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Ethanol: Coming Soon to a Pump Near You

Ethanol: Coming Soon to a Pump Near You. Harold Haskew & Associates November 2, 2006 IBEX 2006. Ethanol in Gasoline?. Improves exhaust emissions – mainly CO A high-octane blending component Displaces demand for petroleum Increases demand for American corn

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Ethanol: Coming Soon to a Pump Near You

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  1. Ethanol: Coming Soonto a Pump Near You Harold Haskew & Associates November 2, 2006 IBEX 2006

  2. Ethanol in Gasoline? • Improves exhaust emissions – mainly CO • A high-octane blending component • Displaces demand for petroleum • Increases demand for American corn • Decreases “global warming” from CO2 • Federal law limits low-level blends to 10%

  3. Petroleum Use Through 2004 Source: Energy information Admin/Annual Energy Review 2004

  4. Chinese Auto Production Sources: China Motor Vehicle Documentation Center, 2 Rue de Reparts, Ortaffa, France. www.chinesecars.net “Foreign Technology in China’s Auto Industry: Implications for Energy, Economic Development and Environment” By Kelly Sims Gallagher, China Environment Series, Issue VI; CATARC, 2002 Auto Industry of China; China Auto (Jan. 2003)

  5. Auto Production in India Source: Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, www.siamindia.com

  6. Domenici-Barton Energy Policy Act of 2005 • New national policy requires that fuel ethanol increase to 7.5 billion gallons per year by 2012 • If blended as E10, it means that over 50% of the nation fuels will contain ethanol

  7. Sources of Ethanol • Grain ethanol – made from corn, sorghum, barley, etc. – typical of US, Europe • Sugar ethanol – made from sugar cane – typical of Brazil • Cellulosic ethanol – made from plant fiber, wood, switchgrass, crop residues, etc

  8. Gasolines are mixtures of many hydrocarbon molecules Ethanol C2H5OH MTBE C5H12O Butane C4H10 Oxygenates were required in gasolines in SMOG prone cities. MTBE is being banned, leaving ethanol as the popular choice Toluene C7H8 Octane C8H14

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  10. Summary • Increasing amounts of US gasoline will contain 10% ethanol in the near future • Ethanol can create problems with hoses, seals, filters and tanks • Marine fuel systems have to be tolerant • Our next speakers will elaborate

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