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Can ethanol be used for car fuel?
yes
Can a car run solely on pure ethanol?
Yes, a car can run solely on pure ethanol, but it may require modifications to the engine to optimize performance. Ethanol is a renewable fuel source that can be used as an alternative to gasoline in some vehicles.
What fuel is used in a car?
Unleaded Gasoline, Diesel, Ethanol, or Natural Gas depending on the engine.
What is used in alcohol- methanol or ethanol?
ethanol is used in alcohol
Is ethanol harmful to car engines?
Not at all. Instead, they are being used in car engines as an alternative fuel as it is a green fuel (non - pollutant). But, the drawback is that you may have to change / modify the engine of your car to use this type of green fuel.
How much CO2 does a car running on ethanol fuel produce?
Assuming the fuel is 100% ethanol the reaction is: C2H5OH +3O2 --> 2CO2+3H20 or 1 mole of ethanol (46 g) creates 2 moles (44 x 2=88) of carbon dioxide The density of ethanol is 0.78 g/cm3 or .78 kg/L So the amount of carbon dioxide created by a car fueled by ethanol is about 1.56 kg/liter used. This excludes CO2 from ethanol manufacture.
Is ethanol safe to use in cars?
The car has to be built to run on ethanol. Ethanol requires different fuel lines, injector sizes, computer programming.
Can other things be used to fuel a gas powered car?
Compressed Natural Gas, Propane, Ethanol. Am I forgetting anything?
What kind of alcohol is is used in beverages?
ethyl or ethanol
Can existing car engines be adapted for ethanol fuel?
Your car can safely run on fuel that is up to 10% ethanol. To run E85 which is 85% ethanol your car must be modified. It can be done but it would be very expensive to make all the changes necessary. Ethanol is a solvent and will destroy common rubber seals and gaskets used in cars not designed to run it. It is highly corrosive to aluminum and other parts in an engine. And besides, why would you want to burn ethanol. Ethanol has less energy than gasoline so your fuel mileage will drop around 20 to 30%. If you are getting 30 mpg with gasoline you will get around 24-25 with Ethanol. You will also have less power burning Ethanol. And it takes corn and other food sources to make Ethanol. That causes the price of corn to go up costing us more for food products containing corn.
How can corn ethanol make enough energy to power a car?
Ethanol stores chemical energy, just like gasoline does.
Is there a car powered by ethanol?
Yes, ethanol powered vehicles are also known as "flex vehicles". The Saab 9-3, which is created by Saab is powered by ethanol instead of gas.
