Not exact matches
In another experiment, bagasse was used
as a
starting plant biomass for
ethanol production without washing / separation processes.
«When we
started our company 27 years ago with a bankrupt corn
ethanol plant, there was the same question about that industry
as there is about cellulosic: Would it ever be viable?»
The team achieved better hydrogen yields using methanol and
ethanol as starting materials but because glucose can be derived from plant waste such
as wood pulp, straw and leftovers from corn production, the scientists will continue to work on their approach.
Shinoda found that CFC - 112 and
ethanol started to react at a temperature
as low
as 150 °C, but that it took a temperature of 265 °C before 99 per cent of the CFC was decomposed.
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As the waste material is introduced you can produce your gas from the gasifier within an hour and you'll
start getting
ethanol at six hours.
Also, if cold
start enrichment is required for
ethanol engines, then it does definitely emit VOCs,
as all of the
ethanol in a rich mixture can not burn.
Instead of harnessing the sun's energy to convert carbon dioxide into plant food, artificial photosynthesis seeks to use the same
starting ingredients to produce chemical precursors commonly used in synthetic products
as well
as fuels like
ethanol.
As a member of the 2,300 - strong Hopkinsville Elevator Cooperative, he is also part owner of the hottest new thing to hit town, Commonwealth Agri - Energy, an
ethanol plant that
started up a year ago in a stream - fed rock quarry a mile south of his land.
Critically,
as our recent alert demanded, biofuel's indirect land use impacts,
starting with corn
ethanol, are to be considered when determining a fuel's net impact upon emissions.
As you can
start to see, corn
ethanol is ineffective at fighting global warming.