Research on using sugarcane for ethanol production

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New Sugarcanes to Deliver One-Two Energy Punch
By Jan Suszkiw
October 2, 2008

New varieties of sugarcane and other crops adapted to the U.S. Gulf Coast region are being developed for use in making ethanol as a cleaner-burning alternative to gasoline.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists, in cooperation with the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station (LAES) and the American Sugar Cane League, USA (ASCL), have already released three new varieties of "energy sugarcane." They're called that because of their high stalk contents of sugar and fiber, which could eventually serve as complementary ethanol feedstocks.

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http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2008/081002.htm

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1. For detailed info on feedstocks and other sources for ethanol production

and how-to see: Dave Blume's "Alcohol Can Be A Gas". Any serious look-see about ethanol can begin here.

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