Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Alcohols

Alcohols — practice question

Ethanol can be produced by fermentation and by the catalytic addition of steam to ethene. Which row shows an advantage of each method?

  • Afrom sugar by fermentation: ethanol needs to be purified; from ethene and steam: the process is continuous
  • Bfrom sugar by fermentation: it is a batch process; from ethene and steam: ethene comes from petroleum
  • Cfrom sugar by fermentation: the process is slow; from ethene and steam: the process is rapid
  • Dfrom sugar by fermentation: renewable resources are used; from ethene and steam: the ethanol produced is pure

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