I wonder, why are we doing Ethanol at all?

GreyFlcn

<div class="IPBDescription">BioButanol is bettar</div><img src="http://butanol.com//images/Bubbles%20with%20gas.JPG" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />

<b>Ethanol</b>
20-30% lower mileage than gasoline
Corrosive
Can't use existing pipelines
High Vapor Pressure (bad)
Different Air/Fuel Ratio than Gasoline
Can't be used in high concentrations in existing vehicles
Limited at 85% max

<b>Butanol</b>
Comprable mileage to gasoline
Not Corrosive
Can use existing pipelines
Low Vapor Pressure
Overlaps with Air/Fuel Ratio of Gasoline
Can be used in 100% concentration in existing vehicles
Not Limited

Produces 42% more energy than ethanol from the same feedstocks.
And Ethanol producing plants can easily be retrofitted to produce BioButanol

Dupont and BP/Arco plan to blend BioButanol in European gasoline in 2007

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Why are we doing Ethanol at all?

Xyth

That's what <b><i>she</i></b> said!

UltimaGecko

I wonder, why talk about ethanol or butanol, when we could be talking about how<a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?s=7888118887137470464&showtopic=100398" target="_blank"> Centia will replace JP-8 Jetfuel!</a> - which could potentially also replace Methanol, Ethanol and Butanol (...nevermind that it's a thread you created about an hour and a half ago).