Re: [Biofuel] Grass for fuel

.. all well & good; but i've read (somewhere) that Butanol is greatly superior to ethanol as a fuel in IC engines; that it is more eco-friendly; that it can be produced from biomass, but the process is somewhat more difficult than ethanol production .. anyone into this area of investigation? ---

Re: [Biofuel] Grass for fuel

> Jason and Katie wrote: > having read this article, i seem to be missing some of the math... > this miscanthus is a rhizome, correct? and like other rhizomes (i.e. > strawberries) there is a good sized chunk of sugars and other carbon based > items stored in the root/stem system, also correct? s

Re: [Biofuel] Grass for fuel

having read this article, i seem to be missing some of the math... this miscanthus is a rhizome, correct? and like other rhizomes (i.e. strawberries) there is a good sized chunk of sugars and other carbon based items stored in the root/stem system, also correct? so that would imply that it STORES

Re: [Biofuel] Grass for fuel

> >I wonder about the invasiveness of miscanthus. "Other varieties of Miscanthus have been grown successfully in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. However, the giant Miscanthus being grown by the Illinois researchers has the greatest potential as a fuel source because of its high yields and because

Re: [Biofuel] Grass for fuel

Hello Doug >Presumably they could be used for celulose to alcohol processes. More like biomass energy I think, and Fischer-Tropsch fuel: http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg09335.html Re: [biofuel] VW presents new synthetic fuel strategy >I wonder about the invasiveness

Re: [Biofuel] Grass for fuel and food

    Helo  WOODARD      The maxium  photosynthetic is also possible  protein is also  production per hector is possible which can be easily extracted using  alkali treatment or Excellent mushroom can be obtained from this plants. followed by  small scale biogasification or thermal gasification or

[Biofuel] Grass for fuel

Presumably they could be used for celulose to alcohol processes. I wonder about the invasiveness of miscanthus. Thanks to Lawrence F. London on the permaculture list. Doug Woodard St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada -- Forwarded message --

Re: [biofuel] Grass for fuel

Hello Beth Oh, switchgrass. Clever you, "sweet grass" had me puzzled. Blaird, there's been quite a lot of discussion of switchgrass here. Do an archive search for "switchgrass": http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Info-Archive at NNYTech Best Keith >I think that your friend is

Re: [biofuel] Grass for fuel

I think that your friend is probably talking about Switchgrass. This is a native prairie grass (in the Midwestern US & parts of Canada) that can be used as an energy crop. It has many ecological advantages over crops like corn & soybeans. It requires little (or no) pesticide/herbicide use, and

[biofuel] Grass for fuel

Hello everyone and good AM. I have been told that "sweet grass" is used for making pellets to burn in a stove. I have also been told that a 1 acre field will supply enough heat for one average size house. Does anyone know of or has anyone heard of this?? Where can one by the pelletizer? What g