New Zealand brewer DB Breweries and local company Gull Petroleum have launched the production of ethanol-containing gasoline from waste beer already produced, reports Wroom.
The addition of ethyl alcohol (ethanol) to automotive fuel in various proportions is common in many countries around the world. In some EU countries, gasoline with 5% ethanol is sold, and in the United States, E85 biofuel, which has an alcohol content of 85%, is available. Most cars in Brazil run on pure alcohol obtained from the processing of sugar cane.
Ethanol can be obtained from any suitable organic waste, but New Zealand has decided to focus on the origin of the additive. The brewery DB Breweries converts the leftovers into ethanol after brewing, and Gull Petroleum offers gasoline under the brand DB Export Brewtroleum with an octane number of 98 and a 10% content of "beer" alcohol.
The oil company announced that "beer gasoline" will be available at all its gas stations in New Zealand. At first, this will be an advertising campaign, as the product is still being tested and only 300,000 liters have been produced from it.
Source: Dnes.bg, Diyan Penev