adminresearch and development at A&B Revolving Energies, told Herald Business that the product is produced from ethanol.
To produce gel fuel, he said, denatured ethanol from sugar or starch crops is mixed with a thickening agent and water through a very simple technical process, resulting in a combustible gel.
“This makes it cheap when you compare it to other fuels such as paraffin that is imported from abroad,” he said.
The gel is used for catering purposes especially in hotels where it constantly heats the food and produces quality food in homes for cooking and lighting.
Dr Whingwiri said the advantage of using the gel is that it does not produce smoke hence pots do not soot.
“It does not produce irritating smells compared to paraffin which ensures that the food you will be cooking will not smell.
“It cooks very fast as long as the container of gel is full and it is very easy to ignite and extinguish plus it does not stain linen when used for ironing,” he said.
Dr Whingwiri said the gel will help save elec- tricity and play a role in employment creation as the demand of the product increases more will be produced.
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