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Bioethanol has proved to be an ideal substitute for gasolene, with minimal adaption of current vehicle engines to accomodate it. This versatitlity has ,meant that in some parts of the world this fuel is already being adopted on a smaller scale, with certain car manufacturers bringing out specific 'dual fuel' vehicles that can run on both petroleum and ethanol based fuels. This adoption has largely been encouraged due to the environmental benefits of bioethanol and the fact that it reduces the reliance on oil.
But how environmentally sound is this fuel, and what future can it play in our energy requirements? This new technology study looks at the issues surrounding bioethanol, giving you the information you need to identify the potential of this fuel. It investigates the various sources of ethanol, production developments and limitations, future markets and potential problems.
Contents includes:
- Introduction
- Historical perspective
- Source
- Sugar feedstock
- Starchy feedstock
- Cellulosic feedstock
- Production of bioethanol
- From Corn
- From Cellulosic biomass
- Promising developments in the production of ethanol from cellulose
- Markets for bioethanol
- Oxygenated and reformulated fuels
- E 10 (Gasohol)
- E15
- E20
- E-85
- E95
- E100
- Niche Markets
- Fuel Cells
- E- diesel
- Aviation
- Snowmobiles
- Boats/Marine
- Small Engine Equipment
- Characteristics of fuel ethanol
- Bioethanol and the environment
- Problems with bioethanol
- Bioethanol around the world
- Europe
- U.S
- Canada
- Brazil
- Australia
- Asia
- Future of bioethanol
- References