Comments on: Kudzu Ethanol Plant Startup in Tennesee, Cows Will Love It http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/ Making Sense out of the Green Environment Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:27:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: chemicallygreen.com http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-92546 chemicallygreen.com Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:57:47 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-92546 @WDALUSA: Thank you for your comments and adding to this discussion. If you have any more information you would like to add to these thoughts, please do. @WDALUSA: Thank you for your comments and adding to this discussion. If you have any more information you would like to add to these thoughts, please do.

]]> By: WDALUSA http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-92475 WDALUSA Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:00:51 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-92475 Regarding Charlotte Fairchild's comment "Kudzu was used as a food source during the Great Leap Forward in China, but that is off the record. It isn’t documented anywhere in China.", the reason is that the records of the Great Leap Forward or the Great Cultural Revolution are banned by the Chinese communist regime from publishing, and Chinese scholars are discouraged from conducting any research on those periods of social upheavals. I worked in the academic circle in China before I came to North America, so I knew such rules existed from the propaganda department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s central government. Because once those records were publicized, the miserable memories of the Chinese people who were deeply suffered from the terrible leftist policies of the CCP in the 60's would re-surface. The government knows it is not ideal to the CCP's power and control if people keep coming across with the records in the 60's. All the government endeavors is for people to forget those atrocious records. They have became an untouchable taboo of the CCP. The records have been removed as completely as possible from the official documents or censored from the public domains. This is why you do not see them almost anywhere in China. Regarding Charlotte Fairchild’s comment “Kudzu was used as a food source during the Great Leap Forward in China, but that is off the record. It isn’t documented anywhere in China.”, the reason is that the records of the Great Leap Forward or the Great Cultural Revolution are banned by the Chinese communist regime from publishing, and Chinese scholars are discouraged from conducting any research on those periods of social upheavals. I worked in the academic circle in China before I came to North America, so I knew such rules existed from the propaganda department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s central government. Because once those records were publicized, the miserable memories of the Chinese people who were deeply suffered from the terrible leftist policies of the CCP in the 60’s would re-surface. The government knows it is not ideal to the CCP’s power and control if people keep coming across with the records in the 60’s. All the government endeavors is for people to forget those atrocious records. They have became an untouchable taboo of the CCP. The records have been removed as completely as possible from the official documents or censored from the public domains. This is why you do not see them almost anywhere in China.

]]> By: Johnny Manley http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-91336 Johnny Manley Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:00:13 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-91336 There is another issue with Kudzu, it is classified as a noxious weed in many states and import is prohibited. I believe this was discussed already and perhaps it was suggested the laws could be repealed eventually; however, I would expect the BIG Oil lobby to vehemently oppose it. Overcoming these obstacles, I would definitely consider raising Kudzu plantations along with jatropha curcas since we can use the ethanol to produce biodiesel. There is another issue with Kudzu, it is classified as a noxious weed in many states and import is prohibited. I believe this was discussed already and perhaps it was suggested the laws could be repealed eventually; however, I would expect the BIG Oil lobby to vehemently oppose it. Overcoming these obstacles, I would definitely consider raising Kudzu plantations along with jatropha curcas since we can use the ethanol to produce biodiesel.

]]> By: charlotte fairchild http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-91305 charlotte fairchild Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:09:48 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-91305 Kudzu was used as a food source during the Great Leap Forward in China, but that is off the record. It isn't documented anywhere in China. A scientist told me that scientists told her while she was there. If you ask Chinese people how they manage kudzu, they will tell you no one poisons it. It is managed by digging the roots and using them for food and arrowroot type thickeners. Juanita Baldwin, and William Shurtleff are the main sources of English research with recipes as well as assays from the US Agriculture Dept. I do not work with 4H yet. I have talked to several people. Kudzu was used as a food source during the Great Leap Forward in China, but that is off the record. It isn’t documented anywhere in China. A scientist told me that scientists told her while she was there. If you ask Chinese people how they manage kudzu, they will tell you no one poisons it. It is managed by digging the roots and using them for food and arrowroot type thickeners. Juanita Baldwin, and William Shurtleff are the main sources of English research with recipes as well as assays from the US Agriculture Dept. I do not work with 4H yet. I have talked to several people.

]]> By: chemicallygreen.com http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-91295 chemicallygreen.com Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:07:47 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-91295 @charlotte fairchild: Thanks for your latest comments. On one of your previous contacts, you were interested in doing some experiments with kudzu. Please forgive me for being a little coy about my comments. How may I help you with your work on kudzu or if I can be of help to you and your 4H students, please let me know. Maybe they have some projects they might want to work on and I may be of help. A main issue for making ethanol from kudzu is the separation of sugars from the ethanol. My understanding that some folks have tried or are looking at enzymes for this process. I cannot give any information in this area because I do not have any at this time. Please elaborate on the kudzu being used in China as a food source. Am I right about this based on your comments? Thanks for the kudzu website and look forward to hearing from you. Regards. @charlotte fairchild: Thanks for your latest comments.

