Dehydration of Ethanol: New Approach Gives Positive Energy Balance
- 31 August 1979
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 205 (4409), 898-900
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.205.4409.898
Abstract
Water was removed from aqueous ethanol by using cellulosic materials, starch, corn, and other agents. The combustion energy of the ethanol product can exceed the energy needed to carry out the dehydration by a factor of 10.Keywords
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