[Terrapreta] National Biomass Producers Association Demenstrationof Thermochemical Biochar

[Gerald Van Koeverden]

I thought that cellulosic ethanol was just in its early stages of  
development?  But these people already have a working portable model  
for farm use??

Gerrit


On 21-Feb-08, at 5:28 PM, Greg and April wrote:

> I'm still not fond of ethanol and think that while it may be a fair  
> short term solution, I believe that it will be a dead end fuel - I  
> think that butanol is going to be the long term solution.
>
> Greg H.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Erich Knight
> To: Terrapreta at bioenergylists.org
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 18:03
> Subject: [Terrapreta] National Biomass Producers Association  
> Demenstrationof Thermochemical Biochar
>
> NBPA to demonstrate cellulosic ethanol production
> From the March 2008 Issue
>
>
> "The thermochemical process also produces a byproduct called  
> biochar, which serves as a viable soil amendment with important  
> fertilizer properties that could offset farmers' high fertilizer  
> costs. Due to the mobility of on-site production, logistical issues  
> associated with feedstock collection and transportation would also  
> be eliminated. "It's what's going to work best for everyone  
> involved, including the wildlife," Cahoj said. "It brings a lot of  
> variables into the picture that people need to be thinking about,  
> and the time to act is now."
>
> http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=1468
>
>
> Cheers ,
> Erich
>
>
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