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Ethanol Facts 02/15/10 3:59:36 PM
- Plymouth Energy is well on its way to becoming an advanced bio-refinery. Two sister companies Plymouth Oil Co. LLC and CHEC (Community Health and Energy Center) will help meet this goal.
- When corn is transformed into Ethanol only the starch is used. All of the protein, amino acids, fat, minerals and vitamins are left behind as a quality livestock feed. This helps reduce the cost of meat, milk and eggs at the grocery store.
- Ethanol is 113 Octane. It is used as an additive to add oxygen and increase the Octane of gasoline. Ethanol replaces other aromatics that increase octane such as MTBE, Xylene, Toluene, or Benzene. These additives have a half-life of 500 years or more while ethanol has a half-life of only 24 hours.
- Fossil fuel releases carbon into the atmosphere that has been sequestered underground for millions of years. While Ethanol does release some carbon into the atmosphere it is reabsorbed the following year when cornfields are replanted.
- Using a 10% Ethanol blend in your car reduces tailpipe emissions by over 30%.
- Today, there are the same number of acres dedicated to corn production as in 1976. However, in 2008 the U.S. exported more beef, pork, poultry, and corn than any prior year in addition to making 10 billion gallons of corn-based Ethanol.
- Ethanol provides good jobs right here in Plymouth County and adds value to our farm producers. Plymouth Energy adds over $300 million to The Siouxland Economy.
- Ethanol has not nor will it ever be made from a foodstock that will shorten our nation's or our world's food supply. Ethanol is currently made from starch which the world has an over supply of.
- In the future Ethanol will also be made from biomass such as cellulose and waste products that today can pollute our rivers and streams.
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