Definition. noun, plural: syntheses (biochemistry) The production of an organic compound in a living thing, especially as aided by enzymes
9.2 billion gallons of ethanol produced (approximately 10 billion gallon capacity). Ethanol can be fermented from many sources of starch, including corn, wheat, grain sorghum, barley, and potatoes, and from sugar crops such as sugar cane and sweet sorghum.Because there has been has been an abundant supply of corn, most of the ethanol made in the United States is from corn.thanol is a grain alcohol that can be blended with gasoline and used in motor vehicles. Many gasoline stations provide a blended fuel, which typically is 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gasoline.
Corn Use in Illinois Animal Feed 7% Exports 53% Ethanol 25% Processing 15% Where Does All That Corn Go? Illinois farmers rank second in the country in corn production. In 2009, Illinois farmers planted 12,000,000 acres of field corn, which produced over 2 billion bushels of little golden kernels. One bushel of corn weighs 56 pounds, meaning Illinois farmers hauled over 112 billion pounds of corn out of their fields. Now that is a lot of corn! Where does it all go? Field corn is not the type of corn you eat on the cob. It