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CH3041
ETHANOL
• Ethanol can be used either as:
• vehicular
fuel - hydrous ethanol (95%)
eg. Brazil makes 15x109L/y from cane.
eg. Brazil makes 15x109L/y from cane.
• additive (10 - 22%) for gasoline to increase
the octane rating eg. E10 @ PULP
the octane rating eg. E10 @ PULP
• Production: cane or corn (E fertilizers, NOx),
fermentation, distillation(E);
E inputs nearly equal the E in the fuel!
E inputs nearly equal the E in the fuel!
• CO2 / L is 110% of
petrol unless biomass is used as
the E source in production.
• low fuel value 29.7 kJ/g.
• Queensland: Rocky Point 6ML/y from
molasses other plants will soon come on
stream. Mossman mill 40ML/y (maybe!!).
molasses other plants will soon come on
stream. Mossman mill 40ML/y (maybe!!).
• Advantages: the car smells sweet.
Lower VOC, CO emissions
Lower VOC, CO emissions
