> From: "Paul Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, July 13, 2006 9:39 am > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > > On 7/13/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Chet Gardiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > The real future is in technology to efficiently produce bio-fuels from > > > straw/grasses... > > > > There isn't allot of raw sugars in straw/grass. Their seeds have much > > more, but as a standalone plant it's real low on the combustibles from > > a yeast point of view. The seeds are so tiny that it's not great > > return on extracting with seeds. > > If grass contains starches you can use an enzyme to convert these into sugar. > > Maybe something like bamboo could be better.
There is more starch in the seed product. It's natures way of giving the new life a helping hand. Which is why we only use the seed from wheat for bread, or beer. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
