What is bioethanol and what is it used for?
Bioethanol is ethanol that has been manufactured from an organic feedstock (biomass). The bioethanol will mostly be blended into gasoline as a renewable transport fuel component. Bioethanol for fuel is available in blends such as E5, E10, and E85. The E stands for Ethanol and the number is the percentage of bioethanol in the blend. Hence, E85 is composed of 85% bioethanol and 15% petrol. The market for biofuels, such as bioethanol, is growing rapidly around the World, driven by legislation, as Nations seek to combat climate change, reduce their dependency on fossil fuels for road transport and create increased security of energy supply. Bioethanol can also be used as a renewable chemical intermediate, for example, for the manufacture of renewable ethylene and hence bio-polyethylene.
Bioethanol is ethanol that has been manufactured from an organic feedstock (biomass). The bioethanol will mostly be blended into gasoline as a renewable transport fuel component. Bioethanol for fuel is available in blends such as E5, E10, and E85. The E stands for Ethanol and the number is the percentage of bioethanol in the blend. Hence, E85 is composed of 85% bioethanol and 15% gasoline (petrol). The market for biofuels, such as bioethanol, is growing rapidly around the World, driven by legislation, as Nations seek to combat climate change, reduce their dependency on fossil fuels for road transport and create increased security of energy supply. Bioethanol can also be used as a renewable chemical intermediate, for example, for the manufacture of renewable ethylene and hence bio-polyethylene.
