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To: tejek who wrote (349852)9/6/2007 6:34:45 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573849
 
"You would think there would not be that big a leap between using sugar cane vs corn stalks. Using the corn stalks would still allow the farmer to benefit while not inflating feed costs."

It's the sugar that makes a lot of ethanol. Sugar beets also contain a lot of sugar and easily converts to ethanol. Corn stalks - not so much. The "sweet" corn kernels contain most of the sugar.



To: tejek who wrote (349852)9/6/2007 8:09:55 PM
From: d[-_-]b  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573849
 
You would think there would not be that big a leap between using sugar cane vs corn stalks

The discovery of a practical method to create cellulosic ethanol does not depend on the source material - the point is you convert what is normally waste into fuel - not the fruit into fuel. As for why they don't grow sugar cane instead of corn - heck I don't know probably local weather, soil, time to maturity and harvesting and processing equipment all play a part.


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