Ethanol Distillation Facts

Simon Oldmann


Due to the crazy rise of fuel price and the instability of the fuel market more and more people and trying all kind of alternative fuels, some people are just fed up with spending all their hard earned money to some countries that change the fuel price, usually with reasons that have almost nothing to do with fuel production cost. During the last 3 years there has been a constant and very sharp rise in the price of fuel, some of it was because of the “Katrina” disaster but most of it because of the fuel producing countries controlling this market.
People started understanding that in time the yearly spending on fuel is going to grow to a monster like sum and that it would be nice to cut down these prices as soon as possible, some business saw this trend getting stronger and stronger. Today thee are a lot of solutions for alternative fuel use and production, most of the kits and solution found on the market are definitely working, safe and cut an incredible cost of fuel consumption.
This move to alternative fuel has got some big businesses thinking and suddenly we get a lot of advertisement for self making ethanol and ethanol distillation at home to sell to ethanol users. Since ethanol use is actually being promoted by official the production of the ethanol and ethanol distillation for the public may prove a little more complicated than the privet manufacturing and selling of ethanol, you have to remember that these are still dangerous materials you are working with and that bigger production will ultimately result in bigger machines and much more of these materials use.
There is no wonder that some fear that individuals will experiment with ethanol distillation, imagine someone storing gallons of dangerous explosive materials on their property and the unprofessional way of dealing with these materials. The quality of the final product is also in question, with no formal body governing and regulating the quality this may prove a dangerous product to use, and certainly to try and manipulate. The individual trying to produce ethanol will also need to go through the American Society of Testing and Materials that will show they way to make the right kind of product safely and how to use and keep the materials involved in the proper and safe way.
The self manufacturing and production of ethanol and the process of making ethanol from an ethanol distillation is not something a reasonable person will do, it involves getting permits and going through many check and regulation testing that it is simply not worth the time and effort by an individual, the making of ethanol will eventually result in some find of problem that will probably leave a very bad taste in the mouth of the person who gave this a shot.
For the individual this is a true revolution in the fuel market, you can just get a kit, study the making or buying ethanol basics and you will soon be a part of this revolution, you will probably discover that it is very possible to cut the raging fuel costs and spend it on nicer things, and that in a short time you will be completely independent of gas stations and gas use. The idea of making this a home business is not a very smart move, the licenses and taxes, permits and checks of your distillation station alone leaves you with a low chance of actually making it as an individual.
In any case a person considering to go into the ethanol distillation business would do good to first try and live with ethanol in the first place, so join the alternative fuel revolution and start using ethanol today.


About the Author:Simon Oldmann is an avid writer and a green activist, he has been writing about Ethanol use since the growing popularity of Ethanol these last years.

Ethanol Fuel - Mother Nature Needs a Rest, Give Ethanol Fuel a Try

By Chad Brosius



With all of the talk about fast depleting fossil fuels and the ever climbing global temperature, it can be difficult to catch up with the various environmental issues that are coming to the forefront of things at this point in time. Science is finding a way to make up for many of the things that are becoming issues as related to the environment, but with many of these things it is a literal race against time to find a substitute for that which we have become dependent upon. Ethanol fuel serves just that purpose.
As you may know, ethanol is an alternative to traditional gasoline. Ethanol and gasoline can be mixed together in any ratio on up to complete, 100 percent ethanol. It works just the same as gasoline does, yet it is created differently and does not depend on depleting earthly resources for existence as petroleum does. What is needed to produce ethanol fuel? It is a complicated formula that most people wouldn't understand, but it is easily said that sunlight, farmland, and helping hands are all important in the production of ethanol as it is a substance derived from the starch in produce. There is much debate about whether or not the United States is equipped to handle a transition to using ethanol fuel but the fact remains that after a while, there will be no choice about it and ethanol will be one of those things that are required, along with other types of alternative fuel that are up and coming.
International Ethanol Use
Contrary to what you may have heard, the United States is not the only country out there exploring the use of ethanol as an alternative fuel for vehicles. The United Kingdom is also exploring this issue, as are countries in South America and even some Asian countries. In 2004 there were more than 40 billion liters of ethanol fuel produced, and Brazil produced about 16 billion of those liters alone. The main use for this ethanol fuel? Powering domestic vehicles.
As technology advances and the issue become more and more urgent, the issue of ethanol will be pushed even further; the same goes with other alternative fuels. In the mean time there is much to be debated and figured, such as the amount of land and manpower needed to create the crops that are necessary for this fuel, not to mention the funding to start up such an endeavor. The future of ethanol fuel is not a bleak one at all, and as time progresses you will hear more about and see more of ethanol. Stay tuned!
Chad Brosius is an Earth/Space High School Science teacher who has been involved in the alternative energy field for over 1 year.


