Ok, I have read a great deal of the ethanol from cellulose material. Was hoping there are some real experts out there to help me evaluate some of my data. I have access to a great deal of material for little or no cost. Was considering trying to covnert some of it to ethanol and use some to fuel my still. Figure I have just cut the two main cost factors to essentially zero.
I have had samples of three different materials analyzed. Here are the results: Sample #1 Lignin 0.2%, Cellulose 9.5% Sample #2 Lignin 4.6%, Cellulose 13.2% Sample #3 Lignin 7.5%, Cellulose 27.8% I can pretty much get many truckloads per day of this material for free (with very low transport costs) - especially samples #2 & #3. There is no starch or sugars present in this material - I am getting hemicellulose run now. Should I look at anything else? Is this worth pursuing? Is it totally nonviable for ethanol production on the moderate scale? I have talked to some people who say the rule of thumb is 50% efficiency when converting from cellulose to glucose and 50% efficiency glucose to alcohol. That would mean (if I did my math right) that 1 cu.yd. of material would make about 5 gallons of ethanol (for sample #1). Does this sound right to you all? Thanks for your advise. Eric Deaver -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor -------------------------~-~> eLerts It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! http://click.egroups.com/1/9699/2/_/837408/_/973706649/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
