Dispelling Myths

Throughout the annals of mankind, examples of ethanol’s use as a premium party fuel are common. Nowadays, though, man’s ever-inventive nature has found a new use for the liquid. Rather than just stick to the time-honored tradition of drinking it, promoters claim benefits for ethanol as a transportation fuel and now encourage its burning. In the middle of the last decade, the US government accepted the claim that ethanol would advance the nation’s quest for energy independence and security. Legislation was enacted to progressively dump vast quantities of ethanol into domestic gasoline. Sourced from both corn and advanced feedstocks, the rapid expansion mandated for ethanol’s use as a motor fuel by the US’ Renewable Fuels Standard is indeed impressive. Download here