Describe the five steps in the conversion of corn to ethanol
What will be an ideal response?
1 . milling or grinding of the grain into a fine powder or corn meal
2 . liquefying of the corn meal with water and heating
3 . conversion of the starch to glucose using enzymes
4 . fermentation of the glucose by yeast to produce ethyl alcohol
C6H12O6 ---ยป 2 C2H5OH + 2 CO2
5 . separation and concentration of the ethanol from water and other impurities using distillation and other separation technology
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Find the length of arc BC in the accompanying figure. All dimensions are in inches.
A. 1.090 in B. 3.980 in C. 4.090 in D. 5.110 in
How frequently should cattle be fed?
What will be an ideal response?
Topdressing dilutes ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A signal showing the voltage of a battery displayed on a digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) is being discussed. Technician A says that the display will show one horizontal line above the zero line. Technician B says that the display will show a line sloping upward from zero to the battery voltage level. Which technician is correct?
A) Technician A only B) Technician B only C) Both technicians D) Neither technician