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The diversion of land, food and agricultural resources towards ethanol production remains a controversial issue of both United States and other countries' energy policies. The consequences include using corn for fuel rather than food supplies. Other consequences include losses of fuel economy from ethanol, and its blends (E10, E15) as opposed to pure gasoline.
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Large corporations such as Tyson make cows, who are built only for grasses, eat corn so the cows gain more weight faster. This certain misuse (along with neglect to clean their dung) eventually led to the creation of "deadly E. coli" which was not dangerous at all until this new kind evolved to ingest the corn the cows were now eating.
(Because Tyson has officials in Congress and government, this has not been made illegal and has in fact been encourages; even when people have attempted to pass laws after the deaths of their children, the laws were denied because it would "cost Tyson" [a billion-dollar company] "too much money")
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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
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.
Why is corn used for energy?
Corn is used to make ethanol because it is burns cleaner than petroleum.
How can corn ethanol make enough energy to power a car?
Ethanol stores chemical energy, just like gasoline does.
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 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.
Why is ethanol being added to gas?
Ethanol is a product that can be made agriculturally, for corn for example (or many other plants). Gasoline is made from petroleum. So, if you have extra corn and not enough petroleum, you can blend ethanol and gasoline to make gasohol, which extends your supply.
How much corn to make one gallon of bio-Diesel?
Bio Diesel is made from soy beans. Ethanol is made from corn.
What is biofuel made from?
Vegetable Oil is used to make biodiesel, and corn is used to make ethanol for a gasoline substitute.
How much corn does it take to make a gallon of ethanol?
Zero as you can not make a gallon of gasoline from water.
What can use corn to make the transportatin fuel know as?
this is known as banana,banana,nanananana,
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.
