We talked about crop yields in at least one previous thread. Maybe this is helpful:
Mike
Ray J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ray J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What about this sweet sorghum (molasses) plant ... someone is saying
yields around 800 gallons of ethanol an acre and 1/3 the energy input
of corn...
sounds way to good to be true.. if it is... why are we wasting our time
with corn?
Ray J
>
> In any event, btu per gallon vs. btu per gallon, methanol has only 75%
> the energy value of ethanol.
>
> http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/bgbb/7/ecep/auto/m/m.htm
>
> That said, using 146 bushels of corn per acre,
> http://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/news/articles.03/CornYldTrend2003.html
>
> and an ethanol yield 2.5 gallons per bushel,
> http://www.fsa.usda.gov/daco/bioenergy/2001/2001FactorsNFormulas.pdf
> you gross approximately 365 gallons of ethanol per acre.
>
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