What are the properties of ethanol?

Question

what are the key companies now involved with the development of ethanol as an alternative fuel?

Answer 1

ethanol is an alcohol chemical formula C2H5OH,sugar grains and potatoes can be used to produce it.

Answer 2

Same as alcohol, but you better not drink it. It gets poor fuel milage, destroys engine parts, would make cars more expensive to manufacture and buy, and is not really a practical alternative.

Answer 3

plants that can be used to make ethanol:

potatos

corn

sugar cane

sugar beets

switch grass

Ethanol is considered a Performance Fuel.  105 Octane,  burns cleaner, hotter, and creates a bigger explosion in the engine than regular gas.  Is also highly corrosive, which is why all flexfuel vehicles use Stainless Steel for the fuel lines, fuel tanks, and the inside of the engine.  Since ethanol will not corrode stainless steel.