Sandra Case

Bushels of Corn required to make a Bushel of Ethanol

This third article by Absolute Futures will show how many bushels of Corn are required to produce just one gallon of ethanol. This will definitely impress upon anyone who trades the commodity corn, how Ethanol production impacts the total supply of Corn available for live cattle feed, as well as, other domestic uses. Each bushel of corn can produce up to 2.5 gallons of ethanol fuel. Only the starch... (posted by Sandra 4 years 173 days ago.)

The Commercial Production of Ethanol from Corn

This second article will explain the commercial production of ethanol. Ethanol is a product of fermentation. Fermentation is a sequence of reactions which release energy from organic molecules in the absence of oxygen. In this application of fermentation, energy is obtained when sugar is changed to ethanol and carbon dioxide. Changing corn to ethanol by fermentation takes many steps. Starch in corn must... (posted by Sandra 4 years 208 days ago.)