Could “Liquid Wood” Replace Plastic?

Cate Nelson — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:00:11 +0000

Ugh. By now, anyone paying attention knows about the plastic “soup” floating across the Pacific. You’re well-versed in the phthalates problem. You avoid bisphenol-A. You even try to avoid plastic overall as to lessen your consumption of petroleum.

But what if that plastic water bottle wasn’t made of plastic anymore? Or even stainless steel? What if your “plastic” was actually made of wood?

Cellulosic Ethanol Primer: Let’s Call it “Celluline”

Nick Chambers — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:11:26 +0000

Sheesh. It seems that everybody and their brothers are ethanol experts these days. But what drives me nuts is that when people are talking about ethanol, they don’t seem to know what type of ethanol they’re talking about.

It’s sad because the widespread misinformation and misunderstanding is killing popular opinion for biofuels in general right now and, in particular, mercilessly destroying the good name of the second generation of ethanol — cellulosic ethanol.

The truth of the matter is that cellulosic ethanol will be made from non-food sources (miscanthus, switchgrass, wood waste, and even garbage) that can be grown on marginal land or is already a waste byproduct of society.

The production of cellulosic ethanol could have huge benefits beyond energy independence:

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Could “Liquid Wood” Replace Plastic?

Cellulosic Ethanol Primer: Let’s Call it “Celluline”