>Does anyone know if and how you can make ethanol from cellulose, in >particularly cotton and cotton waste products such as gin waste and >textile mill waste? >Thanks, >Sam
Hi Sam See the Files section at the biofuels list website (members only access), "sawdust.html - Fuel From Sawdust", at: http://www.egroups.com/group/biofuel Or sign in first with your email address and password at: http://www.egroups.com/mygroups Also the Alcohol Fuel Manual in the Files section has a chapter on Cellulose Conversion. Click on "manual - Alcohol Fuel Manual", the chapters are inside the folder. The Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel by S.W. Mathewson Chapter 8 Processing Steps Specific To Cellulose Materials - Cellulose Conversion Arkenol Inc. http://www.arkenol.com A chemical company that is looking to the sugar barrel instead of the oil barrel for fuel supplies. Arkenol is a pioneer in processing cellulose biomas into ethanol: agricultural wastes, straw, leaves, grass clippings, sawdust or old newspapers. (From http://journeytoforever.org/ethanol_link.html) From list message archives: From: "DAVID REID" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 17:14:43 +1200 Reply-To: biofuel@egroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Fuel From Sawdust Keith, Steve, et al, The Forest Research Institute here in NZ at Rotorua ran quite an involved series of trials using sawdust for ethanol production during the 80s and I believe were at that time at the forefront of this use. I have the file somewhere here as I was looking into the use of this byproduct with one of the newly developed G.E. yeasts that can ferment the xylose (cellulose) fraction as well as the carbohydrate portion. Voila! At least 30% and up to 40% more ethanol without a major byproduct waste you need to get rid of. Had forgotten about it for the last few months B.r., David Reid From: Robert Warren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 10:37:25 -0400 (EDT) Reply-To: biofuel@egroups.com Subject: [biofuel] Fuel From Sawdust Keith, Steve, et al This reminds me, I have visited NREL in Golden, Colorado many times, and one time I got to visit the lab where they were working on this very issue of convertering sawdust through acid hydrolisis and fermentation. They easily had over one million dollars in automated stainless steel tanks, piping, electronic controls, and such, and they were successful. They have some extensive reports on this subject if you care to browse through there library. Their stuff is on the technical side, but they have done specific work on identifing specific microbes which work well. Go to www.nrel.gov or to http://www.afdc.nrel.gov/ -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor -------------------------~-~> Special Offer-Earn 300 Points from MyPoints.com for trying @Backup Get automatic protection and access to your important computer files. Install today: http://click.egroups.com/1/6347/5/_/837408/_/970402795/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
