Alcohol Fuel: A Guide to Small-scale Ethanol : Making and Using Ethanol as a Renewable FuelDwindling petroleum supplies and growing environmental concerns are significantly impacting the cost of petro-fuel and its infrastructure. The search for alternative fuel sources has led to ethanol, a gasoline substitute that is already in the marketplace as Gasohol and E-85. But large-scale production of corn-based ethanol is controversial as it threatens the world's food supply. There are alternatives, however: Brazil uses sugar cane, which is up to six times more productive in energy conversion. After the energy crisis of the 1970s, there was a lot of misinformation about the cost of individual ethanol production. In order to achieve energy independence from gasoline, ethanol lends itself to small-scale production, and especially to cooperative ventures in rural communities, often using “waste” feedstock. Alcohol Fuel is a practical, grassroots book that will give readers all the information they need, covering every aspect of making and using ethanol for fuel, including:
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Alcohol Fuel: Making and Using Ethanol as a Renewable Fuel Richard Freudenberger Limited preview - 2009 |
Alcohol Fuel: Making and Using Ethanol as a Renewable Fuel Richard Freudenberger No preview available - 2009 |