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Interest in butanol as a biofuel has now revived, as it can be used as a direct gasoline substitute in unmodified internal combustion engines. Butanol is far less corrosive than ethanol and can be shipped and distributed through existing pipelines and filling stations. Butanol solves the safety problems associated with the infrastructure of the hydrogen supply. Reformed butanol has four more hydrogen atoms than ethanol, resulting in a higher energy output and is used as a fuel cell fuel. Butanol is an industrial commodity, with a 370 million gallons per year market with a selling price of $3.75 per gallon.
[[File:2-butanol.png|400px|thumb|right|2-butanol]]


*Butanol is a pure alcohol with an energy content similar to that of gasoline.  
=Basics=
*It does not have to be stored in high pressure vessels like natural gas, and can be but does not have to be blended (10 to 100 percent) with any fossil fuel.  
*It can be used as a direct [[Gasoline Substitute]] in unmodified internal combustion engines
*Butanol is far less corrosive than ethanol and can be shipped and distributed through existing pipelines and filling stations
*It is an effective [[Hydrogen Carrier]] in a [[Hydrogen Economy]] ;  Reformed butanol has four more hydrogen atoms than Ethanol, resulting in a higher energy density
*Butanol is an industrial commodity, with a 370 million gallons per year market with a selling price of $3.75 per gallon. 
*It can be, but does not have to be, blended (10 to 100 percent) with any fossil fuel.  
*Butanol can be transported through existing pipelines for distribution.  
*Butanol can be transported through existing pipelines for distribution.  
*Butanol can help solve the hydrogen distribution infrastructure problems faced with fuel cell development.  
*It can be blended with petrodiesel and with vegetable oils (where it also reduces the gel temperature point and the viscosity) to produce biodiesel. ?
*It is a very versatile fuel and fuel extender in both gasoline and diesel engines. Octane?


==See Also==
=Production Routes=
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butanol Wikipedia: Butanol]
=Biological=
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone-butanol-ethanol_fermentation Wikipedia Acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation]
==[[Acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation]]==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium_acetobutylicum Wikipedia: Clostridium acetobutylicum]
*Typically done via [[Clostridium acetobutylicum]]
*[http://tchie.uni.opole.pl/freeECE/S_18_1/Kaminski_18(S1).pdf]
**Any genetically modified algae/e. coli/yeast etc?
[[Category:Biofuel]]
*This can be done with a starch or sugar based feedstock
*It can also be done with syngas (See [[Syngas Fermentation]] )
 
=Catalytic=
*
 
=Internal Links=
*[[Acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation]]
 
=External Links=
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butanol The Wikipedia Page on Butanol]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butanol_fuel The Wikipedia Page on Butanol Fuel]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone-butanol-ethanol_fermentation The Wikipedia Page on Acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Renewables The Wikipedia Page on Celtic Renewables (A Company Making Bio-Butanol Fuel From Whiskey Wastes]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gevo,_Inc The Wikipedia Page on Gevo Inc] (Supposedly making this commercially viable (also not dead unlike 2/3 of these biofuel companies from the 2000's?) ( '''Make a page on them later''' )
**[https://gevo.com/agriculture/sustainable-farming/ Also advocates (at least somewhat; [[Low Till Farming]] / [[No Till Farming]] ) [[Sustainable Agriculture]] making it truely sustainable biomass based?]
*PESwiki: [http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Butanol Butanol]
*Article: [http://tchie.uni.opole.pl/freeECE/S_18_1/Kaminski_18(S1).pdf BIOBUTANOL - PRODUCTION AND PURIFICATION METHODS]
*Company: [http://www.butanol.com/ Green Biologics] - a lot of proprietary stuff
 
[[Category:Biofuel]] [[Category:Bio-Petrochemistry]]

Latest revision as of 22:17, 26 April 2021

2-butanol

Basics

  • It can be used as a direct Gasoline Substitute in unmodified internal combustion engines
  • Butanol is far less corrosive than ethanol and can be shipped and distributed through existing pipelines and filling stations
  • It is an effective Hydrogen Carrier in a Hydrogen Economy ; Reformed butanol has four more hydrogen atoms than Ethanol, resulting in a higher energy density
  • Butanol is an industrial commodity, with a 370 million gallons per year market with a selling price of $3.75 per gallon.
  • It can be, but does not have to be, blended (10 to 100 percent) with any fossil fuel.
  • Butanol can be transported through existing pipelines for distribution.
  • It can be blended with petrodiesel and with vegetable oils (where it also reduces the gel temperature point and the viscosity) to produce biodiesel. ?
  • It is a very versatile fuel and fuel extender in both gasoline and diesel engines. Octane?

Production Routes

Biological

Acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation

Catalytic

Internal Links

External Links

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