On one of your previous contacts, you were interested in doing some experiments with kudzu. Please forgive me for being a little coy about my comments. How may I help you with your work on kudzu or if I can be of help to you and your 4H students, please let me know. Maybe they have some projects they might want to work on and I may be of help.
A main issue for making ethanol from kudzu is the separation of sugars from the ethanol. My understanding that some folks have tried or are looking at enzymes for this process. I cannot give any information in this area because I do not have any at this time.
Please elaborate on the kudzu being used in China as a food source. Am I right about this based on your comments?
Thanks for the kudzu website and look forward to hearing from you.
Regards.

]]> By: chemicallygreen.com http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-91294 chemicallygreen.com Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:56:42 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-91294 @Chris Henderson: Thanks for your comments and other comments made via Chemically Green email. I would like to take time and discuss with you about your research work with kudzu. We can certainly share some ideas and there is a process that Kudznol people have developed to make ethanol from kudzu. But the biggest problem is getting money to fund their operations. This process has its merits, but logistics will pose a problem and where you will build processing plants to harvest the kudzu to produce ethanol. Please email me with a phone number or email address and I will get in touch with you. Really look forward to talking to you. Maybe you might have some ideas about funding. Auburn and Georgia both need a football fix after this weekend, especially Georgia. Regards. @Chris Henderson: Thanks for your comments and other comments made via Chemically Green email.

I would like to take time and discuss with you about your research work with kudzu. We can certainly share some ideas and there is a process that Kudznol people have developed to make ethanol from kudzu. But the biggest problem is getting money to fund their operations.
This process has its merits, but logistics will pose a problem and where you will build processing plants to harvest the kudzu to produce ethanol.

Please email me with a phone number or email address and I will get in touch with you. Really look forward to talking to you. Maybe you might have some ideas about funding.
Auburn and Georgia both need a football fix after this weekend, especially Georgia.
Regards.

]]> By: charlotte fairchild http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-90860 charlotte fairchild Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:44:10 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-90860 Auburn has connections to http://www.kokudzu.com or org. The Experiment Station offers a 3 hour course with a certificate (Kudzu Kollege). Some of the biggest finds won't be published. The Great Leap Forward in China entailed the country taking family farming implements, and more than 30,000,000 may have starved to death over a five year period because of this. China has had kudzu for millions of years, and the boll weavil doesn't need to control kudzu in a country that uses this food resource. But this is not official knowledge from China. It was told to a scientist who told me. Auburn has connections to http://www.kokudzu.com or org. The Experiment Station offers a 3 hour course with a certificate (Kudzu Kollege).

Some of the biggest finds won’t be published. The Great Leap Forward in China entailed the country taking family farming implements, and more than 30,000,000 may have starved to death over a five year period because of this. China has had kudzu for millions of years, and the boll weavil doesn’t need to control kudzu in a country that uses this food resource. But this is not official knowledge from China. It was told to a scientist who told me.

]]> By: Chris Henderson http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-90745 Chris Henderson Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:12:33 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-90745 I'm not surprised to find out that other individuals believe that kudzu is a great resource for an alternative fuel. I convey my own personal studies and research on kudzu at Auburn University. It would be great to learn more about this from others who have spent countless hours studying this plant. I’m not surprised to find out that other individuals believe that kudzu is a great resource for an alternative fuel. I convey my own personal studies and research on kudzu at Auburn University. It would be great to learn more about this from others who have spent countless hours studying this plant.

]]> By: charlotte fairchild http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-65757 charlotte fairchild Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:30:43 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-65757 Not really asking you to tell me. I just noticed your comment to Josh on message 109. I have a blog I mentioned, and 4-H students who are conducting experiments are looking at all of these sites/blogs so I try to have a little fun as you did with Josh, but also put in a little explanation, just in case the person wants to learn. You have a great blog. Not really asking you to tell me. I just noticed your comment to Josh on message 109. I have a blog I mentioned, and 4-H students who are conducting experiments are looking at all of these sites/blogs so I try to have a little fun as you did with Josh, but also put in a little explanation, just in case the person wants to learn. You have a great blog.

]]> By: chemicallygreen.com http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-65756 chemicallygreen.com Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:08:19 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/kudzu-ethanol/#comment-65756 @charlotte fairchild: Thanks for your comments. Yes, I do know how ethanol is made from kudzu. Somewhat simple process with a few tricks to have a clean solution without all the fibrous filaments remaining in the final solution before distillation. Are you asking me to tell you how to make ethanol from kudzu? @charlotte fairchild: Thanks for your comments. Yes, I do know how ethanol is made from kudzu.

Somewhat simple process with a few tricks to have a clean solution without all the fibrous filaments remaining in the final solution before distillation. Are you asking me to tell you how to make ethanol from kudzu?

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