When producing ethanol, can salt water from the ocean be used?

Subject: When producing ethanol, can salt water from the ocean be used?

Date: Wed Nov 22 08:38:46 2006
Posted by TOM DEWELL
Grade level: nonaligned School: Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916
City: White Bear Lake State/Province: MN Country: USA
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 1164209926.Bc

Message:


I just read in the St. Paul Pioneer press today 11/22/06, that a 12 million 
gallon ethanol factory will be opening up in northern Iowa.  The article 
prompted me to think if this ethanol technology takes off, what will that mean 
for the water supply/shortage and wondered if ocean salt water would work in 
the process of producing ethanol.

[The article in question can be found at http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/business/16070803.htm. -- Mod]

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