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Overview Of Corn-Based Fuel Ethanol Coproducts: Production And Use, Kurt A. Rosentrater
Overview Of Corn-Based Fuel Ethanol Coproducts: Production And Use, Kurt A. Rosentrater
Kurt A. Rosentrater
Modern societies face many challenges, including growing populations, increased demands for food, clothing, housing, consumer goods, and the raw materials required to produce all of these. Additionally, there is a growing need for energy, which is most easily met by use of fossil fuels (e.g., coal, natural gas, petroleum). For example, in 2008, the overall U.S. demand for energy was 99.3 x 1015 Btu (1.05 x 1014 MJ); 84% of this was supplied by fossil sources. Transportation fuels accounted for 28% of all energy consumed during this time, and nearly 97% of this came from fossil sources. Domestic production of …