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Calculate theoretical ethanol yield from 56 lb of corn which has 15 percent

moisture and contains 70 percent starch on a dry basis.

56 lb of corn
15 % of moisture
85 % of dry basis
70 % of starch on a dry basis
56 lb of corn∗0,85=47,6lb of corn∈dry basis
47,6 lb of corn∈dry basis∗0,70=33.32lb ofstarch
starch∗454 g
33,33 lb of =15127,28 g of starch
1lb
starch∗1,11 g of glucose
15127,28 g of =16791,28 g of glucose
1 g of starch
glucose∗0,551 g of Ethanol
16791,28 g of =8580,34 g of ethanol
1 g of glucose
ethanol∗1ml of ethanol
8580,34 g of =10874,96 ml=10,7 L of ethanol
0,789 g of ethanol