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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (446)5/18/2007 5:37:16 PM
From: Wharf RatRespond to of 4152
 
WR, just where do they obtain the energy for heating bio-mass at high temperatures in an oxygen free environment?

Don't know. I'll have to learn more.Maybe a bunch of people holding magnifying glasses between the sun and a giant pyrex retort full of wood chips.



To: Hawkmoon who wrote (446)5/18/2007 6:16:10 PM
From: IshRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 4152
 
<<WR, just where do they obtain the energy for heating bio-mass at high temperatures in an oxygen free environment?>>

Last year Discovery Magazine had a digester featured that got #2 oil out of garbage plus 6 valuable by products. They're trying it with turkey guts now. It used 10% of the energy it produced to run on.