[Gasification] Cellulosic Ethanol a dead end

[Paul Francesco]

Anyone ever try Goat stomach Enzymes, as browsers they seem to be a 
logical choice, they are also proficient debarkers and wood lot clearers.

Katahdin Energy Works wrote:

>Seeding wood piles with fungi does the job naturally; you forgot to ask
>Mother Nature about that stuff growing on the wood pile didn't you?
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>Dr.? FOODY observed this during WWII, isolated the enzymes, patented them
>and his heirs sell them; you can do it with the same strains of
>fungi...damned if I know how to do it economically or practically, but I
>have a friend who's trying. 
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>Frank J. Heller, MPA
>KATAHDIN ENERGY WORKS
>12 Belmont St.
>Brunswick, ME 04011-3004
>207.729.6090
>http://mysite.verizon.net/fjheller/
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: gasification-bounces at listserv.repp.org
>[mailto:gasification-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Reed
>Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 11:49 AM
>To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification;
>STOVES at LISTSERV.REPP.ORG; Bob Weldon; Scott Weldon; GASIFICATION; bio >>
>"BIOENERGY at LISTSERV.REPP.ORG"
>Subject: [Gasification] Cellulosic Ethanol a dead end
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>Dear All:
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>If you think converting the 70% starch in corn into sugar and then into 
>ethanol is inefficient, (MAYBE 35% more energy out than in) just try 
>stripping the lignin out of cellulosic materials as a hurdle.  Dozens of 
>companies (since the first in 1918) have claimed to have the process 
>"now commercial", sold stock, then quietly tiptoed away.  Mother Nature 
>designed starch to be converted to sugar.  She designed cellulose NOT to 
>be converted into sugar.  Given enough subsidies it can be commercial 
>today, but so could many other processes with higher payback. 
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>TOM REED        BEF
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>Benjamin Domingo Bof wrote:
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>>Friends, two years ago when we go to Simposium in São Paulo, Brazil;
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>defending ethanol from sugar cane we write an matter presented to IAPA
>(Inter American Press Assn) "Energia limpia o un futuro incierto" defending
>bagasse as raw material for cellulosic ethanol. Now we propose in Bella
>Vista, Corrientes province in Argentine to Major Mario Haberle use poplar
>and willows to produce cell ethanol. More than fifty years in these county
>was operated and wood ethanol pant ia a place named "Destino". 
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>>Regards; Benjamin
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>>Don <daschade at telus.net> escribió: FOLKS,
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>>  I CAN ACROSS THIS ARTICLE ON THE INTERNET AND WANTED TO SHARE IT.
>>   IT SEEMS LIKE USING "TREES" WILL REDUCE THE PRESSURE ON FOOD SUPPLIES 
>>FROM USING CORN
>>    AND OTHER GRAINS.  YOU COMMENTS ON THIS NEW PROCESS ARE INVITED.  IT 
>>IS NOT CLEAR TO ME
>>    IF THEY ARE GASIFYING OR USING A SLURRY AS WITH CORN TO ETHANOL?  
>>THANKS!
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>>    DON  
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