Production of ethanol from sugar cane

Introduction

In this study material you will see a video about the production of ethanol from sugar cane. I hope that this material will help you understand how it works! :)

Task

Before you start answering the questions watch the video that is about the production of ethanol from sugar cane. Please answer to the questions with yes/no!

Process

Here is te video link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8UrDvLBsJw

Here are the questions:

  1. Making ethanol from a sugar cane is the main way that the industry makes ethanol
  2. Sugar cane is not a crop and you can't get ir from planting it
  3. After crushing the sugar cane you get two different products- sucrose juice and waste
  4. You can use waste to make heat
  5. Waste is the main product you need to make ethanol
  6. Extraction od sucrose refers as a mixture between water and sucrose
  7. After the extraction od sucrose you need to add water
  8. After the sucrose molasse mixture is done, it is delivered to fermentation chamber
  9. Yeast helps break down the sugar 
  10. After the destilation and dehydration process you have 97% of ethanol

Evaluation

For every right answer you get a point, the total points are 10.

Here you can see the answers:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Yes
  4. Yes
  5. No
  6. Yes
  7. No
  8. Yes
  9. Yes
  10. No

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have finished your WebQuest!

If you got:

9-10 points you understand the theme perfectly

5-8 points you understand the theme good, but next time watch the video more carefully

1-4 points if you want to increase your knowladge in this theme and understand the production of ethanol from sugar cane better, you should watch the video again

Thank you for taking your time! :)