Ethanol

Ethanol
  Ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH)
  A colorless liquid that is the product of fermentation used in alcoholic beverages, industrial processes, and as a fuel additive. Also known as grain alcohol.
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(C2H5OH)
  A clear, colorless, flammable alcohol. Ethanol is typically produced biologically from biomass feedstocks such as agricultural crops and cellulosic residues from agricultural crops or wood. Ethanol can also be produced chemically from ethylene. See Biomass, Fuel Ethanol, and Fuel Ethanol Minus Denaturant.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
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(also know as Ethyl Alcohol or Grain Alcohol, CH3CH2OH)
  a liquid that is produced chemically from ethylene or biologically from the fermentation of various sugars from carbohydrates found in agricultural crops and cellulosic residues from crops or wood. Used in the United States as a gasoline octane enhancer and oxygenate, it increases octane 2.5 to 3.0 numbers at 10 percent concentration. Ethanol can also be used in higher concentration (E85) in vehicles optimized for its use.
  California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms

Energy terms . 2014.

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