This different process in distilling ethanol will help lessen the need to use corn to make ethanol, which some contend is affecting the price of a food source for many people. Dixon - and Western ...

While Mascoma has not achieved its ultimate goal of using a single genetically engineered organism to convert wood chips and other cellulosic raw materials into ethanol, the company has developed ...

Cellulosic feedstocks, which include agricultural residues (corn stover, wheat straw), wood chips, and dedicated energy crops like ... Once harvested, the corn is transported to ethanol production ...

A new joint venture has been started between SunOpta Inc. and GreenField Ethanol to develop and construct commercial production processes for generating cellulosic ethanol from wood chips.

To break down the wood, it is first boiled under pressure in ethanol and water to separate out chemical contaminants and extract the wood's natural fibers and sugars. The sugars then become the food ...

The ethanol micro-distillery is in the process of being installed, after having conducted a country-wide ... People, especially women, will save time on fuel wood collection and experience higher ...