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BIOETHANOL [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biomass Energy
DEF

The ethanol produced by the fermentation and distillation of sugars and starches.

OBS

The plants that are usually used for this conversion process are beets, sugar cane, wheat and corn.

Key term(s)
  • bio-ethanol

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
DEF

Éthanol produit à partir de la fermentation alcoolique des glucides en C6 de la biomasse saccharifère ou amylacée.

CONT

Les végétaux contenant du saccharose (betterave, canne à sucre…) ou de l’amidon (blé, maïs…) peuvent être transformés pour donner du bioéthanol, obtenu par fermentation du sucre extrait de la plante sucrière ou par hydrolyse enzymatique de l’amidon contenu dans les céréales.

Spanish

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