charles clayton
Elio Fan
EPA's Plan to Boost Ethanol Use in Gasoline Gets Hearing Ethanol acts as an efficient solvent, gradually cleaning out the accumulated gunk in fuel
It helps to know the terminology of fuels being sold. Ethanol is grain alcohol, produced mostly from corn in the U.S. It is used as an "oxygenate," an additive blended with gasoline to reduce exhaust emissions by introducing additional oxygen molecules to the combustion process. Two ethanol blends are currently available in many parts of the United States and Canada:
It helps to know the terminology of fuels being sold. Ethanol is grain alcohol, produced mostly from corn in the U.S. It is used as an "oxygenate," an additive blended with gasoline to reduce exhaust emissions by introducing additional oxygen molecules to the combustion process. Two ethanol blends are currently available in many parts of the United States and Canada:
- E10 � A blend of 10% ethanol and 90% unleaded gasoline. This is the most common ethanol fuel available.
- E85 � A blend of 85% ethanol and 15% unleaded gasoline