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However, it is not economically viable as a fuel: "corn requires 29% more [[fossil energy]] than the fuel produced". [http://www.globalwarminghoax.com/news.php?extend.7]
 
However, it is not economically viable as a fuel: "corn requires 29% more [[fossil energy]] than the fuel produced". [http://www.globalwarminghoax.com/news.php?extend.7]
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==Process==
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==Processes==
    
Ethanol for use in [[alcoholic beverage]]s, and the vast majority of ethanol for use as fuel, is produced by fermentation: when certain species of [[yeast]] (most importantly, ''[[Saccharomyces cerevisiae]]'') [[metabolism|metabolize]] [[saccharide|sugar]] in the absence of [[oxygen]], they produce ethanol and [[carbon dioxide]].  The overall chemical reaction conducted by the yeast may be represented by the chemical equation
 
Ethanol for use in [[alcoholic beverage]]s, and the vast majority of ethanol for use as fuel, is produced by fermentation: when certain species of [[yeast]] (most importantly, ''[[Saccharomyces cerevisiae]]'') [[metabolism|metabolize]] [[saccharide|sugar]] in the absence of [[oxygen]], they produce ethanol and [[carbon dioxide]].  The overall chemical reaction conducted by the yeast may be represented by the chemical equation
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In order to produce ethanol from starchy materials such as [[cereal grain]]s, the starch must first be broken down into sugars.  In brewing [[beer]], this has traditionally been accomplished allowing the grain to germinate, or [[malt]].  In the process of germination, the seed produces [[enzyme]]s that can break its starches into sugars.   
 
In order to produce ethanol from starchy materials such as [[cereal grain]]s, the starch must first be broken down into sugars.  In brewing [[beer]], this has traditionally been accomplished allowing the grain to germinate, or [[malt]].  In the process of germination, the seed produces [[enzyme]]s that can break its starches into sugars.   
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Ethanol is also produced by the catalytic hydration of ethylene. Crude oil is catalytically 'cracked' to ethylene and the ethylene is chemically combined with water at high temperatures with an acid catalyst. This process is actually cheaper than fermentation,
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but has become less common as ethanol produced from corn is heavily subsidized by the federal government.
 
==Co-products==
 
==Co-products==
  
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