Cellulosic ethanol

The production and consumption of ethanol as fuel is presented by several interesting facts. The ability to compete with non-renewable fossil fuels, concern about the environment and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and have a source of fuel coming from agriculture as a alternative outlet for agricultural producers, ethanol production became an important and endorsed industrial process (Mussatto et al., 2010). Historically, Brazil was a example of country that started with a government program

Corn Ethanol Controversy! Ethanol (CH3CH2OH) is a clear, colorless liquid. It is also known as ethyl alcohol, EtOH, and grain alcohol. Ethanol is widely produced by processing grains such as corn or starch and sugar crops. The grain is first milled, then fermented with yeast and different enzymes to turn the grain 's starches into alcohol(EPA). A distillation process then increases the ethanol concentrations, basically the same process a whiskey maker would use to make whiskey. Of course, law mandates

A TERM PAPER ON BIOFUELS OLUCHUKWU C. OBINEGBO BLACKBOARD ID: oluchukwu1.obinegbo STUDENT ID #: 3002661138 COURSE NUMBER: EEL 4930 LECTURER-IN-CHARGE: DR JIM P. ZHENG EXECUTIVE SUMMARY After the discovery of electricity, effective and efficient methods have been sought to store energy for use on demand. Over the last century, industries which work towards the effective storage of energy have been evolving and adapting to change in energy requirements and advances in technology. Energy storage

legislation about gasoline additives, particularly ethanol (ethyl alcohol). The reasons behind the use of this additive is numerous and it comes with a slew of benefits as well. We will focus on how ethanol for gasoline is produced, is it cost effective, why would gasoline formulators want to add ethanol to gasoline and are there any problems associated with adding ethanol to gasoline. Ethanol is commonly made from corn, however it can also be made from cellulosic feedstocks such as crop residues and wood

I. Introduction One of the most hotly contested debates in today’s realm of environmental concern is how to secure energy for the maintenance and improvement of quality of life in the future. To date, humanity has been blessed with plentiful reserves of cheap crude oil, which can be refined into a multitude of items that make the lives of many so convenient—gasoline, heating oil, natural gas, plastics, and fertilizers. In some parts of the world, these technologies merely facilitate

The Effect of U.S. Ethanol on Corn Prices Introduction: There are over 96 million acres of corn planted in the U.S. every year, where the mid-west dominates the country in production. Corn can be used for a variety of things that include; energy ingredient in livestock feed, ethanol for biofuels, oils, sweeteners, alcohol, and food substances such as starches. Ethanol production in the U.S. has been on the rise for over the last 10 years. Production totals were around 115,604 barrels (1,000 barrels)

Ethanol made its debut in the early 1970s, and by the late 1980s, ethanol was beginning to be used for fueling cars (Fuel-testers, 2012). Now in the midst of the green movement of the 2000s, ethanol can be found in over 90 percent of gasoline at public gas stations (Fuel-testers, 2012). This technology is being pushed to new extremes as it strives toward its goal of replacing gasoline as our main fuel source. Ethanol promises us less gas emissions, less dependence

Energy drinks are a kind of refreshments that are advertised as soft drinks that boost energy. The truth is these kinds of drinks are full of many harmful ingredients, such as sugar, stimulants, and other herbal supplements. Energy drinks are targeting high school and college students who may use this kind of drink to keep them awake for a midterm, or even give them a hallucination feeling any other alcoholic beverages will do. Many studies showed the disadvantageous of these drinks, yet this industry

For my science fair project, I figured out what solvent would work best to erase permanent marker. The solvents I tested were: lemon juice, vinegar, water, and rubbing alcohol. I tried each of these solvents on a permanent marker line on plastic, paper, fabric, and wood. In this research paper, I will be talking about what a permanent marker is, how they are made, why they work so well, what rubbing alcohol is and its common uses, what vinegar is and its common uses, what water is and why water is

Synthesis, Recrystallization of β-D-Glucose Pentaacetate from its Original D-Glucose and it comparison with literature though Melting point, TLC, IR, 1H and 13C NMR Abstract: The synthesis of the product: β-D-glucose pentaacetate is done though the acetylation using acetic anhydride with D-glucose with the help of sodium acetate. The recrystallization of the product is done though a polar solvent like water. The Result of this experiment has a percentage yield of 61% and analytical methods