Turning sawdust into gasoline
This is not science fiction: We actually can make gasoline from wood waste, switchgrass, algae and sugarcane. Maybe it won't be 'fossil fuel' anymore.
SAWDUST TO GAS: Dr. George Huber with a tiny vial of pre-gasoline. (Photo: Jim Motavalli)
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How about utilizing Hemp. It grows wild, needs no fertilizers or pestocides in order to grow abundantly, helps secure hill sides from landslides and mud slides due to the extensive roots beds. It burns to H2O and can be used for an alternative to paper, textiles and is Super cheap to grow. And "NO" it is not Marijuana!!
This article contains some illogical statements.
First:
From the article:
"Here’s the conventional wisdom: Oil was made from the slow crushing of ancient plants (and dinosaurs!) under the Earth over millions of years. That’s why we call it “fossil fuel,” and that’s why it’s not a renewable resource — the supply is finite, and we’re reaching the peak of that supply.
That’s the conventional wisdom. But it’s wrong.
We can actually make.... More
Can somebody tell me what all of this biomass is being used for now? What will be the cost of switching from the current uses to this new idea. This is another example of the same fatal flaw of all of this "green energy" hype -- similar to saying that electric cars are enviro friendly because they do not burn gasoline, while conviniently ignoring the fact that the electricity is produced by burning coal.
one Malaysian has develop energy using water. he broke the H2O and sent the H2 to the engine to furnish the used up of hydrocarbon from petroleum. interested contact me at abuasmara@yahoo.com.
process all the biomass in america...it would run our country for 6 months....and take how many decades to replinish? Not much thinking going on with this option..next please, thank you for playing.
Thats all biomass that is created annually and sustainably (not sure why that detail was left out), meaning agr residues, tree trimmings, saw dust from lumber mills, construction waste. I have done the calculations myself while studying at UW in the Chemical Engineering Dept. 50% is still a long way off but the rest could be made up with efficiency gains and more public transport usage.
My opinion is that; All these discoveries are at least ideas on how we can divert from fossil fuels. We need to all be on the same page of change. Think like we are going to run out of fossil fuels tommorow. We need leadership, an affordable plan for all people to try, then maybe this could really work. As for the blood/bodies yes that's wierd, but what can you do if that person donated themselves for the cause? It is something we should all take a little more seriously. What would we do.... More
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There is also another alternative fuel method by converting municipal sewer waste (MSW) by a process called "plasma gasification." Other hazardous material like HAZ biomass, HIV material (blood, body parts) can also be processed safely without any foul or toxic emissions. There is Hidden Energy in all that garbage and MSW,
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I hope everyone doesn't run around thinking wow this is great. Do a search on "Rudolph Diesel" (yes diesel is his last name) the inventor of the combustion engine who ran his engine on oil (PEANUT OIL) with 0 bad emissions....he may of continued to perfect the bio-refining method further except his so-called mysterious death at the hands of the coal company's (railroad barons and coal mine owners were threaten by him and his clean burning engine). So all you sheep out there don't beleave the.... More
Wish all our research energy scienties kept pushing to change from fossil fuels to alternative fuels for our vehicles.
We don't need to keep those Arab countries to be super rich all the time. Time for us to be independent from foriegn suppliers.
Wish all our research energy scienties kept pushing to change from fossil fuels to alternative fuels for our vehicles.
We don't need to keep those Arab countries to be super rich all the time. Time for us to be independent from foriegn suppliers.
There are trees cut in forests everyday. Who is collecting the sawdust and/or wood chips from the cuttings there to use in the process of fuel production?
One neat thing about this is that carbon dioxide is consumed in the process of growing the materials that would be converted into gasoline. Then, as it is burned, that carbon dioxide is, in a sense, just "put back". Now, I know it won't be perfectly clean, but the net release of carbon dioxide would be substantially less. There are other ideas over the horizon that are potentially better, but in the mean time something like this could really simplify our energy needs.
It's a step in the right.... More
I would like to know what amount of Co2 is give off from the burning or decaying of the bio-products, we keep hearing there is a low amount released. Is there a study to show what is the net effect of this process. Plants absorb 1kg of Co2, how much is released when burned?
The idea of sawdust to fuel is an innovative idea and I suppose is plausible,however producing it competitively with crude based gasoline might turn out to be a real challenge at 40-50$ a barrel.Incidentally,a refinery barrel is only 42 gals..
As for T.Boone Pickens...Cavaet Emptor!!! I live in Texas and I remember that he and one of his rich cronies wanted to buy up all of the water rights to some huge Texas aquifiers,but our legislature prevented it from becoming a reality...T.... More
Dear Sirs,
Can you inform me who can deliver to us the fast pyrolysis line with production of 3 t dieseline per hour. Feed is wood sawdust and peat.
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Once the nuclear electricity is plentiful, the electric bullet train network will replace white knuckling it in a car over long distances, and cramping up in jet planes after hours of fighting terminals. Imagine a lounge chair and cold drinks, complete and comfortable bathroom facilities, even dining cars for your traveling pleasure, and all at 320 kph! Downtown connections , departure at the local subway stations, tickets almost free compared to oil intensive private transportation and.... More
Soon people will be turned into gasoline, because Zionists consider people as raw material.
The statement "Soon people will be turned into gasoline, because Zionists consider people as raw material."
Is inflammatory and designed to cause distrust and discord. Most people are the same, moms and dads raising their children the best they can and they know how to get along with their neighbors. We did; get to know your neighbors and invite them over for dinner. I enjoy learning of new cultures and interesting ways and food.
This is being done by scores of companies by the millions of gallons using wood waste, energy crops, agricultural waste, and other cellulosic feedstocks. It's like doing a report on one man's home network where "two computers are talking to each other!"
ALmost all of the vehicles on the road today run on gasoline or diesel. Who decided that? Science and economics! Those two types of fuel produce the most energy for the least amount of money. We didn't need the government to decide that - the market did.
Free markets and innovations made those fuels more economical and more effecient over the years...all in spite of the government, not because of it.
The same thing will happen for our next fuel source. Science and innovation will.... More
Another ethanal type, pie in the sky, maybe someday idea into which we should put more billions?
Meanwhile, as T. Boone Pickins is saying all over these days, "We have 2000 trilion cubic feet of natural gas right here (in the US). It is a bridge to our energy future. Why aren't we taking advantage of it?" Good question.
Another good question is why we can't at least discuss nuclear energy?
do you suggest we do with the waste that wil last for decades and kill us all? 50 years after the bomb and there is still higher radiation levels in Japan than were expected...







































