Trash today, ethanol tomorrow: Invention promises major advance in biofuel production (No Corn!)

www.physorg.com ^ | 03/10/2008 | Staff

[Red Badger]

At last, a ethanol process that doesn't require "FOOD"..........

[LukeL]

Ethanol ruins your engine, gets less MPG, and costs more to use in the long run. Why anyone would want to use this junk is beyond me.

[DoughtyOne]

Good deal...

[hosepipe]

Could use all the plant material mowed and cut from interstate and other highways.. trillions of pounds not now even gathered.... More highways could be planted with “grass”.. or whats that plant in Geogia that grows a foot a day.. that you cant get rid of..

[LadyJMayo]

If it pans out, this sounds promising. The whole ethanol from corn thing just seemed like a lot of tail-chasing.

[grundle]

Back in 2003, Discover magazine had an article called "Anything Into Oil," about how we would soon be using thermal depolymzerization to make as much oil as we could ever want, out of garbage, sewage, and agricultural waste. The article seemed genuine. After all, it was in Discover magazne. I believed it.

But it turned out to be bogus. The predictions that were in the article never came true.

So now I am very skeptical of these kinds of claims. If this new article is true, then why isn't the product available on the open market for people to buy? My guess is that it's probably as bogus as the article from 5 years ago.

[Red Badger]

KUDZU!.............

[Red Badger]

E100, ie 100% ethanol, can be used to fuel engines.....

http://www.greencar.com/features/saab_turbo_biopower/

[Red Badger]

http://www.thermaldepolymerization.org/

[Richard Kimball]

or whats that plant in Georgia that grows a foot a day..

Marijuana

[ErnBatavia]

[hosepipe]

Kudzo

[keats5]

Well, that’s all fine and good until we deplete the earth of trash. We’ll have all kinds of Greenies complaining about the lack of McDonald wrappers and beer bottles on the side of the road.

[Red Badger]

Finally! A solution to the KUDZU problem!........

[gunservative]

The whole ethanol from corn thing just seemed like a lot of tail-chasing.

You mean "wallet filling" :)

[grundle]

My point is that it’s all talk. They aren’t actually making and selling it on a large scale.

[Amendment10]

Ethanol ruins your engine, gets less MPG, and costs more to use in the long run. Why anyone would want to use this junk is beyond me.

What's the lesser evil, imperfect domestic ethanol or foreign oil that we cannot afford?

As a side note to promising energy alternatives, consider this high density fuel cell.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983282/posts

[Free Vulcan]

Ethanol doesn’t burn our food RB, unless you want to call soda pop food.

[stefanbatory]

This appears to actually be quite promising...plus it starts with the letter “E” - very important.

Think of all the leaves raked up each fall...or the land cleared down here in FL for housing. Mountains and mountains of feedstock for these little critters...

[Red Badger]

Corn sweetener may not qualify as a “real” food, but corn is used for much more than that. Chicken feeds, cattle feeds, and pork are all in the mix. Anything that is related to corn thru them is also, cooking oils, milk, cheese, butter, eggs, bread and on down the line. The grocery prices are higher than I’ve ever seen them, and it’s not all due to higher oil prices.