“ Lowest Cost ” Energy From Biomass 9 , Wood Ethanol : Forgotten Russia ' s Simple Dilute Acid Hydrolysis

• Russia / Soviet had simple large scale uniquely structured long term lucrative operations of 2Gen ethanol but mysterious govn ’ t new policies ( eg suddenly imposed same high tax as alcohol beverage !, or stringent lignin dumping big fine while other garbage dumping went unprosecuted ) to bankrupt most large plants in 2000s . of breaking down long chain polymer to simple sugars ( monosaccharides , C5 / C6 ), enabled product ratio adjustable wide range of value byproducts ( protein / fodder yeast , furfural , Xylitol , CO2 +). and often further value added alcohol ( Medical Alcohol , Spirits / Brandy : Vodka , Holzbranntwein , Whiskey , Synthetic plastic or rubber material +) reducing low value ethanol fuel ( Бобруйский гидролизный завод , Бендерский биохимический завод +), or can completely replace ethanol by making value add product ( Петроспирт , Речицкий опытно-промышленный гидролизный +).

• Feedstock is frequently mix of whole wood , wood residual , non edible portion of agri crop , industrial food processing left over etc . and seasonably variable . -- >> cont : 107 linkedin . com / in / newnatureparadigm -Ben Rusuisiak : Specialty Cleantech Analysis , Vancouver , Canada