Ethanol Blends

Freedom Ethanol blended fuel combines Unleaded or Premium Unleaded fuel with up to 10% ethanol. Using Freedom ethanol blended fuels, or E10 as it’s sometimes referred to, is an easy way to reduce your impact on our environment.

The use of ethanol blended fuel helps reduce reliance on foreign , 100% fossil imported petroleum . It also helps to reduce the benzene and sulphur contents of the fuel and this too can be beneficial to the environment.

How is Ethanol made?
Ethanol for use as fuel is produced by fermentation. Certain species of yeast metabolise in the absence of oxygen and produce ethanol.

Is Ethanol Better for our Environment?

When ethanol is combusted in your engine there is a more efficient cleaner burn, which lowers the amount of carbon monoxide emissions. The Greenhouse Gas savings for an E10 blend are typically between 1-5% , which multiplied by the many millions of litres sold in Australia adds up to making a very big difference.

In June 2008 CSIRO / Orbital Research concluded that there were health benefits in using E10 blended fuels. E10 blends reduce air toxins, and can have positive effects on our health, particularly respiratory, cardiovascular, and asthma. Fuel Quality Publications.

The Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

The National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors have allocated ethanol a zero CO2 value in comparison to fossil fuel.

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