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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. C in the anhydrous state.

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Cellulosic nanocrystals from biomass waste for thermoplastics for automotive applications

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For one thing, they will help reduce the weight of cars and that will improve fuel economy. Another is curaua, a plant related to pineapple that is cultivated in South America. Eichhorn (2011) Stress Transfer in Cellulose Nanowhisker Composites—Influence of Whisker Aspect Ratio and Surface Charge.

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