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ethanol

[eth-uh-nawl, -nol] / ˈɛθ əˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl /


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Refineries thus perennially run into the so-called “blend wall,” which is the amount of ethanol that can realistically be blended into the fuel supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

But such exemptions have infuriated the ethanol lobby and created tensions within the refining industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

South Sudan has started to ration electricity in its capital, Juba, while Zimbabwe is increasing the ethanol content in its petrol.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The requirements are meant to help biofuel producers and farmers who produce ethanol and to reduce dependency on foreign oil, the EPA said.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Instead, cane is often used to create ethanol, much as corn farmers in America now convert their harvest into fuel.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson




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