On-farm production and utilization of alcohol and stillage. Final report
Species and cultivars within species were field tested for potential ethanol and oil production. Sugar beets had the greatest potential ethanol yield. Jerusalem artichokes ranked below sugar beets but higher than grains. Both of these root crops require a great amount of energy for harvesting. Long-term storage can become a problem. Of the cereal grains tested, grain sorghum and corn under full irrigation had the greatest potential for ethanol production. Sweet sorghum had good ethanol yield potential but additional research is needed on harvesting and storage. Crambe, rapeseed, sunflowers and soybeans were field tested for grain yield and oil percentage. Sunflowers appeared to have the greatest potential of producing oil for fuel. The pilot plant was operated 66 times, using different feedstocks, grinds, mixtures, etc. Tobacco was tested but poor ethanol yield was obtained. Results from using infrared processed milo were poor. The pilot plant was remodeled with the addition of a stripper column. 5 refs., 20 figs., 13 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- New Mexico State Univ., Clovis (USA). Agricultural Science Center
- OSTI ID:
- 5574892
- Report Number(s):
- NMERDI-2-68-2210(A); ON: DE85901724
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALCOHOLS
BEETS
CEREALS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CROPS
ETHANOL
ETHANOL PLANTS
FARMS
FOOD
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GRASS
HARVESTING
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
MAIZE
MATERIALS
MOISTURE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC WASTES
PILOT PLANTS
PLANTS
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
RAW MATERIALS
SEEDS
SORGHUM
STILLAGE
STORAGE
SUGAR BEETS
TUBERS
USES
VEGETABLES
WASTES