Question by Car915: Need a rebuttal for an arguement against corn ethanol production in the US?
I am writing a proposal argument on corn ethanol production and I need a rebuttal. I start with an intro, tell the problem including background, seriousness, and any previous attempts to solve. Go into my proposal listing alternative solutions. Opposition is next followed by the “rebuttal”. This is where I am stuck. I need a good example to go here. Like an analogy maybe? Thanks!
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Answer by 80istTo put things in perspective, there are more than 180,000 stations nationwide selling gasoline. While all of them [...]
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Question by banana H: Ethanol production???????????????
How big does distallition still have to be to produce 1000 liters of ethanol a day? ie height and diameter
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Answer by MefSizing of a still will have a decent amount of variation depending upon other specifications:
What is the composition of product are you looking for?
Is this a batch or a flow system?
Are we only considering distillation, or is this vessel also being used as a fermenter?
Are you planning on having several stages in your still? Or perhaps running it as more of a packed column?
If you’re looking for a flow system [...]
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Dwindling petroleum supplies and growing environmental concerns are significantly impacting the cost of petro-fuel and its infrastructure. The search for alternative fuel sources has led to ethanol, a gasoline substitute that is already in the market
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Question by mark s: How much will ethanol fuel cost?
I know oil goes for about 75 dollars for a barrel which sucks. How much will Ethanol cost per barrel. Will cars that use ethanol as fuel be more expensive than regular gas cars? WIll people have to buy all new cars to handle the ethanol fuel?
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Answer by gatorbaitEthanol fuel is a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline.
Most of the cars sold in the last few years are have dual fuel engines that can run on either E-85 Ethanol or Gasoline.
Most major cities have a few E-85 filling stations [...]
My home ethanol operation, yes I have a Federal Permit, yes I really use it for fuel.
Question by thecolouramanda: How does halting ethanol production from corn help fix the world food crisis?
I’m reading up on the world food crisis, just out of interest, but I don’t quite understand how pausing or even stopping the production of ethanol from corn can help contribute to solving the world food crisis. Why is corn ethanol so bad in the first place?
Some explanation please? Thank you!
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Answer by SDDCorn that is used to produce fuel cannot be used for food, so if you were to remove that use, the supply available for food would increase. Ethanol is “bad” because it [...]
