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Re: Jury still out on ethanol industry
Posted to Emissions Forum on 2/16/2004

Gasoline is a blend of many compounds but it averages 8 parts carbon and 17 parts hydrogen. C8H17 is a fictitious molecule sometimes used to simulate gasoline.

Balancing the equation: 4C8H17 + 49O2 --> 34H2O + 32CO2

Ethanol is C2H5OH Balancing the equation... Login to read more.