On-farm production and utilization of alcohol and stillage. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5574892

Finkner, R E; Burnett, S W

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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