Fwd - posted by Tom Miles to the BIOCONVERSION list. >Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 17:26:46 -0700 >Sender: The Bioconversion Discussion List > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: Tom Miles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [BIOC] Treasure Valley Ethanol Plant >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >An article about the Treasure Valley Renewable Resource biorefinery >(Oregon) indicates that the plant will produce ethanol and also >starch, fiber and protein for human dietary products. What is the >value of the dietary products relative to the ethanol in a plant >processing 11.7 million tons of wheat, barley corn and milo per year? > >Tom Miles > >Articles: >Oregonian >http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/business- >0/1059939241123260.xml >Idaho Stateman http://www.idahostatesman.com/Business/story.asp?ID=45112 >Montana Associated Technology Roundtable http://www.matr.net/article-7522.html
It says: >Hursh expects the refinery to provide a contract market for locally >grown grains and to trigger spinoff industries. They could include >dairies, feedlots, hog and chicken farms, and possibly producers of >beer, wine and soft drinks that would use carbon dioxide generated >by the plant, he said. > >Proteins produced in the refinery will be marketed as ingredients in >baking products and fish meal for fish farms, Hamilton said. Fiber >will be sold for sport drinks and as a component for dietary >products designed to reduce cholesterol and prevent colon cancer, he >said. The starches will be used for baking and brewery products, and >as an abrasive to clean drill holes in well-drilling operations. ... all of which seem a lot more marginal than the obvious (?) "spin-off" of producing biodiesel from the grain oils - will they be doing that? Best Keith ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/sO0ANB/LIdGAA/ySSFAA/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/
