Ethanol has been very popular within the fuel industry since it increases the octane rating of fuel. Alternatives to Ethanol are being sought because of various reasons and problems facing the fuel. Fortunately, there are several alternatives, which some of them are better are cost efficient compared to Ethanol. The following are the alternatives to Ethanol: Learn More About Are there Alternatives to Ethanol? >>>
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In most gasoline today, ethanol has been incorporated as an additive with a percentage of 5, 7, and 10 also known as E-5, E-7, and E-10 respectively, in which cases at not more than 10% will be generally safe for vehicles that uses unleaded fuel. Commonly, this fuel uses a mix of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline, while in some other circumstances a 5% of other chemical ingredients are added to increase mileage.
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Ever since the implementation of the use of ethanol as what many would say as the fuel that could replace fossil fuel, it has faced a lot of problems mainly of the supply of food. For one, there are areas whose staple food depends on corn, Mexico for example. Since the increase in the demand for ethanol, the consumption of corn has increased exponentially being used mostly as fuel. Now, a very definite problem to this demand for Ethanol will be that Bio fuels such as ethanol is not a long term solution, at which, it is not even 100% carbon free, it only produces 12% less greenhouse gases compared to gasoline linked to global warming.
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Ethanol has been a very popular commodity, for one, it is being used as a mix in gasoline to fuel various machines. Now, ethanol has been faced with a question, will it help fuel food shortage? Right now, recent studies report that Ethanol production doubled in the past three years and soon ethanol double again probably in the next three years. Another point of view will be in the side where most corn are being used to feed live stocks and not to humans. A percentage of 80 were gathered reporting that that amount of corn was provided to feed the animals in the United States of America. Most corn produced now, which are also being used in the production of ethanol are industrialized at which only a small percentage will be supplied to individuals, while a different batch of corn crops are being produced mainly for human consumption. In this, ethanol cannot cause a food shortage.
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Hawaii plans on using the Ethanol financially as fuel used to operate cars, and trucks. Through the production of Ethanol, it can be used as a gasoline extender, oxygenate, and octane booster used in more than 40 states. The mixture of Ethanol with the normal Gasoline or Unleaded Fuel will produce a fuel known as the Gasohol or as the E-10 Unleaded: gasoline containing 10% ethanol. Moreover, the government of Hawaii is issuing an awareness campaign in its transition to ethanol-blended fuels, and that Ethanol can reduce the dependence on the fossil fuel.
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