Sunday, January 20, 2008
Herbarium
Herbarium: "Listed are herbaria around the world with information on the present total number of collection for each establishment. Some herbaria information were not retrievable at the time of writing this article."
Saturday, January 19, 2008
General Motors announces partnership with Coskata to make ethanol from garbage -- chicagotribune.com
General Motors announces partnership with Coskata to make ethanol from garbage -- chicagotribune.com: "General Motors announces partnership with Coskata to make ethanol from garbage
Warrenville firm says it can make more efficient, less costly fuel; hopes to produce 100 million gallons a year by 2010
By Rick Popely Tribune staff reporter
January 14, 2008
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Digg Del.icio.us Facebook Fark Google Newsvine Reddit Yahoo Print Reprints Post comment Text size: Bags of garbage and bald tires that go to landfills today could wind up in your gas tank in a few years, along with wood chips, crop residue and plastic pop bottles.
That's what Coskata Inc., a biofuels start-up in west suburban Warrenville and auto industry giant General Motors Corp. said Sunday at the Detroit Auto Show in announcing a partnership to produce ethanol from just about any carbon-containing material by 2011.
This would produce pump prices that are 50 cents to $1 less per gallon than gasoline -- even before federal ethanol subsidies -- and would reduce greenhouse gases. An Argonne National Laboratory study has concluded that cellulosic ethanol produces 85 percent to 90 percent less greenhouse gas than gasoline, compared to 20 percent to 30 percent less from corn-based ethanol."
Warrenville firm says it can make more efficient, less costly fuel; hopes to produce 100 million gallons a year by 2010
By Rick Popely Tribune staff reporter
January 14, 2008
Article tools
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Digg Del.icio.us Facebook Fark Google Newsvine Reddit Yahoo Print Reprints Post comment Text size: Bags of garbage and bald tires that go to landfills today could wind up in your gas tank in a few years, along with wood chips, crop residue and plastic pop bottles.
That's what Coskata Inc., a biofuels start-up in west suburban Warrenville and auto industry giant General Motors Corp. said Sunday at the Detroit Auto Show in announcing a partnership to produce ethanol from just about any carbon-containing material by 2011.
This would produce pump prices that are 50 cents to $1 less per gallon than gasoline -- even before federal ethanol subsidies -- and would reduce greenhouse gases. An Argonne National Laboratory study has concluded that cellulosic ethanol produces 85 percent to 90 percent less greenhouse gas than gasoline, compared to 20 percent to 30 percent less from corn-based ethanol."
Coskata
Coskata: "Coskata is commercializing a proprietary process and related technologies for the conversion of a wide variety of input materials into ethanol. Coskata has an efficient, affordable, and flexible three-step conversion process:
Incoming material converted to synthesis gas (gasification)
Fermentation of synthesis gas into ethanol (bio-fermentation)
Separation and recovery of ethanol (separations)
Ethanol can be manufactured using this cutting edge technology at a variable cost of under US$1.00 per gallon - the lowest cost of manufacture in the industry."
Incoming material converted to synthesis gas (gasification)
Fermentation of synthesis gas into ethanol (bio-fermentation)
Separation and recovery of ethanol (separations)
Ethanol can be manufactured using this cutting edge technology at a variable cost of under US$1.00 per gallon - the lowest cost of manufacture in the industry."
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