Ethanol
as an Alternative Replacement Fuel
by SolveYourProblem.com
Fossil
fuels are found in many areas all
over the world in various forms. The gas, oil and coal being
used from the earth have taken millions of years
to create, and unfortunately we are using them at a rate much
faster than the earth can replace them. Because we are
using
more
of the earth's natural resources than what is being replaced,
at some point in time we are going to run out of these resources.
Our demand for oil, gas and coal continues to rise as cities
grow, as
more products run on them and as we travel
more and more frequently.
One
form of research that has produced a great alternative fuel,
without relying on oil and gas, is the use of ethanol.
Ethanol is an alternative fuel that is alcohol based. Ethanol
is made by the fermenting of starchy crops. Farmers are quickly
finding that this market is one they can fill, and one
that can sustain their way of life long into the future.
The
fermenting and the distilling of crops that are starchy to
create a sugar base is what the process is based upon. The
starchy crops that yield the best ethanol results currently
are corn, barley and wheat. These crops can
also be grown right in our own country. This reduces our
reliance on other
countries
for what we need most - manufacturing alternative
fuels for vehicles.
Ethanol
is going to be a replacement fuel for
many types of vehicles from the tractor-trailers
heading down the road to planes. There are only a few
minor adjustments that need to be made to an engine to support
the different type of fuel used in this manner. Right now,
ethanol is used to increase the octane in vehicles which in
turn reduces the amount of emissions
released into the atmosphere.
By cutting emissions in the fuels we use, we are lowering the
pollution over the nation and around the world.
There
are areas of the world where ethanol is not being added to
a high degree in gas or diesel. When lower concentrations
of ethanol is being added in (less than 10%), it is not
considered to be an alternative
fuel or a blend of gasoline that is going to prolong the use
of gasoline and oils. Ethanol that is added in higher
concentrations is going to result
in a better overall savings of gas, oil and money. Many areas
of the world have adapted to using ethanol
in a much higher percentage - and sometimes even straight
ethanol to run the machinery. The process
is easy and the outcome is one that will produce a high quality
fuel that does not cost much in the end either.
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