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Purdue study says corn stover better cellulosic ethanol candidate than switchgrass

A recent paper by Wally Tyner published by Purdue University shows that, at least for Corn Belt states (like Indiana), corn stover could be a better cellulosic ethanol source than switchgrass. The paper considers the cost and prospective profits of whether a farmer could decide to plant and sell corn and corn stover, or plant switchgrass. The answer is clear to the author: corn is more productive, the soil quality is low, in which case switchgrass becomes the winner. There is also a consideration about the location of ethanol plants: they need ... Read more →

Instructable of the day: Making hydrogen from soda cans using liquid metal Jeremy Korzeniewski

Do you remember when we told you about the scientists from Purdue who were working on a technique to produce hydrogen on-demand from aluminum using gallium and water? It seems that there are some ...

Purdue: on-demand hydrogen from aluminum, gallium and water Jeremy Korzeniewski

Anybody still interested in seeing a car run on water? Yeah, me too. We don't mean a car with an engine running on steam, either; we are talking about hydrogen. So far, we've seen nothing that leads ...

Variable valve actuation and HCCI could yield 20% efficiency bump Sam Abuelsamid

Even with the inexorable move toward electrically driven cars in the next couple of decades, the internal combustion engine will remain with us for some time to come either as the primary powertrain ...

Purdue study says corn stover better cellulosic ethanol candidate than switchgrass 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A recent paper by Wally Tyner published by Purdue University shows that, at least for Corn Belt states (like Indiana), corn stover could be a better cellulosic ethanol source than switchgrass. The paper considers the cost and prospective profits of whether a farmer could decide to plant and sell ...

Instructable of the day: Making hydrogen from soda cans using liquid metal 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Do you remember when we told you about the scientists from Purdue who were working on a technique to produce hydrogen on-demand from aluminum using gallium and water? It seems that there are some enterprising individuals who were intrigued by the work of Dr. Woodall's experiments. Take a look at ...

Purdue: on-demand hydrogen from aluminum, gallium and water 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Anybody still interested in seeing a car run on water? Yeah, me too. We don't mean a car with an engine running on steam, either; we are talking about hydrogen. So far, we've seen nothing that leads us to believe that hydrogen can be separated from water quickly or efficiently enough to extract the ...

Variable valve actuation and HCCI could yield 20% efficiency bump 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Even with the inexorable move toward electrically driven cars in the next couple of decades, the internal combustion engine will remain with us for some time to come either as the primary powertrain on many vehicles or at least as an auxiliary power unit for series hybrid vehicles. Given that ...


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