermentation of improperly stored fruit or grain. Corn (maize) was unknown to Europeans until around the 15th century, but it was obviously a type of grain, and everybody knew by then you could make ethanol out of grain, so "corn ethanol" wasn't really "discovered" so much as "something everyone assumed to be true turned out to actually be true."
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoEthanol is known from neolithic period, approx 12 000 years ago. It was certainly a chance discovery.
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How was ethanol discovered?
Ethanol was almost certainly originally discovered through the accidental fermentation of improperly stored fruit or grain. Corn (maize) was unknown to Europeans until around the 15th century, but it was obviously a type of grain, and everybody knew by then you could make ethanol out of grain, so "corn ethanol" wasn't really "discovered" so much as "something everyone assumed to be true turned out to actually be true."
How can agriculture be alternative to oil?
The key word in the answer is ETHANOL. Ethanol comes from corn. Therefore agriculture...grow corn, make fuel from the corn, power cars from Ethanol
Who discovered ethanol?
Ethanol discovered by the Scottish since 15th century.
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 many Gallons of ethanol are produced per bushel of corn?
One bushel of corn yields about 2.8 gallons of ethanol.
Ethanol is made from?
Rice corn
What is the energy source of ethanol?
corn
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).
What product are made from corn?
To name only a few: Cornmeal Corn syrup Cornstarch Ethanol Corn oil
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.
What type of vegetable is ethanol made from?
Corn
What is the substitute for petrol made from corn?
Ethanol
