Abstract
Bioethanol (CH3CH2OH) is a liquid biofuel which can be produced from several different biomass feedstocks and conversion technologies. Its main physical and chemical characteristics, compared to diesel and gasoline fuels, are given in the Table 8.1.
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Chiaramonti, D. (2007). Bioethanol: role and production technologies. In: RANALLI, P. (eds) Improvement of Crop Plants for Industrial End Uses. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5486-0_8
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