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Use of Alcohol from Farm Products in Motor Fuel

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  • Bureau of Agricultural Economics
  • Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
  • Bureau of Agricultural Engineering

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[Contents:] Summary --- Behavior of Alcohol-Gasoline Fuels (Performance Tests) --- Effect of Water on the Stability and Utility of Alcohol-Gasoline Blends --- The Effect on Volatility of the Addition of Alcohol to Gasoline --- Chemical and Technological Phases of the Production of Alcohol Motor Fuel from Farm Products --- Processes for Producing Alcohol from Agricultural Products (Starchy Materials – Saccharine Materials – Dehydration of Alcohol) --- Yields of Alcohol and Cost of Manufacture from Different Agricultural Products --- The Cost of Distributing Alcohol --- The Cost of an Alcohol-Gasoline Blend --- Manufacturing Plant Capacity --- Supplies of Raw Materials for Alcohol --- Effects Upon Agriculture in General --- Cost to Consumers --- Effects on Employment and Business --- Effect of Substitution of Alcohol on the Oil Industry --- Motor Fuel Use of Alcohol in Foreign Countries --- Taxation as a Means of Inducing the Use of Alcohol in Motor Fuel (Reducing Tax on Blended Fuel – Additional Tax on Nonalcohol Fuel – Effect of Increased Tax on Fuel Consumption – Advantages of a Flexible Blend) --- Appendix – Decline in the Number of Horses and Mules and Its Effect on the Utilization of Feed Crops.

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  • Bureau of Agricultural Economics & Bureau of Chemistry and Soils & Bureau of Agricultural Engineering, 1933. "Use of Alcohol from Farm Products in Motor Fuel," USDA Miscellaneous 358857, United States Department of Agriculture.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:usdami:358857
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.358857
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