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This short video below discusses some interesting facts about ethanol; its production; how its better than gasoline for the environment; and how its also good for the farmers that grow the corn used in ethanol production.

What is E85 Ethanol & How is it made

Rising gasoline prices have heightened consumer awareness about E85 ethanol. These days, there is much ado about this fuel, and why shouldn’t there be? After all, it costs close to thirty five percent less than gasoline and is quickly becoming the preferred choice for motorists at the pump stations. E85 ethanol is already widely used in Sweden and pump stations in America, with states like Minnesota and Illinois having the highest rate of E85 fuel pumps servicing motorists.

What is E 85 Ethanol?
When 15 percent of leaded gasoline is combined with eighty five percent of ethanol, the result is the low-cost E85 ethanol fuel. Widely available in the US, it is an alcohol-based fuel that can be produced from employing the use of two methods. The first source of production involves the fermenting and distilling of starch-like feedstock. They include corn, barley, and wheat. The next method, which is referred as bio-ethanol, involves extraction from trees and grasses.

Although the price of the Ethanol E85 may be foremost on consumer’s minds, it also gets the nod from earth activists because it is an environmentally friendly product. It burns clean and its key ingredient source is renewable. Ethanol E85 also eliminates the import of crude oil because it is locally produced and is also known for increasing the octane rating in fuel while decreasing the harmful emissions caused by gasoline.

Ethanol E85 will run well in flexible fuel vehicles like those manufactured by Daimler Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Isuzu and Nissan to name a few. But, if you don’t own a vehicle by one of the above-mentioned manufacturers, you need not fear. Some people are not aware that many other cars manufactured today are Ethanol E85 compatible. It is best to find out from your car dealer if you have a flexible fuel vehicle.

How is E85 Ethanol Made?
The method for producing Ethanol E85 is long and complex. The maker has to first extract sugar from biological feedstock in order to begin the process. Corn is the leading ingredient in Ethanol E85 gas. And the starch in it can easily be converted into sugar. Sugar for this fuel can also be extracted from cellulose, which is a sugar based ingredient found in trees and grasses.

Once the feedstock is collected, it goes through a grinding process to extract the sugar. Sugar fed into microbes quickly produces ethanol and carbon dioxide, which finally endures purification stages to get the ethanol to the right consistency.

There is another method of manufacturing Ethanol E85 oil or grain alcohol, as it is also known, and this is through a wet-milling process. This is also the method that large-scale manufacturers use when producing high-fructose corn sweetener.

Ethanol E85 is an innovative and renewable resource with many positive characteristics, making it one of the leading topics of discussion for those looking to help the earth and looking to keep a few extra bucks in their wallet.

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The Latest News:

Sorghum Producers Celebrate Ethanol Plant Expansion
Abengoa, the fifth largest ethanol producer in the U.S., doubled its ethanol production at the plant from 15 million gallons to 30 million gallons annually.

Silage Sorghum Pilot: A new insurance tool to help producers manage risk
The lack of insurance for silage sorghum has prevented many producers from growing this drought tolerant and "water-sipping" crop.

Fund drive for ethanol plant tops $5 million
EnidÂ’s ethanol plant will convert 20 million bushels of corn and grain sorghum annually into 55 million gallons per year of fuel-grade ethanol.

° What is Renewable or Alternate Energy?
... Ethanol production from sweet sorghum: new link -- The stem juice of sweet sorghum is rich in fermentative sugar and is a desirable alcoholic fermentation material. It is difficult to measure the ...
http://www.discoversolarenergy.com/alternate.htm

° Soy Glossary
... corn kernels. About 5 percent of U.S. ethanol is made from sugar- and starch-containing materials other than corn. These include wheat, barley, and sorghum grains; sugarcane; cheese whey; and ...
http://www.thesoyfanclub.com/Glossary.asp

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http://www.nebraskaadvantage.org/aginnovation.htm

° http://agglossary.uaex.edu/viewGGlossary1.asp
... Gasohol Mixture of gasoline and ethanol derived from fermented agricultural products containing at least 9 percent ethanol. Gasohol emissions contain less carbon monoxide than those from gasoline ...

° NAIP – Industry
... s feed grains (corn, soybeans and sorghum) totaling more than $3.5 billion in sales every year. Livestock production is critical to the profitability of the ethanol industry in the state. It is the ...
http://www.nebraskalivest ...try/facts_figures.cfm

° Council for Biotechnology Information
... is his country's untapped capacity to produce ethanol biofuel. Ã– more View past front page features ... ... devils of hunger and malnutrition. What's New: Sorghum has no currency on world commodity markets ...
http://www.whybiotech.ca/canada-english.asp

° Notices of Determination 2003 - NSW Department of Planning
... The upgrade includes stillage recovery and ethanol, sorghum (grain) and glucose plant upgrades to meet the requirements of Pollution Reduction Program No 7 as required by the Company's environment ...
http://www.planning.nsw.g ...gdev/2003_notices.asp

° Anderson County Kansas Economic Development and Available Properties
... The plant will use approximately 13 million bushels of corn and grain sorghum per year to produce 35 million gallons of ethanol and more than 115,000 tons of dried distillers grains, a high-nutrient ...
http://www.andersoncountyks.net/

° Nebraska.gov - State Agencies, Boards, Commissions, and Colleges
... Trust, Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission Ethanol Board, Nebraska Back to Top F Fair, Nebraska ... ... Commission Geologists, Board of Governor Grain Sorghum Board, Nebraska Back to Top H Health & Human ...
http://www.nebraska.gov/agency_sites.phtml

° Country Spring Farmers Co-op
http://www.csfco-op.com/index.cfm?show=51

° EIA Energy Kid's Page- Ethanol a Biofuel
... Other crops such as, barley, wheat, rice, sorghum, sunflower, potatoes, sugar cane and sugar beets can also be used to produce ethanol. Sugar cane and sugar beets are the most common ingredients for ...
http://www.eia.doe.gov/ki ...enewable/ethanol.html

° ATR Jobs
... tasks as needed. F-31550Ã³General Manager/Ethanol Industry This position is located in the ... ... selling seed corn, seed beans, and grain sorghum. A14719 Ã± Commercial Applicator Ã± North West ...
http://www.agritalent.com/jobs.htm

° Ethanol Producer Magazine
... Inc. Corn Report & Prices, FCStone DDGS Report & Prices, Commodity Specialists Company Ethanol Report & Prices, OPIS Sorghum Prices, Sorghum Synergies Ethanol Plant Construction List RFA Update Event ...
http://www.ethanolproduce ...advertising-print.jsp

° March/April 2006 Action
... developed pieces on everything from networks of ethanol cooperatives to organic beef producers to a ... ... Ã„Ã¹ and is a productive late-maturing grain sorghum that produces large heads with lots of seed.Â¬ ...
http://www.agmrc.org/agmr ...chapril2006action.htm

° Ethanol Production and the Determination of Density in the Distilling Process:
... Production of ethanol starts with grain (corn, barley or sorghum), cellulose or molasses. Yeast is added to the starting products which are then cooked and the mixture is fermented to produce CO2 and ...
http://www.industrysearch ...viewrecord.asp?id=352

° Ethanol: Journey to Forever
... Ethanol is made by fermenting and then distilling starch and sugar crops -- maize, sorghum, potatoes, wheat, sugar-cane, even cornstalks, fruit and vegetable waste. The benefits Ethanol is a much ...
http://www.journeytoforever.org/ethanol.html

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