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Some in the [[Food vs. Fuel]] debate consider the use of a high-energy food crop, such as corn, detrimental to our food supply. In particular, [[Lester Brown]] of the [[Earth Policy Institute]] is known for advocating this position.
[[Category:Chemistry]]The latest automotive grade of ethanol in Canada has 1% water. This is specified by the CSB, the Canadian Standards Board. Water is terrible for any fuel injection system and will probably lead to corrosion of the fuel injectors and fuel pumps.
The auto fuel ethanol government standards in Brazil, do not allow any water.
Ethanol has about 36% oxygen by weight whereas normal gasoline has no oxygen.
This is why a car runs much smoother at very low temperatures during the first 2 or 3 minutes as the oxygen content in ethanol enhanced gasoline allows a hotter, cleaner burn.
 
[[Category:Organic Chemistry]]
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