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corn ethanol is a net negative Some amount of ethanol added to gasoline serves as a fuel oxygenator, reducing emissions of soot and carbon monoxide. A discussi
by varroa 9y ago
corn ethanol is a net negative
Some amount of ethanol added to gasoline serves as a fuel oxygenator, reducing emissions of soot and carbon monoxide. A discussion of whether there is a better oxygenate than corn ethanol could be interesting, but 5% or 10% ethanol is really there for emissions, not biofuel.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoAgreed that ethanol is superior to MTBE (which was phased out due to toxicity) [1], but E85 efforts [2] are misguided. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_tert-butyl_ether https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_tert-butyl_ether [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E85 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E85
- lostapathy 9y agoRight - corn ethanol offset a lot of MTBE usage in the USA, which is a good thing.