Re: Ethanol?

[" Russell T. Neyhart" <rtneyhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The instrument pictured here is a set up to do 10's of thousands of yeast culture tests to utilize the rest of the corn now not usable for fuel.  The company I work for produced the left component until a short while ago.  While servicing this instrument I got to speak with a gentleman from the USDA who is in charge of this project.  http://www.hudsoncontrol.com/Ethanol_for_Fuel.htm

AMC content... the wheel spacers for my Eagle are on the way.  I should be able to install them next weekend.

Regards,

Russ from Pa.
88 Eagle $2185

-----Original Message-----
>From: Sandwich Maker <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Mar 22, 2006 11:20 AM
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>Subject: Re: Ethanol?
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>" Holy crap batman. More hype? Or the truth?
>" I was considering running the Ambassador on E 85 or 100.
>" Now I'm wondering if it is worth the effort?
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>" http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=1225
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>he seems to be a 'watcher', very good at seeing where we've been but
>not so good at where we could go.  but --
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>i have long thought that our ethanol program was contrived to make
>archer-daniels-midland richer, and little else.  our whole
>infrastructure is based on making fda-grade output; cost structure has
>a completely different set of imperatives.  to then burn this as fuel
>would be funny, if people weren't so serious.
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>there are two ways to link sugars into long chain polymers, starch and
>cellulose.  we - and yeast - can only break starch down.  but so much
>more of the plant is cellulose - why waste it, if you're seeking fuel?
>basing our fuel ethanol on corn starch is an example of food-think.
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>the solution: cellulosic ethanol.  it isn't here yet, but it's coming.
>but why only ethanol?  perhaps propanol or butanol or some other
>liquid fermentation product would make a better fuel.  it doesn't have
>to be drinkable!
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>there is one point for ethenol: it is -possible- to 'dehydrate' it
>into ethylene, chemical feedstock #1 in the plastics industry.
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>i'm not finished, but that's enough rant for today...
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