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FUEL ETHANOL [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • White Products (Petroleum)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
DEF

Ethanol ... blended with gasoline to produce an environmentally beneficial transportation fuel.

CONT

E-10 fuel ([in French:] "Carburant E10") - Is a low-level ethanol blended fuel consisting of a blend of no more than 10% ethanol and no less than 90% gasoline.

OBS

Ethanol (ethyl alcohol, C2H5OH) with impurities, including water but excluding denaturants.

OBS

ethanol fuel: term used at the Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada, and extracted from its 2001 Annual Report.

PHR

High-level, low-level, ethanol blended fuel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Produits blancs (Pétrole)
  • Mesures antipollution
DEF

Éthanol [mélangé] à de l'essence afin de produire un carburant de transport qui soit bénéfique pour l'environnement.

OBS

carburant à l'éthanol : terme en usage à l'Office de l'efficacité énergétique, Ressources naturelles Canada, et tiré de son rapport annuel de 2001.

OBS

éthanol utilisé comme carburant : Cette expression n'est pas fautive mais constitue une unité explicative davantage qu'un synonyme au sens propre du terme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Productos blancos (Petróleo)
  • Medidas contra la contaminación
CONT

El combustible etanol se usa como un ingrediente para mezclar con la gasolina o sólo para producir un combustible de alto octanaje aditivado con éter. El etanol es producido primariamente de granos o de alguna otra fuente agrícola renovable.

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