I expect that corn can be a worthwhile part of a sustainable energy future, but by making use of
the stover as an additional energy supply rather than the grain.
The facility is a two ton per day biorefinery which uses corn
stover as feedstock — meaning the residual corn leaves, husks, and stalks left after harvest are used as the raw materials from which the fuel is derived.
Last February, the Department of Energy selected sixcompanies to receive funding towards building ethanol plants — scheduled to beoperational within the next three years — that will utilize new technology forprocessing corn
stover as well as other types of agricultural waste.
Not exact matches
The Environmental Protection Agency's own analysis, which assumed about half of corn residue would be removed from fields, found that fuel made from corn residue, also known
as stover, would meet the standard in the energy law.
Stover added new insights into the taxonomy, variation, and physiology of the fungus, helped describe its interaction with banana, characterized resistance and susceptibility in banana, studied the influence of edaphic factors on the pathogen, and introduced flood fallowing
as a means for cleansing contaminated soil (a practice that was later shown to contribute to the spread of the fungus).
Cellulose - loving fungi can cut biofuel costs by enabling existing corn ethanol plants to process cheaper, woody feedstocks such
as corn
stover
And, if other forms of waste, such
as the stalks of corn plants (corn
stover) or the remnants of timber harvest are included, Klann says, «we have enough feedstock in the U.S. to offset 70 percent of the oil import.»
Atalla finds that briefly soaking corn
stover (the leftover parts of the plant, such
as husks) in a solution of sodium hydroxide, ethanol, and water changes the molecular structure of the cellulose, allowing him to convert nearly twice
as much of it
as is possible with existing methods.
So if we want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower the carbon intensity of our fuel, energy grasses such
as miscanthus and switchgrass are going to result in the biggest reductions, not corn
stover.»
«Ethanol made from miscanthus would need a much smaller carbon price to make it desirable to produce and for consumers to purchase
as compared to ethanol from switchgrass and corn
stover.
As it stands, such cellulosic biorefineries get their materials either from the residue of conventional crops, such as corn stover, or from harvesting tree
As it stands, such cellulosic biorefineries get their materials either from the residue of conventional crops, such
as corn stover, or from harvesting tree
as corn
stover, or from harvesting trees.
The center's mission is to develop chemical catalysts and associated technologies that can transform biomass such
as trees, grasses and corn
stover into fuel and chemicals.
As you can guess, the student in question was yours truly, and while it did take some added effort — and, I'd like to think, guilt on
Stover's part — to get an A in that class, I didn't have to resort to anything resembling the over-the-top antics presented in hot scribe Kevin Williamson's directorial debut, Teaching Mrs. Tingle.
Pomp and Circumstance Del
Stover High school dropout rates plummet
as districts find ways to get students to the finish line.
Kaite Mediatore
Stover, who writes the «She Reads...» column and blogs for Book Group Buzz, refuses to give up her day job
as Director, Readers» Services at the Kansas City Public Library.
«For whatever reason, black animals don't catch people's attention
as much,» Humane Society worker Tyler
Stover told a CNN affiliate.
Advanced biofuels can be derived from lignocellulosic feedstocks, such
as agricultural waste (e.g., corn
stover, wheat straw, rice hulls), agricultural processing byproducts (e.g., corn fiber or sugar cane bagasse), forestry and wood processing waste, the paper portion of municipal solid waste, or dedicated energy crops such
as switchgrass.
The Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS - DMV) now permits you to take the Driving University online driving school
as an alternative to going to a
Stover classroom.
What methods do you accept
as payment for the
Stover defensive driving course?
Michelle
Stover - Wright came to BUILD with over 16 years at the Child and Family Policy Center (CFPC), leading research and advocacy efforts
as well we serving
as Interim Executive Director.
In his letters,
Stover refers to Kelby's letter
as «an attempt at panic selling,» which is against the Realtors Code of Ethics.