Abstract :
This paper describes an ethanol project initiated by Red Trail Energy at its plant near Richardton, ND, with the goal of producing ethanol from corn using coal for energy. Aside from the fact that it does not substantially reduce carbon emissions, the project´s viability depends on artificially high subsidies and artificially low coal prices that do not reflect health and environmental costs
Keywords :
air pollution; bioenergy conversion; biofuel; coal; organic compounds; biochemical conversion processes; coal; ethanol plants; greenhouse gas emissions reduction; oil imports reduction; Biochemistry; Carbon dioxide; Ethanol; Fuels; Global warming; Milling machines; Natural gas; Petroleum; Production; Slurries;
