Producing Ethanol - Hydration

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  • Created on: 29-12-12 14:29

Producing Ethanol - Hydration

Advantages

  • Fast
  • Pure Ethanol is Produced
  • It is a Continuous Process
  • Not Very Labour Intensive

Disadvantages

  • Non-renewable (it uses ethene from Crude Oil)
  • It requires High Temperatures - 300C and above
  • It requires high pressure
  • It requires lots of fuel
  • Expensive

Evaluation

This is a faster method of producing Ethanol, and it is also more practical in industry than Fermentation, as it is a continuous process. However, it is non-renewable, and as Crude Oil is running out Ethanol will eventually have to be produced by Fermenation instead of Hydration.

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