What is Ethanol?
The use of ethanol as a fuel for internal combustion engines, either alone or in combination with other fuels, has become widespread due to its environmental and long-term economical advantages over fossil fuel.
Both ethanol and methanol have been considered for this purpose. While both can be obtained from petroleum or natural gas, ethanol may be the most interesting because it is a renewable resource, easily obtained from sugar or starch in crops and other agricultural produce such as grain, sugarcane or even lactose. Since ethanol occurs in nature whenever yeast happens to find a sugar solution such as overripe fruit, most organisms have evolved some tolerance to ethanol, whereas methanol is toxic. When 10% alcohol fuel is mixed into gasoline, the result is known as gasohol or E10. When 85% alcohol fuel is mixed into gasoline, the result is known as E85. Other experiments involve butanol, which can also be produced by fermentation of plants. Also sometimes ethanol might be named bioethanol.
Farmers Union Oil of Southern Valley is proud to support the Biofuels movement. We offer E85 at our Wahpeton location and E10 at all 4 of our sites…Fairmount, Breckenridge, Wahpeton and Mooreton.
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Jr Deputy AccountantEthanol is (Still) a Rip OffJr Deputy AccountantOne GGE of ethanol is 1.5 gallons. This volume of ethanol has the same energy content as one US gallon of gasoline. This is because. […]
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Ethanol could well be the most subsidised and protected commodity ever …The Daily TelegraphIn the current debate over ethanol in petrol, that's Manildra. Don't get me wrong, if a Monopoly ca. […]
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Bob Katter says ethanol may seal backing for Kevin RuddThe AustralianBOB Katter could throw his support behind a Kevin Rudd-led government if his fellow Queenslander was prepared to deal on ethanol. T. […]
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USA TODAYAs its growth stalls in a bad economy, NASCAR changes gearsUSA TODAYNASCAR, long regarded as America's monument to gas-guzzling, noise-making, exhaust-belching excess, is even making a co. […]
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Ethanol Declines for Second Day as Inventories, Output IncreaseBloombergEthanol fell for a second day as inventories climbed for the seventh week in a row. Ethanol stockpiles rose 5.8 percent to 20.9. […]
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GigaOmTrash-to-Ethanol Producer Backed by Valero Sets $125 Million IPOBloombergEnerkem develops refineries that convert trash into gases, which are processed into ethanol. The fuel will help oil compa. […]
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Ethanol Articles
Talked to some of my racing buddies about this one and it’s true. Changing your engine oil regularly means the inside of your engine stays cleaner which means it doesn’t use as much fuel to create the power to move your car or pickup. And that translates into dollars that stay in your wallet! […]
Seems like no matter where you look these days you see, read or hear about alternative fuels and this past weekend was no different.
I’ll admit, I’m a huge race fan…F1, NASCAR, SCCA, Champ Cars, IRL…and it was a great weekend for race fanatics like myself. In one day we had Formula 1 from Monaco, […]
US BioEnergy intends to build a 100 million gallon per year ethanol plant near Hankinson, ND. US BioEnergy is partnering with Gold Energy, LLC to build the plant.
North Dakota Governor John Hoeven supports construction of the plant and further said, “We have put good programs in place and worked diligently with the Gold Energy […]
Ethanol seems to be in the news almost daily now. I can remember the time not too long ago when it was seldom mentioned. It’s obvious by the amount of information being released each day that the ethanol industry is making large impacts on our daily life.
Apparently it’s even making an impact on the […]
I started asking myself that question several years ago and came up with some conclusions you may find interesting. Most folks who pull up to the pump for a fill up give little consideration to the labels and stickers they find there. I was just like that, too.
The only labels that seemed to make sense were […]