blend wall
n.— «Two members of Growth Energy said shipping and cost constraints could discourage further blending of ethanol with gasoline as soon as 2009, a situation the ethanol industry calls hitting the “blend wall.”» —“Ethanol makers push U.S. to boost fuel blend rate” by Charles Abbott Reuters Nov. 11, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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