HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Biobased energy companies want to replace fossil fuels with biofuels like ethanol made from
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Seaweed.
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Corn.
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Viruses.
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Rain water
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ethanol is a domestically produced alternative fuel most commonly made from corn. It is also made from cellulosic feedstocks, such as crop residues and wood-though this is not as common.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ethanol is made from biomass In the United States, nearly all fuel ethanol is produced from corn kernel starch, which is considered a conventional biofuel under the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS).
Detailed explanation-3: -Corn grain makes a good biofuel feedstock due to its starch content and relative easy conversion to ethanol. Infrastructure to plant, harvest and store corn in mass quantities benefits the corn ethanol industry.
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