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Originally Posted by tarak
Yheh please do enlighten me on this subject.Recently I heard about this purdue yeast strain which can produce (cheaper) alcohol from xyloses.
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Thermo-depolymerization (TCP) mimics tthe earth's own recipe for fossil fuels. Organic wastes - turkey guts, for instance - is mixed with water and ground into a thick slurry, which is then heated to 500 degrees F, pressurized at roughly 500 lbs per square inch and cooked for about 15 - 60 minutes until the organic material's molecular material - its polymers - bebin to break apart. Pressure on the mixture is then dropped, releasing steam that is recaptured to power the remaining process. More heat, then distillation, creates the byproducts - natural gas - which is then diverted back to fuel the bio-reformer - crude oil - which can be sold to refineries; the minerals to be used in materials like fertilizers.
The process was developed by Changing World Technologies, a New York environmental technology company.
