"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message ...

"RogerN" wrote in message
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Related info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_purification
http://www.pcj.com/e10/pdf/THE%20PRO...0MOLECULAR.pdf

RogerN

More electric heat required. When you approach 1:1 efficiency in converting
electricity into ethanol you might as well buy an electric vehicle.

jsw

I'm not as concerned about 1:1 efficiency, just mostly about the cost to
drive a mile. Charging a battery from house power isn't very efficient but
it may be cheaper than gasoline. If I can't make ethanol with a cost per
gallon , including electricity, close to half the price of gasoline, then it
probably won't be worth messing with. But, even if it's not worth making
for motor vehicle fuel I wouldn't mind making for a $20 / gallon denatured
alcohol replacement. But I don't want to have to go through much paperwork
to make a couple of gallons of ethanol per year...

RogerN