Biofuel Blends
Ethanol Facts
Biofuels in Vehicles
Biofuels in the Engine
Ethanol in Nebraska
100
Fuel blended with 10% ethanol
What is E10
100
It takes about ____ gallons of water to produce one gallon of ethanol
What is 3
100
When ethanol is burned in a vehicle, it is ____ for the environment.
What is better
100
Biofuels burn ______ in an engine than regular gasoline.
What is cooler
100
Nebraska ranks #____ in the nation in ethanol production with 2.18 billion gallons produced annually
What is #2
200
Fuel Blended with 15% ethanol
What is E15
200
One bushel of corn can produce about ____ gallons of ethanol
What is 2.8
200
Ethanol Blend that is compatible with vehicles 2001 or newer
What is E10 & E15
200
Biofuels ______ be used in older generation vehicles
What is can
200
Nebraska's ethanol plants employ: a.) 500 people b.) 750 people c.)1,100 people d.) 1,300 people
What is 1,300+ people
300
Fuel blended with 10% biodiesel
What is B10
300
Name one byproduct that can be used as a feed source that comes from ethanol production.
What is Distillers Grains
300
Vehicles that can use E85 are also classified as _____
What is Flex Fuel Vehicles
300
Flex Fuel vehicles can only use E85 fuel, nothing else. (T/F)
What is false
300
Nebraska's ethanol plants consume ________ bushels of corn each year a.) 500,000 b.) 5,000,000 c.) 450,000,000 d.) 750,000,000
What is 750,000,000
400
Another name for E85
What is Flex Fuel
400
Name a byproduct that can be helpful to plants when ethanol is produced.
What is carbon dioxide
400
A Biofuel that is generally used in heavy duty applications (semi-trucks, tractors, etc.)
What is biodiesel
400
Ethanol Blend that is compatible with Flex Fuel Vehicles
What is E85, E10, E15, etc. (anything under E85)
400
Nebraska's ethanol plants produce _____ tons of distillers grains annually a.) 60,000 b.) 10,000 c.) 6,400,000 d.) 10,950,000
What is 6,400,000
500
Super Unleaded fuel can also be classified as ____.
What is E10
500
Name an off-road application that generally uses ethanol blended fuels
What is racing
500
List two ways in which you can tell if a vehicle is flex fuel capable
What is a yellow gas cap, Flex Fuel badging, or the owner's manual
500
Biofuels cause more engine wear over an extended period of use (T/F)
What is false
500
Nebraska's ethanol plants produce _____ lbs. of corn oil annually. a.) 515,000,000 b.) 67,000,000 c.) 2,000 d.) 600,000
What is 515,000,000
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