Making Ethanol

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What are the uses of ethanol?
Ethanol is used in alcoholic drinks e.g. wine and beer as well as being a fuel.
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[what] + [what] -> Ethanol
Ethene + Steam -> Ethanol
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Where does the ethene used for making ethanol come from?
The ethene used to make ethanol comes from cracking crude oil fractions
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What is the catalyst for the ethene + steam process?
The catalyst for the ethene + steam process in phosphoric acid
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The process of using ethene + steam -> ethanol is [what]?
The process of using ethene + steam -> ethanol is continuous
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Is ethene renewable?
Ethene is non renewable
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How is ethanol made by fermentation?
Sugar from plant material is converted into ethanol and carbon dioxide by fermentation
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What is the catalyst for fermentation?
The enzyme found in single-celled fungi (yeast) are the natural catalysts for fermentation
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