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Old 10-31-2009, 05:59 AM
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How a fuel is produced from plant materials can depend on a variety of factors, including the plant material being used and the fuel being produced. In the case of ethanol, the two main conversion methods used to make ethanol from biomass are biochemical and thermochemical.


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Coskata can produce cellulose ethanol from almost any feedstock and on the "fly". Their production method does not require a plant shutdown when the feedstock is changed. They claim a 7x positive energy production with their technology.
 
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Originally Posted by arren
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How a fuel is produced from plant materials can depend on a variety of factors, including the plant material being used and the fuel being produced. In the case of ethanol, the two main conversion methods used to make ethanol from biomass are biochemical and thermochemical.


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could u pls elaborate how these two technologies perform the conversion? or post an external link that discusses them?
 
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could u pls elaborate how these two technologies perform the conversion? or post an external link that discusses them?
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thanks for the link. so if im correct, biomass undergoes a chemical reaction because of which ethanol is released
 
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