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Ethanol From Waste Straw

Posted by michael on from the rumpelstiltzkin dept.

phcrack writes "The CBC is reporting that 'Iogen Corporation of Ottawa has developed enzymes to break down waste straw and wood chips into ethanol on a commercial scale.' Apparently traditional ethanol from food crops like corn used at least as much energy to create as they released when burned. It's nice to see that big oil companies are helping fund a project like this too. It's very rare today to hear of a major company throwing money at a research project since the '80s."

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  1. Re:How expensive? by tybalt44 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not just alcohol! Alcohol by the gallon! What's more Canadian than that?

  2. It's a very old news... by raorn · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Soviet Russia we are making ethanol (C2H5OH) even from rotten potatos. By the way, why are you trying to burn it?

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    Regards, Sir Raorn.
  3. Re:How expensive? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ok, alcohol by the 3.79 Litre full!