corn is cool

Corn is used as a chemical feedstock. It is clear that fossil fuels have a limitation. There is not an endless supply that will bring the world energy forever. So about 30 or 40 years ago scientists looked further into renewable sources of energy and for products, that is when they found corn.

Through advances in biotechnology corn can be used to in many ways and for multiple products:

-Ethanol which is an additive to gasoline for vehicles

-Acetone and butanol which is a solvent (a liquid, gas, or solid that dissolves another liquid solid or gas)

-Lactic Acid which is used in moisturizers as well as helps fabric accept dyes, and more commonly in the dairy industry

-Acetic acid which is used in the textile industry for neutralization in dying, IT is also used when producing vitamins, antibiotics, and hormones. The acid is also the main chemical in vinegar

-Citric Acid which is used for flavoring foods

   

 With everything in life nothing is perfect. Making these products from corn is can be very time consuming and going along with that isn’t always cost effective.

https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mcheryan/www/feedstoc.htm

http://science.jrank.org/pages/3782/Lactic-Acid-Uses-lactic-acid.html