Tuesday, August 23, 2005

P-Series fuels from ethanol, waste products

This new renewable fuel utilizes waste products from natural gas refining, as well as biomass sources normally sent to landfills, in addition to ethanol. This fuel is meant for the flex fuel vehicles designed for E85.
P-Series fuels:
Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
P-Series is a family of renewable, non-petroleum, liquid fuels that can substitute for gasoline. They are a blend of 25 or so domestically produced ingredients. About 35% of P-Series comes from liquid by-products, known as 'C5 ' or 'pentanes-plus', which are left over when natural gas is processed for transport and marketing. Ethanol, fermented from corn, comprises about 45%, and the remaining 20% is MeTHF, an ether derived from lignocelullosic biomass -- paper sludge, wastepaper, food waste, yard and wood waste, agricultural waste, and so on...

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