Thursday, September 1, 2011

Advantages and Disadvantages of 2 Methods of Creating Alcohol



Advantages
Disadvantages
Fermentation
·      Renewable recourses (sugarcane 
·      Little energy needed (gentler temperatures)
·      Doesn’t produce harmful gasses
·      Production is slow
·      Product is impure
·      Its expensive
·      Many people are needed to produce it (Batch process - inefficient)
Industrially
·      Product is pure
·      Not that many workers are needed as they have machinery
·      Production is very fast
·      Lots of energy is needed
·      High temp. and pressure conditions are needed
·      Non renewable (oil)