Re: [biofuel] Cellulose Conversion

2001-03-26 Thread skaar
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Re: [biofuel] Cellulose Conversion

2001-03-16 Thread Warren Rekow
Robert said: The other avenue is considerably more ambitious. I've thought of MAKING my own acid in the same manner that I make my own sodium hydroxide--that is, mixing water with sulfur and bubbling some air through it. I'm not sure this will work either. Perhaps someone on the list with

Re: [biofuel] Cellulose Conversion

2001-03-16 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Robert Keith Addison wrote: That IS expensive! But ethanol from cellulose is made on a small-medium scale using acid hydrolosis, in Brazil and in Indonesia, that I know of, maybe elsewhere too. So there must be a way. There are at least two companies here in B.C. that are working

[biofuel] Cellulose Conversion

2001-03-13 Thread robert luis rabello
Is anyone out there bothering with cellulose to sugar conversion? I've been looking into the process, and after struggling to find a supplier for sulfuric acid, was stunned to discover that sulfuric acid is EXPENSIVE! The company that quoted me stated that 2.5 liters of 18 molar sulfuric

Re: [biofuel] Cellulose conversion

2000-11-07 Thread thomasjumper
Hey, Guys. Just a little mental rambling, but as certain insects, and possibly animals, are capable of digesting cellulose (i.e. termites) might it be possible to devise a biological method of breaking down cellulose? I really have no idea, but this is a forum with a lot of available

[biofuel] Cellulose conversion

2000-11-06 Thread DAVID REID
Re Cellulose conversion for those who are interested. This is certainly an area we could and should focus on.The main problems with cellulose fermentation as I am sure you are aware arethe lignin problem and the fermentation of hexose and pentose sugars.If you have not read the Process

Re: [biofuel] Cellulose Conversion

2000-11-04 Thread DAVID REID
luck with your efforts. B.r., David -Original Message- From: Eric Deaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@egroups.com biofuel@egroups.com Date: Saturday, November 04, 2000 3:00 PM Subject: [biofuel] Cellulose Conversion OK, I have read the part of the ethanol manual on cellulose conversion