Ethanol Basics [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 666.9 Masonry adhesives
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2018
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 624 KB : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 264341
• Chủ đề: 1. 09 biomass fuels; 2. 2018; 3. Clean cities; 4. Ethanol; 5. Fact sheet

Tóm tắt

Ethanol is a widely used, domestically produced renewable fuel made from corn and other plant materials. Ethanol can be blended with gasoline in different amounts. In fact, more than 98% of gasoline sold in the United States contains ethanol to oxygenate the fuel and help to reduce air pollution. Using ethanol in fuel also helps the nation increase the use of domestic alternative fuels, thereby potentially reducing reliance on imported oil. Gasoline and gasoline blendstocks can also use ethanol as an octane enhancer to increase vehicle performance.