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Six example sentences with butanol, each labelled with its topic.
Fermenting bacteria produce butanol alongside acetone, a route that British chemists industrialized more than a century ago.
Science
Refiners blend butanol into gasoline because it carries more energy per liter than ethanol and tolerates water better.
Environment
Conservators tested butanol on a corner of the varnish, since it lifted grime without softening the paint underneath.
Art
During the First World War a fermentation plant made acetone for the army and left tanks of butanol that nobody wanted.
History
A biofuel startup promised to brew butanol from corn stalks, then spent five years fighting the yeast's own sensitivity to it.
Startups
Unlike ethanol, butanol runs through an ordinary gasoline engine without any change to the seals or fuel lines.
Technology
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