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The Corn And Ethanol Debate May Help Farmers

By: Malc Moore

The US government, have for some time now being giving a subsidy to corn and ethanol production. The reasoning behind helping in the production of corn and ethanol is that it can be used as a alternative to fossil fuels. In turn it is hoped that because ethanol burn more cleanly than petrol that it will help the environment and reduce US dependence on oil from other countries.


With most ethanol that is produced in the U.S being made from corn, although other grains and biomass can be used, there as been a economic stimulation to U.S. agriculture, therefore creating a new market for corn and maize. Estimates have also shown that as many as 10 million acres of land are required to grow corn or maize to produce ethanol.By increasing production in the ethanol industry it may be a means of increasing farmers income as well as reducing farm subsidy payments and also as said before, lessen the dependence on imported fuels.


Furthermore, there is more energy efficiency achieved through use of corn and ethanol and it also achieves a net gain in a better form of energy since converting corn to ethanol means using abundant domestic supplies of coal and natural gas. Some possible negative aspects with using corn and ethanol:There seems to be a problem around the facts and figures balancing in the corn and ethanol arena. Since its requires fuel usage in the first place to grow corn and 1 acre of corn will produce about 328 gallons of ethanol. However, the amount of fossil fuel needed to plant, grow and harvest this amount of corn is about 140 gallons which adds up to $347 per acre. This in turn breaks down to one gallon of ethanol costing $1.05, before the corn leaves the farm.This may be further compounded by the crushing and fermentation of corn at processing plants, all of which consumes energy.


It seems that the end cost of producing ethanol and using corn works out to be more expensive than that of petrol.On a positive note there are a lot of people who state that figures show that corn and ethanol give up to thirty percent more energy than is taken to make it. Also some other figures show the net energy values for corn and ethanol are going up, and the reason for this is that technology relating to corn and ethanol production is getting better.
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Biomass: The Old Daddy of Renewable Energy Sources

Autor: rsbombard


You have heard of your ancestors using wood to burn, cook or to light camp fires to keep themselves warm during cold days. You would have done it at one point of the other. Maybe you did not know, but you have been using one of the grandest and oldest forms of biomass for your purposes. Wood apart, there are a lot more forms of biomass, all capable into tapping into to unleash energy capable of being utilized for our residential or commercial uses.
"Biomass", "bio energy" all refers to the energy derived from organic matter, mostly plants, other vegetation and plant derived materials. Food crops, organic residue, grasses, woody plants, wood, agricultural waste, plant residue and even the organic component of the residential or industrial wastes, all classify as biomass.
Biofuels include biodiesel, biobutanol, biogas & bioethanol and are all renewable sources of energy. However, they do contribute to the global warming. A good thing about biomass is that the same equipment which is now burning the fossil fuels can be used for generating electricity out of biomass.
It has evolved as a very important source of energy and ranks in importance next only to coal, fossil fuels and natural gas.Although Biomass is still used more for its traditional purposes, it is indeed gaining prominence for its modern usage as in generating heat and providing for power in industries and residences.
It might be interesting to note the per capita usage of Biomass is more in Sweden than in India or China. Just to give you an inkling, California on an average produces about 60 million tones of dry biomass each year, out of which about 5 million tones are being used to generate electricity to the tune of about 2000 megawatts just enough to light about a million homes.
The usage of biomass can reduce global warming which is actually contributed by burning of fossil fuels. While growing plants use and store carbon monoxide and release it back when dead or when decaying. By replanting, the newly planting saplings can make use of the carbon monoxide emitted by the decaying plants. In this way, the carbon monoxide cycle is contained. However, if the replanting is not done adequately enough, the usage of biomass can indeed contribute to the global warming.
Biomass has emerged as quite a formidable contender to replace of fossil fuels in applicability and the fact that it is a clean, cheap and renewable fuel can only insist on its likely popularity as a fuel and as a reliable and abundant source of power and energy


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