Cellulose to ethanol production. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5501365

The original proposed project was followed until February of 1982 when it became apparent that until further work is completed on development of enzymes, the conversion of cellulose (namely paper mill waste) to ethanol for commercial sale is not feasible. Our approach to the project at this time was to still meet our goal of a economical 100,000 gallon/year ethanol plant. In the early part of 1981 we inquired about fodder beets for conversion to ethanol and through Pacific Seed Production Company and purchased seed for planting in 1981. We planted a quarter acre which was harvested in late fall of 1981. The fodder beets were kept in cold storage until we were ready for testing. Tests were run in February and March. Results indicated that it would be economically feasible to produce ethanol in a 100,000 gallon/year plant using fodder beets. This final report is in two sections. The first section covers the tests on conversion of cellulose to ethanol and the second section covers tests on conversion of fodder beets to ethanol. A 100,000 gallon/year ethanol plant will require 7850 tons of Monarose fodder beets and 157 acres at 50 ton per acre.

• Research Organization: Smith, Miller and Associates, Inc., Kingston, PA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG43-80R302419
• OSTI ID: 5501365
• Report Number(s): DOE/R3/02419-T1; ON: DE85014670
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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