Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) is a volatile, flammable, and colorless liquid with a characteristic wine-like odor and pungent taste. It is the active ingredient in alcoholic beverages and can also be used ...

A patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gasses into jet or diesel fuel is being scaled up at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National ...

Discover how India’s sugarcane is split between sugar and ethanol. Get official data, insights on the E20 fuel blending ...

Reliance on petroleum fuels and raging wildfires: Two separate, large-scale challenges that could be addressed by one scientific breakthrough. Teams from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...

An innovative process is on the horizon that could transform the carbon dioxide (CO2) waste from ethanol plants into low-carbon jet fuel. This approach could potentially reduce emissions by 80% ...

Ethanol fermentation converts sugars into bioethanol through the action of microorganisms, most commonly yeast, under anaerobic conditions. Feedstocks range from first-generation sugar and starch ...

President Bush has seen into our energy future and named it ethanol. In his State of the Union speech last month, he called for alternative fuels to make up 20 percent of the U.S. fuel supply by 2017, ...

Consumers would have more opportunity to save money on gasoline with higher levels of ethanol if Congress can remove a long-standing restriction, members of an ...