[DEC] Ethanol Production

Question 1

Effects of new decisions?

Answer 1

would encourage ethanol production from grains like barley, maize, corn and rice.

Question 2

Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme?

Answer 2

Launched 2003

promote environmental friendly fuels.

Question 3

Ethanol can be produced from?

Answer 3

sugarcane, maize, wheat, etc which are having high starch content.
[SUGARCANE MOLASSES{MOST} ; MAIZE ; WHEAT]

mainly from sugarcane molasses by fermentation process.

Ethanol can be mixed with gasoline to form different blends.(Gasoline=refined petroleum used as fuel for internal combustion engines; petrol.)

Question 4

Positive effects of ethanol?

Answer 4

As the ethanol molecule contains oxygen, it allows the engine to more completely combust the fuel, resulting in fewer emissions and thereby reducing the occurrence of environmental pollution.
[ETHANOL HAS OXY. -> FUEL BURNS COMPLETELY -> LESS EMISSIONS]

Since ethanol is produced from plants that harness the power of the sun, ethanol is also considered as renewable fuel.
[ETHANOL PRODUCED FROM PLANTS -> HENCE RENEWABLE FUEL]