Re: neutralization process

From: Steve Spence (spence_at_green-trust.org)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:38:58 GMT

According to the few ethanol sites I just researched, neutral was
natural, or raw grain alcohol, not synthesized alcohol, or denatured
ethanol. Apparently, according to what I'm reading, it's a beverage
specification, and not related to fuel usage.

Regardless, running E100 in an engine does not require "neutralization"
.....

Steve Spence
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Hatunen wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:26:41 GMT, Steve Spence
> <spence@green-trust.org> wrote:
>
>
>>Apparently, Neutral alcohol is natural grain alcohol that has not been
>>denatured. In essence, you didn't understand the question either. My
>>answer was correct, you do not need to denature ethanol to use it as a
>>fuel. Legally, in the USA, ethanol must be denatured if used for fuel,
>>if used off the property where it is made, to prevent it from being
>>orally consumed.
>
>
> Neutral alcohol has nothing to do with denaturing, so I'm not
> clear on what you are getting at here.
>
>
>>So, how would you "neutralize" grain alcohol? By not
>>adding methanol or other denaturing product. It comes from the still
>>"neutralized" .....
>
>
> No, it doesn't, depending.
>
>
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