Instead of producing electricity, the fuel gas can be used to produce ethanol using a patented, licensed process. The process will produce about 60 gallons of pure ethanol for every ton of waste.
Ethanol is a high quality, high-octane fuel capable of reducing air pollution and improving automobile performance. Because ethanol boosts octane, it helps your car run more smoothly. It also keeps your fuel system clean for optimal performance and acts as a gas-line antifreeze. According to the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, pre-ignition and dieseling (run-on) are noticeably reduced and acceleration can be improved with ethanol. Over the past twenty years, auto manufacturers have made design changes to make vehicles ethanol-compatible and take advantage of ethanol's benefits. Today, every vehicle marketed in the U.S. is approved for the use of up to 10% ethanol-blended fuels. In fact, DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors recommend the use of cleaner-burning fuels such as ethanol because of ethanol's clean air benefits.
Ethanol-blended fuels have been used in small engines and other non-automotive gasoline engines since they first came into the marketplace over 25 years ago. Today, all mainstream manufacturers of power equipment, motorcycles, snowmobiles and outboard motors permit the use of ethanol blends in their products. The Portable Power Equipment Manufacturers Association, representing manufacturers of gasoline-powered hand-held equipment such as chain saws and weed trimmers, conducted extensive research on reformulated gasoline and found no operating problems associated with the fuel.
The use of ethanol and biofuels for transportation provides an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels. As an oxygenate (ethanol contains 35% oxygen), ethanol enhances the combustion of gasoline, resulting in fewer emissions. The use of ethanol reduces emissions of all the major pollutants regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including ozone, carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM10) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Ethanol is also an effective tool for reducing air toxins such as benzene and 1,3 butadiene in gasoline, which the EPA classifies as known or probable human carcinogens. Because ethanol is a renewable fuel, it reduces greenhouse gas emissions including carbon dioxide (CO2), a major contributor to global warming. In the US it is used primarily for an octane booster in unleaded gasoline. It is also used as a fuel extender. When used as an octane booster, it is a direct replacement for MTBE (methyl-tert-butyl ether), which has now been classified as a hazardous additive that is still being used in most gasoline blends. According to the RFA (Renewable Fuels Association) the ethanol industry produced 1.6 billion gallons of fuel ethanol in 2000. The demand that will be created by phasing out MTBE will be over 3.2 billion gallons by 2004. A facility sized to process 1,000 tons of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) per day will produce over 20 million gallons of high-grade ethanol per year.
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