[Bioconversion] combined cycles

[Harmon Seaver]

Jeff Davis wrote:
> Andrew wrote:
>> I proposed one, biogas fermentation followed by pyrolysis, I lack the
>> imagination to think of many ;-)
> 
> We could help Harmon with his alcohol production:
> 
> Cattails
> Pond
> Algae
> Still
> Heat
> electric
> 
> cattails ==> beer (for lack of proper term)
> --- Do we get CO2 here, if so we feed this to the algae

   Yeah, lots of CO2 -- can feed to greenhouse as well.

> 
> Maybe from the cattail trash (after beer) wpould make gasifier fuel for
> the still. 

   The mash. Not trash! 8-)   And it goes to feed the pigs. Good high
protein feed, don't burn it. Better to burn wood, I've got no end of
that. Especially with all the birches and black ash dying from global
warming.


The charcoal from the gasifier goes into Terra Preta.
> 
> The algae goes into the digester to run an engine to make electric for his
> plant. Maybe he needs some lights, gages or wants to listen to the radio.

    Since there's plenty of cattails, I think I'll put them in the
digester as well as in fermentation tanks. The algae in the cattail
ponds goes to feed the fish, crawfish, and ducks.


> 
> Or the CH4 is used to heat the vats. Well, that's if you need to keep them
> at some kind of temp.
> 
> CO2 from the digester goes back into the algae pond.
> 
> 
> 
> Best widhes
> 
> Jeff
> 
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Harmon Seaver