Mushrooms like the same sugars that yeasts like. So a lot of what you are trying to get from the wood is what the fungi consumes.
I have cultured both yeasts and fungi and had to have completely seperate laminar stations because there was cross contamination going out of control. If you can find the fungi and make it work, I would be happy to see the results. fred On 8/3/05, Michael Redler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm thinking of starting a small ethanol project and did some research. I > came across a distilling head > (https://www1.fishersci.com/Coupon?cid=1328&gid=89796&details=Y). > > I like the idea of glass hardware (even if it is more expensive than copper) > because you can see whats going on. However, I have some reservations about > keeping it clean and possible pressure build-up. > > ...any comments? > > Mike > > > > Tom Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Just thought I would mention this. All of you composters out there have seen > one of the molds that break apart lignin. It's the white rot fungus. It > produces a peroxidase that just tears up lignin. I think the scientific name > is Phanerochaete Chrysosporus. I worked with it when making biodegradabe > plastics for Warner Lambert a few years back. It's great stuff. Will > dissolve most anything a plant can make and it loves the composting > environment particularly the surfaces. There might be some folks out there > who can biofacture the enzyme from the fungus. > > Tom Irwin > > > ________________________________ > From: Michael Redler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > Sent: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 13:38:32 -0300 > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol from wood using mushrooms > > > > > I hope your friend isn't too adventurous. You might find him with more than > his shoes off, skipping around and talking to the trees. > > :-) > > Mike > > Brian Rodgers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I talked with a few folks last night about the home brewing of ethanol > from sawdust. I am happy to announce that these guys are working on a > "found" Oyster Mushroom mycelium that they are hopeful will break down > the cellulose in order to separate the lignin. If this experiment works > they may have found a natural method although slower to aide in the > fermentation of wood fiber. Mushrooms are not my specialty but from what > I gather talking to the guys is that the beginning of all classic > mushroom research is in the hunting and gathering. I have this picture > in my mind of my friend wandering around the local forests in his bare > feet looking for the elusive shroom that grows on the type of tree we > are trying to process. Talk about grassroots research! > > > > Brian Rodgers > > > -- > Brian's & Nell's computer scanned this baby & no viruses were found in this > outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.9/62 - Release Date: 8/2/2005 > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
