Guest guest Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 GB-Analysts Reports: New and Update Articles Situation Analysis: Green Alcohols Production Analysis Nowadays, the term Green is used as a symbol to denote being "environmentally friendly", however, initially, the expression "environmentally friendly" was really used to mean being biodegradable. By this meaning then, Green alcohol is meant to describe alcohol that is produced from non-fossil base and is also biodegradable. In this regard then, the term Green alcohol, is meant to be alcohol that is produced from non-fossil fuels; and the term Green has become associated with all the different types of common alcohols: Green Methanol, Green Ethanol, and Green Butanol, irrespective of any considerations of toxicity. The reality is that the term Green as now used embraces alcohols that can be determined to be net-neutral - though preferably net-negative - GHG emitter after their combustion. Read more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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