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Skriven 2009-11-12 06:51:00 av Dave Drum (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
Ärende: KUDZU FUELS
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-=> Glen Jamieson wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> technology stands on its own merit. As I have always said, when you
 DD> have a commodity product competing with America's food supply, the
 DD> production of corn ethanol is not the answer.

 GJ> The problem of fuel vs food is not just an American one.  It is
 GJ> world-wide. As kudzu converts sunlight, water and CO2 into cellulose
 GJ> very efficiently, it is a logical source of fuel.

 DD> However, using kudzu (or any non-high-sugar bio-mass) requires
 DD> slightly more startup money and a one step longer process. Since

 GJ> There are techniques which have been known for many years for
 GJ> conversion of cellulose into ethanol, but the cost has been
 GJ> prohibitive, at least until now.  
 
Currently they use an enzyme to convert the cellulose to a starch, thence to
sugar. Takes a week or so longer than beginning with corn or cane and involves
investing in another set of holding tanks. 

 DD> American big-bidness is all about this quarter's bottom line I can't
 DD> see them moving off "corn to ethanol" in favour of kudzu (or other
 DD> cellulose bio-mass) to alcohol any time soon ... no matter how much
 DD> sense it makes.

 GJ> The desire for the "Quick Buck" has largely resulted in the recent
 GJ> financial disasters, so hopefully people with the power to make
 GJ> decisions will learn from that, and look further ahead.
 
 You are kidding, right? Look past the immediate bottom line? They're like
spiders - rebuilding that web in the downspout - time after time.   Bv((((=

 GJ> Going further back in the vegetable types, promising research is being
 GJ> done here on producing a combustible oil from algae.  As Australia
 GJ> doesn't have much water or arable land, but lots of sunshine and
 GJ> space, using lakes of this algae to make fuel makes sense.

There are also plants suitable for arid/semi-arid areas which will produce a
fair amount of oil. I read of this a few years ago but don't have the time to
go dig out the exact references right now.
 
 DD> You will probably have to paste that URL back together. Try using this
 DD> one instead ... it goes to the same place -
 DD> http://tinyurl.com/kudzu-fuel

 GJ> Thanks.  I will try that.

 DD> or just Google "kudzu ethanol". Googling "kudzu alcohol" gets a
 DD> selection of pages on using extract from the kudzu root to treat
 DD> alcoholism.   Bv/=

 GJ> Ha!

Tell Kevin ....

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Kevin's Irish Soda Bread
 Categories: Breads, Fruits, Dairy
      Yield: 1 loaf

  4 1/4 c  All purpose flour
      4 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Salt
      3 tb Sugar
      1 tb Caraway seeds
      1 c  Raisins
      2 c  Buttermilk
 
  Mix 4 cups of the flour with the remaining ingredients
  with a fork until mixed. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of flour on
  a board and turn out dough.  Knead flour in until it
  forms a smooth dough. (Add more flour as needed).

  Grease a 9" round skillet or cake pan, dust with flour,
  then press loaf into pan. Cut a 1/2" deep cross in top
  of loaf. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes at 375øF, or until
  it sounds hollow.

  Remove from pan to a wire rack; rub with butter and
  sprinkle with sugar. Cool completely.
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

ENJOY!!!

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