Ethanol Plants for Sale

Ethanol is derived from either a fermentation or a synthetic process with a high degree of purity (96% or more). The two main grades are 96% and 99%. 96% beverage grade is used to make alcoholic drinks, and is always fermented from crops. 99% industrial grade can be fermented or synthetic and is used in solvent applications in pharmaceuticals, toiletries, cosmetics, detergents, household cleaners, coatings, inks and processing. Industrial ethanol is also used as a chemical intermediate for the manufacture of ethyl acetate, ethyl acrylate, acetic acid, glycol ethers and ethylamines. 99.3%-99.9% anhydrous ethanol is used in fuel and is typicall blended with gasoline in Europe.