RE: [biofuel] Rice straw to glucose - was Re: question on water hyacinth

2003-08-03 Thread Keith Addison
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RE: [biofuel] Rice straw to glucose - was Re: question on water hyacinth

2003-08-02 Thread Christopher Tan
the fungus and ultimately a disaster. regards, Christopher =>-Original Message- =>From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =>Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 3:23 AM =>To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com =>Subject: Re: [biofuel] Rice straw to glucose - was Re: question on w

Re: [biofuel] Rice straw to glucose - was Re: question on water hyacinth

2003-08-02 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Ken Thanks for this, very interesting. >Hi Keith > >I talked to Iyan this morning and this is what he told >me. The fungus is called Trichoderma Reesei (QM9414). > It first digests lignin then cellulose to glucose and >will continue on to digest glucose once the cellulose >is consumed. The

Re: [biofuel] Rice straw to glucose - was Re: question on water hyacinth

2003-08-02 Thread Ken Gotberg
Hi Keith I talked to Iyan this morning and this is what he told me. The fungus is called Trichoderma Reesei (QM9414). It first digests lignin then cellulose to glucose and will continue on to digest glucose once the cellulose is consumed. The reaction is carried out at room temperature (in the

[biofuel] Rice straw to glucose - was Re: question on water hyacinth

2003-08-01 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Ken >You can also look at fermentation to glucose and >ethanol. My colleague, Dr. Iyan Sofyan, has used a >fungus to ferment rice straw to glucose. And rice >straw is difficult because of its high lignin content >(like wood). I'd like to know more about that - any more detail available