Environmentally Responsible fireplaces

Our Gel fireplaces are fuelled by PURE® - clear alcohol based bio gel that burns cleanly giving a beautiful real flame, without toxic fumes, smoke and mess. Bio Ethanol fireplaces are fuelled by our branded BIO FUEL (denatured alcohol) which is derived completely from plants, produces no more emissions than human breath and gives you a naturally burning flame that looks like a gas fire. What is the emission? Composed almost completely of water vapour and CO2 (carbon dioxide), the amount of CO2 emission is comparable to that of two medium-sized candles. The other components emitted are negligible in quantity well under any limits. The other hazardous substances of combustion such as monoxide, stockoxide and aldehyde are not released until a combustion temperature of 700°C; the temperature of the bio fireplaces is under 400°C. Ethanol is one of the safe and environmentally friendly heating options for modern homes – since it is made from plants, it does not release any new carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air, unlike fossil fuels which return carbon that was stored beneath the surface for millions of years into the air. The only CO2 that can be released from burning bio fuels is the gas which was absorbed by the plants as they grew. Ethanol is the most common bio fuel worldwide and is produced by fermentation of sugars derived from wheat, corn, sugar beets, sugar cane, molasses and any sugar or starch that alcoholic beverages can be made from (like potato and fruit waste etc). The ethanol production methods used are enzyme digestion (to release sugars from stored starches), fermentation of the sugars, distillation and drying. When ethanol is burning, its emissions are roughly similar to human breath, small amounts of water vapour and carbon dioxide, with no harmful or toxic substances. There is also no residue when burning, so there is literally no maintenance, which is a step forward compared to gel fireplaces.

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