Research Article
Yield and Properties of Ethanol Biofuel Produced from Different Whole Cassava Flours
Table 3
Yield, volume, and density of ethanol produced from different cassava cultivars.
| Name of cassava used | Density of first distillate (g/mL) | Density of second distillate (g/mL) | % Ethanol (weight in water) | Volume of ethanol (mL)/g of cassava flour produced after distillation | Appearance |
| TMS 92B/00068 | 0.9432 | 0.8206 | 88.7 | 0.60 | Colorless | TMS 92B/00061 | 0.9506 | 0.8292 | 85.4 | 0.50 | Colorless | TMS 91/02324 | 0.9409 | 0.8825 | 86.9 | 0.55 | Colorless | TMS 98/0505 | 0.9572 | 0.8284 | 85.7 | 0.42 | Colorless | TMS 98/0581 | 0.9463 | 0.8371 | 82.5 | 0.51 | Colorless |
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