{"id":42207,"date":"2009-06-25T13:37:59","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T13:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/?p=11475"},"modified":"2020-05-23T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T13:30:00","slug":"maine-s-old-town-mill-to-produce-cellulosic-biobutanol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/guide\/maine-s-old-town-mill-to-produce-cellulosic-biobutanol\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine\u2019s Old Town mill to produce cellulosic bio-butanol"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"38520354a5201685ddf480eec688e1a7\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/biofuelsss_WMsmI_11446.jpg\" alt=\"biofuelsss\" title=\"biofuelsss\" \/><br \/>\nMaine\u2019s Old Town Fuel and Fiber Mill suggests a way out of the fuel scarcity that we witness today. It, in fact, is going to produce cellulosic bio-butanol, normally used as a jet fuel, from trees\u2019 residual. In doing so, it excels various start-ups like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.in\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;ct=res&amp;cd=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tetravitae.com%2F&amp;ei=IHdDSpaVCoiHkQXpxuSmDw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHrI44t8MTTLeZ-xAgSLXRFAg770Q&amp;sig2=S2RLbYycqfiIG-A6goDiEg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tetravitae Bioscience<\/a> in Chicago and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.in\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;ct=res&amp;cd=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cobaltbiofuels.com%2F&amp;ei=JHdDSrevN4uA7QOFoLUH&amp;usg=AFQjCNEVqa2OxD6jQ8cY78Dgw3O0Hd1jMg&amp;sig2=jYogW3Rw4ZvUG-hU5wKAGg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cobalt Biofuels<\/a> in Mountain View, California. Though it may appear strange or perhaps unprecedented, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/environmentNews\/idUSTRE55O00G20090625?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=environmentNews&amp;pageNumber=1&amp;virtualBrandChannel=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuter<\/a> puts it, it\u2019s still a factual eye-opener for all those emission-traders who never think of that production part.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>More efficient than corn-based ethanol and gasoline:<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/biofuels_BnJi6_11446.jpg\" alt=\"biofuels\" title=\"biofuels\" \/><\/p><div class=\"38520354a5201685ddf480eec688e1a7\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s really comparable to gasoline\u2026 ethanol is easier to make, it&#8217;s just not easier to use. Butanol doesn&#8217;t have those same restrictions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Says Mark Bunger, a biofuels analyst at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxresearchinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lux Research<\/a><br \/>\nMaine Mills will produce 1.5 million gallons of biobutanol a year. Biobutanol is more efficient than the corn-based ethanol because:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)\t<\/strong>It doesn\u2019t corrode the pipelines and is transportable.<br \/>\n<strong>2)\t<\/strong>It mixes easily with gasoline.<br \/>\n<strong>3)\t<\/strong>It\u2019s 30 percent more energy-efficient when compared to its corn-based counterpart.<br \/>\n<strong>4)\t<\/strong>Its use doesn\u2019t require a change to the car engine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fully realizable; funds not an issue:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, two 30-meter-high vessels are presently extracting sugar from wood refuse and it\u2019s the first step toward its production. And the next stage will hardly cost any big bucks to the company since it\u2019s already using the same raw material in its primary business. Another $75 million will actually aid in setting up the bio-refinery and you could see actual production in less than two years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriarchpartners.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patriarch Partners<\/a> has already invested $40 million in the project. 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