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Denaturant

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000520

Petroleum, typically pentanes plus or conventional motor gasoline, added to fuel ethanol to make it unfit for human consumption. Fuel ethanol is denatured, usually prior to transport from the ethanol production facility, by adding 2 to 5 volume percent denaturant. See Fuel Ethanol, and Fuel Ethanol Minus Denaturant.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000520
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
See alsoFuel ethanol; Fuel Ethanol Minus Denaturant
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000520",
  "term": "Denaturant",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "Petroleum, typically pentanes plus or conventional motor gasoline, added to fuel ethanol to make it unfit for human consumption. Fuel ethanol is denatured, usually prior to transport from the ethanol production facility, by adding 2 to 5 volume percent denaturant. See Fuel Ethanol, and Fuel Ethanol Minus Denaturant.",
  "see_also": [
    "Fuel ethanol",
    "Fuel Ethanol Minus Denaturant"
  ],
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/denaturant/"
}

Record 520 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.