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Re: Ethanol Giant Shifts Focus


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Posted by JMOR on January 05, 2010 at 17:50:11 from (72.181.166.239):

In Reply to: Ethanol Giant Shifts Focus posted by KEB1 on January 05, 2010 at 08:59:36:


thresherman said: (quoted from post at 21:10:51 01/05/10) The biggest ethanol plant in WI is in bankruptcy and waiting to be sold to an oil refiner. Many have had money issues. Bio-mass is where it is at, not corn.

As far as water in gas,isopropyl alcohol is used more for gas line anti-freeze. Methanol is also used, but not ethanol. I have heard of the problem with ethanol blends if you let it sit for awhile, but as far as attracting water, I don't know.
Yes, ethanol & virtually all of the dozens of alcohols like water. I wouldn't dump the bottle od drug store isopropyl into you gas tank to help with the water problem, since the label states that it already has 30% water content.

This on ethanol/gas/water:

Ethyl alcohol, because of its affinity for water, is not blended into gasoline until it is loaded into the delivery tank truck. American Petroleum Institute (API) member companies address the need to control the ethanol blend component in API Recommended Practice (RP) 1626 that states: “In-truck blending is not recommended since complete blending may not occur.” Thus, so-called “splash-blending” ethanol in tank trucks is not recommended since the ethyl/gasoline components tend to stratify and remain stratified after delivery to the refueling facility. As a result, the pump may pick up a high concentration of stratified ethyl alcohol, damage the automobile engine and not be covered under warranty.

This affinity of ethyl alcohol for water is a strong reason to follow API RP 1621 and remove water from tank bottoms when the water exceeds one inch. While ethanol can safely absorb 0.5 percent ethyl alcohol into a solution, the water reduces the motor fuel BTU content and octane rating, again affecting the consumer. When ethanol absorbs more than 0.5 percent of alcohol, a “phase-separation” will occur as the alcohol begins to drop out of the gasohol solution into the water bottom of the tank. This phase-separated alcohol/water bottom encourages the growth of aerobic bacteria colonies, which are detrimental to petroleum fuels and certain fuel handling components.


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