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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by chicagorails takes 3 gallons water to process i gallon eth. some towns fighting plants from being built cause of fear of low water tables and drought. i dont see any problems with the use of solar cars. they had solar vehicles on the moon so why not here? answer, the oil billionares want to stay billionares!!![:(] [/quote] This question does mention that the water is seperated from the alcohol mix. What is then done with the water I don't know. However, it possible could be used again there in the process. I agree with your second statement. THAT is exactly why nothing has been done much more than lip service from our elected officials for the last 30 some years. Here is today's segment for the questions and answers. The source was an AOL News Article. What exactly is ethanol? The fuel is derived from plants through a fairly straightforward process. In one common method, corn is first ground into a fine powder, mixed with water, and then heated. An enzyme is then added to convert the mixture into sugars before yeast is added to ferment it. The resulting liquid, called "beer," is about 10% alcohol. A distillation process then separates the alcohol from the rest of the mixture before the remaining water is removed. The result is essentially pure alcohol. A small amount of gas is added to render the liquid undrinkable. Then the fuel can be used by itself or as a supplement to gasoline to power cars. Ethanol has three advantages, at least in theory: It's renewable, it can be domestically produced, and it burns cleaner than gas. The world's largest producers of ethanol are the U.S., which makes it primarily from corn, and Brazil, which mashes the stuff out of sugarcane.
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