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The plants themselves do not produce any ethanol at all. The plants produce sugars of various types, and then humans use a number of different processes to convert sugars into ethanol (the old fashioned method is simple fermentation with yeast for instance). Which plants allow humans to produce the most ethanol from a given plant depends on what sugars their cells produce and the technology we have to convert that sugar to ethanol. Corn is not the best crop for generating ethanol as it does so fairly inefficiently (it takes a lot of energy to grow and doesn't produce much ethanol). The best plant for making ethanol is sugar beet. Sugar cane is also very good. Really the best way to make ethanol would be from very fast growing plants (the fastest is called switchgrass), but to do that we need to discover how to efficiently convert cellulose into ethanol instead of sugar because these fast growing plants don't make sugar. We don't know how to convert cellulose, but we're working on it in many laboratories around the world!
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What are plantes made from?
Tobacco
How does studying other planets help us better to understand geological processes on Earth?
It helps us understand if what can live on that plant etc so if we stuff this planet up we can move to another plant
What were the effects of Sputnik on the United States?
It made us get focused and made us work harder to get into space.
Where is the largest solar power plant?
Solar Energy Generating Systems is currently the largest operational solar power plant in the world. It is located in the Mojave Desert of California, US.
Why cloud made for?
clouds are made for water to give us water because clouds are made out of water so the clouds gives the sea more and more water that is what clouds are made for
What plant is ethanol made of?
There is no plant that is made of ethanol. Ethanol is a biomass energy source made of grains and corn.
What are examples of beverages that is made of a plant?
Tea,coffee,wine,ethanol
What plant produces ethanol?
plant that produces ethanol are grains like millet
Is ethanol made from wheat renewable?
Only when it is recycled. Solar and Wind energies are merely new.
How is ethanol found?
ethanol is not "found", it's made by the fermentation process.
Is ethanol a biofuel?
Ethanol can be a biofuel if it is obtained from vegetable matter. It can also be produced by the hydrogenation of ethylene in a refinery or chemical plant.
Why is ethanol a cleaner burning fuel than fossil fuels?
because it is made out of corn and it is a plant and it has low emission but fossil fuels have high emission.
What is ethanol made of?
Ethanol can be distilled from any material which contains complex carbohydrate molecules. Corn is used frequently in the US; sugar cane is used mostly in Brazil. Leftover plant materials such as corn cobs and wood chips can be used, but require more processing before they are ready to be fermented. Switchgrass and potatoes are other materials which are used somewhat.
Can cannabis dissolve in ethanol?
yes, it is a lipohilic plant and will dissolve in alcohol.
Ethanoic acid made from ethanol?
Ethanoic acid is made of: Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon (All so known as Ethanol)
Which country produces ethanol?
US, and then Brazil produces the most ethanol fuel...nd I'm sure every countries that has ethanol industry would produce ethanol fuel!
Are OshKosh clothes made in US?
The last US plant was shut in 2000. The answer is NO.
