[Stoves] Cellulosic energy

[Kevin Chisholm]

Dear Neal

Interesting!! Isn't it a matter of breaking open the straw fibres by 
attacking the lignin coating, moreso than treating the cellulose to make 
it digestible by ruminants?

Would you have any idea of what percentage of teh straw teh cows could 
digest?

Best wishes,

Kevin
CAVM at aol.com wrote:
> Kevin writes:
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> If a cow  cannot eat and digest straw, would this not suggest that the 
> methanogenic  bacteria could not digest it either, to produce methane?
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> Kevin, in farming country it is not uncommon for fodder to be in short  
> supply some years. During these periods cattle and dairymen bale straw and  inject 
> the bales with ammonia or nitrogen to breakdown the cellulose. Later when  the 
> straw is fed it is digestible to ruminants.
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> Neal Van Milligen
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