Here is something else that really ticks me off: coal liquefaction, making gasoline out of coal using the most environmentally destructive means, is getting far more attention than this.
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "womplex_oo1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To add to that, we have guys from the University of Pennsylvania > publishing scientific articles telling the public that using corn to > make ethanol is a ZERO net producer of energy. Most people just give > up when they hear that. But if you armed the public with the > knowledge that they are throwing away 90 percent of the potential > fuel, those researchers would get a professional slap upside the > head, and probably issue a formal retraction of their paper. > > You gotta tell people man. More than that, you gotta make the > technology available so that entrepreneurs can use it. > > > > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "womplex_oo1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What questions? Perhaps I was away from my computer. Anyways > there > > is alot of information on that website about using cellulose as a > > feedstock, but the webpage has failed to justify it -- they > > completely failed to answer the question WHY??? > > > > Here is why: Most plants are composed of less than 10% starch, the > > traditional component that is fermented into ethanol. The > remaining > > 90% or more of the plant, by weight is composed of the following: > > > > > > > > >Component Percent Dry Weight > > > >----------------------------------- > > > >Cellulose 40-60% > > > >Hemicellulose 20-40% > > > >Lignin 10-25% > > > > > > > > > > > > These materials can be burned to generate heat, so to ignore them > as > > a potential source of automotive fuel is a HUGE WASTE. The Journey > > to Forever website doesn't pay enough attention to putting this > > capability into the hands of the general public. Their webpages > > concentrate on using only the starch. No wonder ethanol as an > > alternative fuel is not convincing enough people -- Not even the > guys > > who build their own stills are going as far as they could. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Looking for a more powerful website? Try GeoCities for $8.95 per month. Register your domain name (http://your-name.com). More storage! No ads! http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info http://us.click.yahoo.com/aHOo4D/KJoEAA/MVfIAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
