It is used as cattle feed. The debates over whether ethanol creates a surplus of energy depends upon the value ascribed to the feed.
Of course, with population rising and agricultural land being converted, corn-base ethanol does not seem to make much sense as a long-term solution. On Mon, Jan 15, 2007 at 01:26:23AM +0200, Rui Correia wrote: > What happens to the corn residue after extraction of the ethanol? Or would > this be reduced to fibre with no nutritional value? > > Following this maths (I am not familiar with US measurements), is there > anything left? :" ... a typical bushel of U.S. Number Two Corn weighs > approximately 56 pounds and yields approximately 2.65 gallons of undenatured > fuel ethanol ... > > Of interest: "We are an Ohio limited liability company ... seeking capital > to develop, build and operate an ethanol plant in Defiance County, Ohio ... > to have an annual capacity to process approximately 11.3 million bushels of > corn into approximately 30 million gallons of undenatured ethanol" > http://sec.edgar-online.com/2001/11/30/0000950152-01-506143/Section9.asp -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
