What is Bioethanol?
- It is an alcohol derived by process of fermentation mostly from carbohydrates of agricultural residue and feedstocks.
- As a quasi-renewable energy, ethanol can be blended with petrol or diesel making it a sustainable transport fuel.
- It will help in reducing emissions and dependency on imported fuel.
Benefits of bio-ethanol
- Help in solving the chronic problem of straw burning of leftover agro-based produce especially from wheat and rice feedstocks. Benefit farmers economically, as they would be paid for their agro-based produce to extract bio-ethanol.
- It would also help in preventing the loss of fertility of soil and damage to environment by reducing air pollution.