The Past, Present and Future of Ethanol Production for Energy in China

By Ashlee Bushee

November 16, 2022
The Past, Present and Future of Ethanol Production for Energy in China

What Drives Ethanol Demand? China is currently the third largest producer of ethanol (4% of global production) a year, which is far behind the United States (54%) and Brazil (30%) as the first and second producers. China’s crude oil consumption reached 648 million tons (2018) and 70% of this is depended on outside suppliers. It […]

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New Methods for Ethanol Production

By Ashlee Bushee

November 1, 2022
new methods for ethanol production

Ethanol production is currently limited by low efficiency and high energy processes with the dominant process also using agriculture products that require water, chemicals, and take away from the food supply. With droughts and flooding happening more regularly across the United States and the world, new approaches for ethanol production are of particular interest. Ethanol […]

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