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LE BIOETHANOL,<\/span><\/br>A FUEL BY NATURE<\/h1>\n

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Bioethanol, the most widely used biofuel in the world<\/h2>\n

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Bioethanol is a biofuel intended for gasoline engines. It is the most widely used biofuel in the world. It replaces part of the fossil gasoline in petrol-type fuels.<\/p>\n

It significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions and decreases dependence on oil.<\/p>\n

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Uses of bioethanol in fuels
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Bioethanol can be incorporated into gasoline-type fuels in two forms: pure bioethanol and its derivative, ETBE.<\/p>\n

Pure bioethanol<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ethanol can be directly blended into unleaded gasoline in proportions of up to 10% without requiring any engine modification, or up to 85% in Superethanol-E85, which is intended for factory-built flex-fuel E85 vehicles or vehicles equipped with an E85 conversion kit.<\/p>\n

By increasing the fuel\u2019s octane rating, ethanol improves combustion and thus helps reduce pollutant emissions.
Historically, it replaced lead in this role at the end of the 1980s.<\/p>\n

This blending method is already widely used in France, either in pure form or as ETBE: ethanol is present in SP95-E10 gasoline at a level of 10%, and in Superethanol-E85, which contains up to 85% bioethanol.<\/p>\n

The ETBE (\u00c9thyl Tertio Butyl \u00c9ther)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

ETBE is produced through a chemical reaction between bioethanol (47% by volume) and isobutylene (53% by volume), a substance mainly of petroleum origin.<\/p>\n

It can be blended into SP95 and SP98 gasoline at up to 15%.<\/p>\n

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Bioethanol in all French gasoline fuels<\/h2>\n

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Bioethanol is a fundamental component of gasoline fuels available at French service stations.<\/p>\n

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SP98<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This fuel contains bioethanol only in the form of ETBE at a level of 15% (of which 50% comes from ethanol, equivalent to nearly 7.5% ethanol).<\/p>\n

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SP95-E5<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This fuel contains up to 5% pure bioethanol and up to 5% ETBE, for a total equivalent of 7.5% ethanol.<\/p>\n

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SP95-E10 <\/strong><\/h4>\n

This fuel contains up to 10% bioethanol and is compatible with most gasoline vehicles produced after the year 2000. In France, it most often contains 7.5% ethanol and 5% ETBE, for a total equivalent of 10% ethanol.<\/p>\n

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Super\u00e9thanol-E85 <\/strong><\/h4>\n

It is made up of 60% to 85% bioethanol, depending on the season. Ce carburant est particuli\u00e8rement \u00e9conomique et n\u00e9cessite un v\u00e9hicule Flex Fuel ou un bo\u00eetier de conversion E85 homologu\u00e9 pour \u00eatre utilis\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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Additional European labeling<\/h2>\n

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For better clarity for consumers, a European directive provides for additional harmonized labeling for fuels in all service stations across the European Union member countries.<\/p>\n

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