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Diagram showing the chemical reaction for ethanol production, where ethylene (C2H4) and water (H2O) combine to form ethanol (CH3CH2OH), with molecular structures and labels for each compound.
Illustration of a flame overlaid on a vintage distillery, with drawings of wheat, sugar, and bubbles around it.
A person holds a yellow E85 ethanol fuel pump nozzle while refueling a car at a gas station in Washington state. The nozzle is labeled for ethanol use only. An ethanol production plant with large metal silos and white smoke rising from a stack, set behind a field of dry corn in South Dakota.
Brazil's Shift from Meat Exports to Ethanol Production
Understanding the impact of bioethanol on food prices
How is E10 biofuel made from crops?
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The Science of Distillation: How is Liquor Made?
How do we get from wheat, water, and sugar to happy hour?
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Brazil's Shift from Meat Exports to Ethanol Production
Learn about the production of ethanol as a biofuel in Brazil.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Understanding the impact of bioethanol on food prices
Overview of the production of ethanol biofuel in the United States.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Jj Gouin/Dreamstime.com
How is E10 biofuel made from crops?
Learn about E10, a gasoline mixture that contains 10 percent ethanol.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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Addition reaction of ethylene (C2H4) with water (H2O)...
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Ethanol gas fuel pump delivering the E85 mixture to an automobile in Washington state,...
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An ethanol production plant in South Dakota, U.S.
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