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Old 02-27-2010, 01:45 PM   #36
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How does that work? Ethanol is C2H7OH, regardless of feedstock.
I believe it is the overall energy required to MAKE the ethanol from sugar makes it cleaner. Just did some reading and sugar vs. corn shows sugar based ethanol requiring much less energy to produce. So not BURNING cleaner, but over all cleaner and a more efficient process.
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