What is Bioethanol?

 What is Bioethanol?

Bioethanol is a form of quasi-renewable energy that can be produced from agricultural feedstocks. It can be made from very common crops such as sugarcane, potato, cassava and corn. It is also made from corn, potatoes, milk, rice, beetroot and recently grapes, banana and dates
Important uses:

  • It is blended with petrol to make a truly sustainable transport fuel.
  • It is used in cosmetic and other manufacturing processes.
  • Pollution control.
    Eg. Punjab to set up bio-ethanol refinery, This is being seen as a major step towards tackling the menace of wheat and paddy straw burning in Punjab.

How these refineries would help?
The bio-refinery will solve the chronic problem of straw burning and also help the farmers who would be paid for the agro-based produce. It would also help in containing the loss of fertility and damage to environment.

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