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Old 10-15-2010, 03:17 PM
kknudson kknudson is offline
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I agree with the comment they cannot move ethanol via the pipelines.

I don't know why, but I have heard it reported on the news regularly.

It must be shipped by Tanker, truck or rail.

Again, thats what I have heard repeatedly on the business news.

So anyone here know how A pipeline can ship various fuels, diesel, company A gas, company B gas etc and keep them separate.

They put a huge bubble of air between each "shipment", the pressure is maintained to keep the bubble intact. When it reaches the terminal, the equipment senses the bubble and routes the next shipment to the appropriate tank.

With that in mind there should be no reason they can't move ethanol via pipe lines. Even as a separate fuel, unless there are other issue's.
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