Ethanol

Question 1

What are the uses of ethanol name 3?

Answer 1

1) drinks
2) disinfectant
3) perfume

Question 2

Name 2 ways to make ethanol.

Answer 2

1) fermentation

2) reacting ethane steam

Question 3

How does fermentation work?

Answer 3

You need sugar, yeast and water. Mix them together and the yeast converts the glucose into ethanol

Question 4

How does reacting ethane with steam?

Answer 4

Crude oil therefore hydrocarbon are cracked to produce Alkenes like Ethene . Rect Ethene with steam place rough high temp catalyst to produce ethanol

Question 5

Give advantages for reaction with steam

Answer 5

1) no carbon dioxide
2) quicker
3) less people required

Question 6

Give disadvantages for reaction with steam

Answer 6

1) expensive

2) crude oil non renewable

Question 7

Give advantage for fermentation

Answer 7

1) cheaper

2) low temp

Question 8

Give disadvantages of fermentation

Answer 8

1) carbon dioxide produced- green house effects

2) land- crops