Ethanol Products
The Beginning
One of ethanol’s first uses was as rocket fuel. Space exploration after World War II is directly related to the power of ethanol fuel as it was used to send the first satellite’s into space.
Fuel Ethanol
Ethanol is a beneficial additive in most forms of automobile fuel. Gasoline retailers purchase fuel ethanol and mix it with unleaded gasoline, which creates a blend of 90 percent gasoline and 10 percent ethanol. Ethanol-blended fuels are already decreasing emissions, such as carbon monoxide.
E85
In recent years, advancements in ethanol technology have allowed scientists to make a blend with even more ethanol. Today there is an ethanol-blended fuel of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, also known as E85. E85 can be used in flex fuel vehicles (FFV), which have been created since the 1980s. There are more than a dozen FFV available on the market. These vehicles can run on blended-fuel up to the 85 percent ethanol mixture.
Spirits
Ethanol is the base of most alcoholic beverages. The type of beverage is determined by what natural product is distilled, the process used, and the amount of ethanol in it.
Cosmetics and Health
Because it is pure alcohol, ethanol can be used in health products and cosmetics. You can find ethanol in sanitizers and other cleansing beauty products. It can be made into both mild and strong cleanser with every level in between.
By-Products
When corn is converted into ethanol and carbon dioxide, there is a co-product of nutritional components. In fact, the extra components are three times as potent as normal proteins, fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. These co-products can be processed to create high quality animal feed. The co-product can be separated into liquid and grain solids. The liquids are made into syrup, also known as Condensed Distillers Solubles. The grain solids mixed with the syrup can be used as is to farms near the facilities.
Because of their nutritional make-up, these products are an excellent source of protein, energy and B-vitamins for a variety of animals. The animals able to use the feed are beef cattle, dairy cows, sheep dogs, horses, pigs, turkeys, chickens, and even catfish.
CVEC markets these by-products, please contact Renewable Products Marketing Group in Shakopee, Minnesota at 952-465-3220. Also CVEC invested in the latest dryer technology that enables lower drying temperatures, which then increases the presence of important amino acids. A Quality Control Program has been in place since our first day of operation. At minimum, we collect a representative sample from our product and have an accredited third party laboratory perform proximate nutritional analysis. Periodically, a complete nutritional profile is performed. If you have any questions feel free to contact Janet Pagel at (320)843-1226.
