Explain how ethanol is produced through: (a) the fermentation of sugar solution at temperatures between 25 and 35 °C using yeast without oxygen, and (b) the catalytic reaction of steam with ethene at 300 °C and 6000 kPa using an acid catalyst.

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Explain how ethanol is produced through: (a) the fermentation of sugar solution at temperatures between 25 and 35 °C using yeast without oxygen, and (b) the catalytic reaction of steam with ethene at 300 °C and 6000 kPa using an acid catalyst

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• You need to be able to explain how ethanol is produced through: (a) the fermentation of sugar solution at temperatures between 25 and 35 °C using yeast without oxygen, and (b) the catalytic reaction of steam with ethene at 300 °C and 6000 kPa using an acid catalyst.
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