RNC08's Blog

Did you know there are two methods of producing ethanol from corn , the first (fast down and dirty) way is the “dry mill” method this one uses 1 bushel of corn to produce 2.5 gallons of E100 ethanol and produces 18 pounds of DDGS animal feed (suitable for cows only) . The second is called the “wet mill” process this one produces 2.5 gallons of E100 ethanol , 1.4 pounds of corn oil (human food grade) 3.3 pounds of fiber (you anti ethanol guys really need some of this !) and 11.6 pounds of DDGS animal feed suitable for all forms of live stock ....

Yes and with the addition of the “new method” of producing methanol from cellulose including grass , yard wast industrial byproduct trash etc Florida may have 41 new methanol plants in the next 2 years. Plus our state capital is building a nice new (old fashioned LOL) garbage incinerator to develop electricity and wouldn't you just know it the byproduct of this plant is ethanol ! LOL
Fact is that ethanol has been taking a beating for the past 6 years because our current “crash” was necessary to give the democrats something to blame on “Oil man Bush” and if Obama does not win you will continue to see tons of negative BS about bio fuel but unlike the billions that are wasted on “solar power” which will never be practical ethanol fuel will continue to grow even with out federal money because it is already a success.....

The because "Bush ia an oil man " arguement for all the problems we have is both getting very old and without factual base in my belief !

O yea and Obama says everything will be A-O-K if I just learn to use less energy ! That boy don't know squat about real Americans .....LOL

They do a lot more than add heat they actually ferment ! The truly foolish thing about our current production facility's is that they act as if they are making drinking whiskey , they only use “clean corn” they wash and inspect all the raw material and handle everything on the input side with FDA regulated rules ! Crazy , fact is that you can make “mash” from anything that ferments and I do mean anything the new “super yeast” can even work on wood chips ....I don't plan to be drinking my fuel so the flavor is not an issue.....LOL

Yes I am ! But I have the luxury of being right. And in the long run the AE I support will become an integral part of all the world energy needs...yours will be powering beeny hats forever!
Hey Sun beam...how much of our energy needs did the 750 million in federal funds for solar last year replace ? Thats right less than ½ of 1% of electric users while moonshine replaced 1% of ALL fuel consumption at a cost of LESS than 200 million ...so you “replaced” 1/2% of 15% of the USA energy need while ethanol replaced 1% of 100% of our needs ! And in 08 your little tinker toy will get another 750 million and ethanol will get -0- in direct federal funds (as long as corn does not drop below $2.46 a bushel...considering it is $6.00 a bushel I have no fear of that happening!)

BTW, I forgot to mention that the "tidbit" or "Ethanol Extra" was taken from Agriculture on-line, the source used by RNC08. I wanted to make sure that I gave credit to those who deserved it.

Ethanol replaced mtbe, which replaced lead. Bush actually signed the funding bill for 6 new US cellulose ethanol plants. Cellulose plants as said above can us almost any biological mass to form ethanol. The thing That burns my boat about ethanol is all the people that make it out to be a self sufficient source even though we import most of our ethanol from a country that destroys more rain forest than anything. Interesting bush signed the funding for these plants and shell oil is the worlds largest manufacturer for the catalyst in the production of cellulose ethanol.. I guess that doesn't sound good when we want to talk conspiracy theories though.

Nightmare: if ethanol really burns faster it would not be an octane enhancer. The lower the octane the easier the fuel burns. Higher octane fuels require more energy to ignite.. Wait that sounds silly right? The benefits are when we compress the air fuel mixture more, we can create more power. The less octane the less we can compress these fuels.

The thing I like to recommend to people with post 96 cars (or OBDII) is reset the computer and go through a driving cycle. OBDII remembers a bit and uses this info for the way it manages the engine.

Well and I think I was told about a project, and it does seem like you've been doing your homework =) ..

I like ethanol, I just don't like how it's being produced. We have so much potential and so much waste that can be converted. The Pacific NW region could eventually become a goldmine for ethanol production if someone uses a brain cell or two..