Ethanol aus Biomasse als zukünftiger Kraftstoff für Automobile

Ethanol from Biomass as a Future Fuel for Automobiles. Methanol and ethanol seem to be the most attractive mid-term candidates for future application as fuels for automobiles. For countries having coal, natural gas or wood recources methanol will be the most optimal solution, where as in countries having excellent conditions for plant material cultivation, ethanol will become the fuel of the future. The production routes for methanol from coal, natural gas and mussicipal waste has been discussed very often. However, upon the production of ethanol from plant material, so-called biomass, just limited information is available. From the point of view of the motor car industry the potential of biotechnology for the production of ethanol as automobile fuels is discussed.