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Ethanol Synthesis Lab Report

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Ethanol is a grain alcohol fuel that is concentrated from plant materials. A common use for ethanol is gasoline; Ethanol is blended with gasoline and used in automobiles. Ethanol is brewed from sources of starch. Corn is large in supply in the United States, making corn a recurrent source used to produce ethanol. To produce ethanol, corn kernels are grounded into miniature pieces. Water and enzymes are then added to the corn to convert the starch for fermentation. This mixture, which some call mash, is cooked and allowed to cool. Following cooling, a second enzyme is added. This enzyme, glucoamylase, participates in turning the liquid starch into a sugar. Finally, yeast is added, and fermentation makes ethanol. This mixture is heated, forcing
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