Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Alcohols

Alcohols — practice question

Ethanol is made on an industrial scale by fermentation and also by a catalysed addition reaction with steam. Which row describes one advantage of each process?

  • Afermentation: the reactant used is renewable; catalysed addition: it is a continuous process
  • Bfermentation: the reactant used is renewable; catalysed addition: it requires little energy
  • Cfermentation: it is a very rapid reaction; catalysed addition: it is a continuous process
  • Dfermentation: it is a very rapid reaction; catalysed addition: it requires little energy

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