Ethanol – Day 5

By John Donley @ Snowcrest Jr. High

1st Gasoline

• 1859-Edwin Drake drilled first oil

• Distilled the oil to produce kerosene for lamp fuel.

• Threw away the gasoline

• 1897-1st U.S. automobile

What is Ethanol?

1. Also called ethyl alcohol

2. Fermented sugars or starches.

3. Denatured – small amount of gasoline is added – poisonous

4. E10 = 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline

E85 = 85% ethanol, 15% gasoline

5. Produces +38% energy

Ethanol Uses

1. 7000BC – Chinese used it as drinking alcohol

2. 1840 – Lamp oil

3. 1908 – Model T

4. Henry Ford ran his cars on E10 and said “Ethanol is the fuel of the future”.

Ethanol to the Rescue!

• early 1900’s Europe’s oil supplies were small

• WWII

• 1970’s - OPEC

Need for Ethanol

• Global Warming, smog, and inversions.

• New E.P.A. requirements

• E10 has up to 25% less emissions

• E85 has up to 40% less emissions

• When fuel prices rise high enough or pollution is great enough, society has always turned to ethanol for help.

• Why not just use it all the time?

Live Green Go Yellow?

http://www.gm.com/experience/education/teachers/power_of_corn.jsp#dl

Here is a website for a pretty good video if your district does not have it blocked as well as a place to download lesson plans.

Ethanol Crops

Corn PotatoesJerusalem Artichokes

SorghumSugar CaneWood Chips

Ethanol Crops (con’t)

Barley Wheat

Sugar BeetsSwitch Grass Garbage

Ethanol Today

• Where can we get it?• 2007 MN and OR require all

gasoline to have at least 10% ethanol.

• 8 other states are in process of requiring ethanol in all gasoline.

• Utah-adds 10% ethanol to reduce the emission levels and raise the octane level of the fuel.

• Brazil started switching over to E85 in 1973 and now does not have to import any oil for transportation.

• The use of ethanol has recently expanded to the various blends from E20, E40, and E85

Ethanol Plants

• All ethanol plants currently operating and those that are expansions/new construction.

Where are Utah’s Plants?

E10 – Any Gasoline Car

E85 – Flex Fuel Vehicles

2009 Ford Ford Escape

Ford Taurus Ford Interceptor

E85 – Flex Fuel – con’t

Chevy Escalade

Dodge Viper – Mile speed recordToyota Camry

Cadillac

E100 – Pure Ethanol