technologist | 20 Jul, 2007, 02:21 |
Technology | (235 Reads)
Bio - Butanol
- Can be made from natural sugar or starch including waste materials.
- Costs less than ethanol.
- Has 92% of the energy content of gasoline.
- Mixes well with gasoline or ethanol.
- Evaporates more slowly than either gasoline or ethanol.
- Can be used in place of gasoline with no engine or fuel system changes.
- Makes usable hydrogen as a by product.
- Higher energy content (110,000 Btu’s per gallon for butanol vs. 84,000 Btu per gallon for ethanol). Gasoline contains about 115,000 Btu’s per gallon.
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