Ethanol

• Uses of Ethanol:

  1. chemical feedstock to produce other organic compounds
  2. biofuel
  3. Used in alcoholics drinks such as beer and wine
• Ethanol is produced using steam

  Conditions: High temperature (300 °C), high pressure (60-70 atm), phosphoric acid catalyst.

  Useful because it is cheap and efficient
• Fermentation is the anaerobic respiration of sugars by yeast cells to produce ethanol and carbon dioxide
• Fermentation

  A) Glucose

  B) Ethanol

  C) Carbon dioxide