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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butanol The Wikipedia Page on Butanol]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butanol The Wikipedia Page on Butanol]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone-butanol-ethanol_fermentation The Wikipedia Page on Acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone-butanol-ethanol_fermentation The Wikipedia Page on Acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation]
*PESwiki: [http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Butanol Butanol]
*PESwiki: [http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Butanol Butanol]
*Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium_acetobutylicum Clostridium acetobutylicum]
*Article: [http://tchie.uni.opole.pl/freeECE/S_18_1/Kaminski_18(S1).pdf BIOBUTANOL - PRODUCTION AND PURIFICATION METHODS]
*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
*Company: [http://www.butanol.com/ Green Biologics] - a lot of proprietary stuff


[[Category:Biofuel]] [[Category:Bio-Petrochemistry]]
[[Category:Biofuel]] [[Category:Bio-Petrochemistry]]

Revision as of 23:52, 17 November 2020

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?

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