Chemistry C3- Alcohols

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  • Created on: 11-04-13 17:36

Chemistry C3- Alcohols

Advantages

  • Made from a renewable source
  • The plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Some people say Carbon is neutral because it can be re absorbed by photosynthesis.

Disadvantages

  • Land could be used to grow crops for increases population, crops used to make ethanol could be used to make food.
  • Produces CO2- greenhouse gases as it burns
  • CO2 is added because of making the fertilisers for the crops and during manufacture of ethanol.
  • Carbon could not be neutral

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