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Title: Alcohol fuels

Journal Article · · CHEMTECH; (United States)
OSTI ID:5165560

The API publication 4312 reports a detailed study carried out by Battelle on the energy balances for five alcohol-fuel-producing technologies. The results indicate that processes for producing ethanol from corn are net consumers of energy while ethanol from sugar cane and methanol from wood are net energy producers.

OSTI ID:
5165560
Journal Information:
CHEMTECH; (United States), Vol. 11:7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English