« Ethanol Blends: Are They Worth It In Your Tank? | Home | U.S. Scientists Develop Cheap Biofuel From Wood Chips »
Brothers Of Invention Make A ‘Cellulosic’ Ethanol Find
By Mr Ethanol | May 24, 2007
The Ithaca Journal:
For the past 10 years, harvesting corn and selling the cobs has been a humble little business for Ty and Jay Stukenholtz, 34-year-old twin brothers.
By trial and error, computer designing, tinkering and banging away, the Stukenholtz brothers, who farm their 350-acre family farm near Nebraska City, came up with a way to harvest corn cobs and kernels at the same time and keep the materials separate.
Until now, the brothers’ invention has had limited appeal because of the small market for corncobs, as cattle feed or in some limited industrial uses.
But that might change as ethanol makers look into producing “cellulosic” ethanol from crop residue and other biomass, including the cobs, leaves and stalks from corn plants.
The potential use of corncobs and other plant material as an ethanol feedstock has the brothers Stukenholtz and their business partner, Beth Pihlblad of Waukee, Iowa, thinking they might be sitting on the hottest new product in the farm equipment business. Carry on reading…
Topics: Ethanol, Invention, News |
Related Posts
- Farmer-Inventors Create Corn Cob Harvesting Equipment
- Ethanol A ‘Major Boondoggle’ - It’s All About Politics And Big Money
- Local Invention May Prove Boon For Booze, Bio-Fuel Industries
- Biofuel Funds Are Taking Off
- Find The Nearest Station Serving E85 Ethanol For Your FlexFuel Vehicle
- Ford Makes History As Demonstration Fleet Of Ethanol-Fueled Hybrids Hits The Road
- Ethanol And Abortion
- Ethanol Doesn’t Make Sense Economically Or Environmentally, Only Politically
- Cheap Gas? 4 Websites To Help You Find Lower Prices
- Is Cheap Ethanol Around The Corner?
New Way Of Making Easy Money Online