Doris-Bioethanol

Question 1

What is the R&D status of the pre-treatment of Bioethanol?

Answer 1

klj

Question 2

What is the Enzymatic Hydrolysis?

Answer 2

Saccharification

Question 3

What is the R&D status of the enzymatic hydrolysis?

Answer 3

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Question 4

What are the costs for 2nnd generation bioethanol plants?

Answer 4

explain the chart + table

Question 5

ETBE ? What’s is this and how does its synthesis look like ?

Answer 5

Ethyl-Tertiary-butyl-ether

Question 6

What does ETBE substitute ?

Answer 6

MTBE ( Mythyl–Tertiary-butyl-ether)

Question 7

What are the properties of ethanol compared to petrol?

Answer 7

+ Reduced NOx emissions + Lo - Reduced energy content - Modification of Fuel

Question 8

What’s the flash point ? why does ethanot/diesel bolend have a lower flash point ?

Answer 8

No idea

Question 9

Who are the major producer of bioethanol ?

Answer 9

USA; corn Brazil: sugar cane

Question 10

Germany bioethanol ?

Answer 10

preliminary low blends (…. E10)

Question 11

Production cost per liter of bioethanol ? ( wheat, corn, barleyy, rye….)

Answer 11

Sugar cane :22 cents (brazi) Sugar beet: 40 cents, 62 cents (EC) Grains:

Question 12

What are the bypoucts for each source type of ethonol ?

Answer 12

klkl ?

Question 13

Bioethanol trade-off

Answer 13

Food Vs Fuel ?

Question 14

Policies play a major role in pricing the crops, give an example for this!

Answer 14

US: Corn price depends on crude oil price

Question 15

Food or Fuel? Example

Answer 15

8 Bushels of corn: 21.6 gallons of ethanol fuel or enough food to feed a person for a whole year BUT we have to take a look at countries where we have less food supply. Tortilla crisis