Bioethanol Literature Review

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Review of Related Literature and Studies As the population grows, the overall consumption of energy resources increases. As a result, number of non-renewable resources decreases which lead to increase of prices and demand for fossil fuels. Bioethanol can be an alternative to fossil fuels. Local Bioethanol Fuel Blend Percentage There are 12 countries; Brazil, France, the United States, Indonesia, Philippines, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Argentina, Republic of South Africa, Kenya, Thailand and Sudan stated by the Department of Energy of the Philippines, which are making use of produced Bioethanol for fuel. Because of its properties that is comparable to the refined gasoline. Energy per unit volume: 22MJ/liter Octane Index (research): 106 Specific Gravity at 15.5 deg C: 0.79 Kg/liter Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines was the one who …show more content…

Because the Bioethanol itself has cleansing effect that filters and removes unwanted contaminants in the fuel system of a specified machine. So far, there are up to 20% blend for newer models of vehicles which is powered by E20. And up to 86% blend of Bioethanol into the gasoline for the vehicles which are especially designed/converted to run for it, those vehicles are called Flexible Fuel Vehicles. According to Crop. Energies, they stated that for some technical reasons, with the use of 100% bioethanol is not advisable. In addition, according to John Velson a Lapsed Chemical Industry Consultant that E100 or 100% bioethanol is only advisable in Brazil due for some reasons such as in this country almost all of brand new cars are flex-fuelled and the other reason is that the entire country has ethanol pumps installed nationwide. These factors that are lack and deficit from other countries.

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