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Bioethanol production in 30 seconds

0:37Practical demonstrationIntroductory

This Short shows the final distillation step used to purify bioethanol produced by fermentation of sugar with yeast.

Biofuels & biodieselDemonstrations & data interpretationShort videoBiofuelBiodieselRenewable fuelDemonstrationData analysis

Learning goals

What you should be able to do

  • outline fermentation followed by distillation in bioethanol production
  • explain why distillation is used to increase ethanol purity

Curriculum links

VCE Chemistry connections

  • Unit 3, Area of Study 1Carbon-based fuels
  • Unit 4, Area of Study 2Laboratory analysis of organic compounds