Turning Sugar Cane Into Ethanol In Brazil
A lot of people think ethanol is only made from corn and here in the United States that seems to be the case. However, there are other commodities than can be used in the production of ethanol and one of those is sugar cane. A story in today’s Planet Ark out of Sao Paulo, Brazil talks about how ethanol itself is becoming a world traded commodity spurred on by the introduction of flex-fueled vehicles. According to the story, “Brazilian sugar cane mills say they are getting better deals to sell ethanol fuel abroad by extending what used to be only spot market sales into longer-term contracts with flexible pricing, especially with the rise in world oil prices.”
The story says that now people are wondering how much sugar cane will be diverted from sugar production to the production of fuel (ethanol).
5 Comments »
Mikah (student)
I have a question, I am doing an experiment for Science and I am wondering how the sugarcane becomes oil.
Cindy Zimmerman
Dear Mikah,
Not oil – alcohol. Ethanol is a type of alcohol that is used for fuel. Alcohol is made from distilling sugar.
Bryan DeGraw
I have another question, im also doing a project for science and i need to know how sugarcane is made into ethanol
KURUNTU
DUH!? first u should get the juice of the sugarcane, then add yeast! and then you distilled.. use ur mind how to do it.. this is my investigatory ryt now! hahaha..
KURUNTU
be a scientist dude! your the only one who could do it by your own!
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