Fuel Ethanol Minus Denaturant
- Fuel Ethanol Minus Denaturant
An unobserved quantity of anhydrous, biomass-derived, undenatured ethanol for fuel use. The quantity is obtained by subtracting the estimated denaturant volume from fuel ethanol volume. Fuel ethanol minus denaturant is counted as renewable energy, while denaturant is counted as nonrenewable fuel. See Denaturant, Ethanol, Fuel Ethanol, Nonrenewable Fuels, and Oxygenates .
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
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2014.
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