{"id":14347,"date":"2010-06-04t16:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-04t16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/ethanol-from-trees-a-different-kind-of-renewable-resource\/"},"modified":"2010-06-04t16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-04t16:00:00","slug":"ethanol-from-trees-a-different-kind-of-renewable-resource","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/ethanol-from-trees-a-different-kind-of-renewable-resource\/","title":{"rendered":"ethanol from trees: a different kind of renewable resource"},"content":{"rendered":"
most everyone has heard of ethanol from corn, but what about ethanol from trees? that’s what colorado-based zeachem, inc. are planning to do<\/a> with a new plant opening in boardman, oregon. the plant, which will produce 250,000 gallons of ethyl acetate (the precursor to cellulosic ethanol) annually, is funded with the help of government grants and will begin production in 2011.<\/p>\n ethanol can be fermented from most fibrous plants, including trees and straw. the plant in boardman intends to harvest the surrounding area’s poplar population instead of the traditional and more well-known method of using corn.<\/p>\n according to a recent article<\/a> in the seattle times, the development and production of cellulosic ethanol<\/a> (ethanol from trees) has seen a sharp rise in popularity. most importantly, it allows for the production of ethanol without directly using what may otherwise be a food source (corn). the technology has seen support from both president’s bush<\/a> and obama<\/a>. <\/span> inside zeachem’s boardman, oregon plant the boardman plant is not the first of it’s kind. a similar plant<\/a> opened in wyoming last summer. the plant, which uses pine chips to ferment ethanol, capitalized on the $49 million dollars of stimulus dollars the obama administration allocated to the growing industry. a different plant opened even earlier<\/a> in february of 2007 in louisiana.<\/p>\n
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