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Ethanol (ethyl alcohol), also known as grain alcohol, is the same 'alcohol' found in all alcoholic drinks. Bioethanol is simply ethanol that has been produced using biological materials (biomass) for feedstocks. Since it relies on sunlight and photosynthesis to contribute to the growth of that biomass (plants, grasses, corn, wheat, etc), bioethanol is a renewable fuel. Bioethanol is made when biomass is converted to sugars, which are then fermented into ethanol. The process of hydrolysis seperates most of the water from ethanol, leaving an end product that is generally about 95% ethanol and 5% water. Bioethanol can be blended with conventional gasoline at any ratio, but the most common blend is E10 (10% ethanol, 90% gasoline, sometimes called Gasohol), which can be used in existing gasoline engines without modifications and without affecting vehicle warranty. Higher blends, such as E85, require a Flexible fuel vehicle (FFV).
source: http://www.futurecars.com/futurefuels/bioethanol.html
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe biomass is changed into carbon dioxide and alcohol using yeast or bacteria to produce ethanol. The ethanol is processed to produce usable ethanol and byproducts.
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∙ 11y agoethinol is a very unstable compound did mean ethanol?
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∙ 12y ago1. Ethanol is stored in steel containers and tanks.
2. Burning of ethanol release enegy. It is a fuel.
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Are field crops fossil fuels or biomass fuels?
BIOMASS
Which is the bulky fuel to transport?
Biomass is the bulky fuel to transport
What percent of total biomass on earth do plants constitute?
Plants constitute 90% of the Earth's total biomass.
In what way are biomass and fossil fuels similar?
Fossil fuels and biomass fuels have similar origins. Firewood is an example of a biomass fuel. Fossil fuels are similar to biomass in that their creation also begins with microorganisms and plants using energy from the sun to fix CO2 into carbohydrates but there are several more steps in the creation of fossil fuels.
Does biofuels cause pollution?
Burning any fuel can lead to some pollution the case of biofuels the pollution types may be:oil spills from tanks, drains and transportationsmoke from poorly controlled combustionnitrogen oxidescarbon dioxideodours from combustionparticulate (Carbon cenospheres) fallout from residual droplets of fuel
How is biomass converted to enthanol?
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Can biomass be converted to other fuels?
Yes
What are the four types of biomass that can be converted into alternative fuels?
We use four types of biomass today: 1) wood and agricultural products; 2) solid waste; 3) landfill gas; and 4) alcohol fuels.
Does biomass cause water pollution?
It depends on what kind of biomass is being converted, under which conditions, using which method. The general answer is, yes. However; the broader answer is, yes, but far less than fossil fuels. Particular biomass when converted to biopower actually helps to reduce greenhouse gases.
How is biomass converted into usable energy?
Oils from seed-bearing plants are processed to produce a diesel fuel.
What is a sentence that uses the word biomass?
There is a lot more biomass in the first level of an ecosystem than in the upper levels.
Why does ethanol burn?
because it has a acid inside the ethinol and a pinch of pottassium which makes it burn
Plant that burns waste to produce electricity?
Biomass power stations. (Regular power stations that burn coal can easily be converted to burning biomass (vegetation), reducing pollution, just by changing the fuel.)
In which way is biomass useful?
Many biomass fuels can significantly reduce carbon emissions if they are used to displace fossil fuels. Some types of biomass can also be converted into liquid which can be used for vehicles. Biomass fuels can be cheaper than fossil fuels in many circumstances. It is renewable and is not dependent on fossil fuels. While biomass can be used directly, it can be used to produce higher forms of fuels. Listen to mia. she knows everything.
The amount of chemical energy in consumers' food that is converted to their own new biomass during a given time period is known as?
secondary production
How a gas is converted to liquid?
Advances in recent years have shown that there are even more efficient and cleaner ways to use biomass. It can be converted into liquid fuels, for example, or "cooked" in a process called "gasification" to produce combustible gases, which reduces various kinds of emissions from biomass combustion, especially particulates.
What is a negative for biomass?
there is not a thing negtive about biomass we need to save biomass it!
