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Ethanol, a fuel

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Yeast is added to ferment the sugars to ethanol and finally the ethanol is separated from the mixture by distillation. The fermentation process is quite simple; a glucose molecule is broken down into ethanol molecules and one carbon dioxide molecule, the carbon dioxide is released into the air and you are left with a colourless, clean burning liquid with a strong odour...
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This makes it easy to produce an alternate cleaner burning fuel for cars and other means of transportation. Ethanol is already being used in high-performance motor fuel because it cuts poisonous emissions and is better for the environment then traditional fuels. There have been many developments in using a higher ethanol concentration in fuels for cars and other types of transportation, by many leading car companies research institutes...
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