Butanol

An alcohol with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)3OH. It is formed during anaerobic fermentation? using bacteria to convert the sugars to butanol and carbon dioxide.

Butanol is a naturally occurring alcohol that is produced industrially from the petrochemical feedstock propylene?. As a renewable, it can be produced via fermentation of carbohydrates just like ethanol in which case it is called biobutanol. Standard automotive engines can run on isobutanol? blended into gasoline at any ratio. Isobutanol has some features making it attractive to refiners and blenders. These are:

• It has higher energy content than ethanol
• It has a lower RVP
• It can be handled directly by traditional distribution and refining infrastructure.
• Isobutanol can be readily processed to make hydrocarbon fuels and biobased plastics?, bottles and other products