Biofuel From Trees. A better alternative than using our food
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Researchers have found a way to turn wood into gasoline. Now we may not have to turn our food into fuel thanks to a possible new source: trees.
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"A sustainable use of trees and other non-edible plant material could supply 60% of the nations gasoline."

That's rather vague, isn't it? How many kilograms of cellulose does he need to create one liter of gasoline? How does he define sustainable? How much more additional logging will be needed? (Not to mention that this doesn't do anything to cut the CO2 footprint). I'm dubious.


written by srd  | 3 months ago | CH
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I agree. Let's not lose our focus on green alternatives. Nevertheless, I'm sure this guy's team isn't going to find it hard getting piles of NSF funding.


written by radioRaheem  | 3 months ago | CH
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Oh thanks guys! We can save the world for sure now by turning our trees into gasoline -.-


written by syncron  | 3 months ago | CH
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I remember seeing an article awhile ago about turning orange peels and other waste products from foods into biofuels. Sounds like a much better dealing than using not so quickly renewable resources like trees.


written by Crosswords  | 3 months ago | CH
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so we're going to continue to increase our CO2 emissions while lowering the one way the earth converts CO2 back to oxygen? Wise move.


written by rottenseed  | 3 months ago | CH
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Wood, the fuel of the past future!

If using the entire empty land mass of the US to grow the trees & brush needed only produces 60% of the gasoline requirements, one wonders where the other 40% comes from. Better than corn-ethanol, but not even close to a solution.


written by Nerune  | 3 months ago | CH
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