Bananas used to create fuel replacement
看到一個有趣的新聞文章. 這個是說以後可以用香蕉來代替fuel. 我只聽說過有banana paper, 比較環保不過貴很多. 香蕉fuel卻是第一次聽見…..
感想: 如果可以成功, 也有辦法用的很便宜的話, 這樣比較環保, 對地球生態比較好呢! Greenhouse effect可能也會有點慢下來…. 想想看, 地球真的是越來越熱了. 尤其是最近這幾年, 冬天根本都不會怎麼冷了!! 熱到某個程度, 南北極的冰塊突然急速溶化還得了? ~”~ 所以紙張還是盡量recycle的好. 至於fuel, 其實早就有人發明用水當”fuel”的車子了. 沒有implement的原因是政府不要, 因為會一大堆人失業 (在油礦工作的人). 聽起來好像是對那些人很公平, 不過speed-up greenhouse effect, 對地球的未來實在是沒什麼幫助. 說不定還會害死後代呢.
(article from ninemsn)
Bananas used to create fuel replacement
20:08 AEST Mon Jun 27 2005
Banana skins have been used to create a fuel replacement in what researchers say is a world-first study in Queensland.
Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) spokesman Tony Heidrich said researchers had created banana-skin fuel by composting skins and capturing gas produced.
Mr Heidrich said because one in three bananas did not meet market standards, this waste could be used at a prototype fuel plant planned for north Queensland as a result of the findings.
The research suggested a facility capable of processing 6,000 tonnes of waste annually would produce the energy equivalent of 222,000 litres of diesel fuel, he said.
“One of the main objectives of the study was to see if there was enough waste and whether there would be enough fuel produced to make it commercially feasible and that’s essentially been the major finding,” Mr Heidrich said.
“Banana waste is attractive as a potential energy feedstock because it is extremely homogenous, comes in high concentrations within a small geographic area, and is fully bio-degradable.
“It’s not far-fetched and it’s not rocket science – the technology exists and it’s just a matter of applying it to bananas economically.”
Under the second stage of the study, the ABGC is applying for state and federal government funding in a bid to establish the fuel plant, estimated to cost about $550,000.
Mr Heidrich said the banana waste to energy conversion also produced residues that could be used as organic fertilisers.
The ABGC last year engaged Ergon Energy to manage the first stage of the research project, which included University of Queensland researchers.
Mr Heidrich said while the study found it was economical to produce a fuel replacement from banana skins, it was not economical to produce electricity compared with cheaper coal-fired electricity.
More than 80 per cent of Australia’s annual banana production of 315,000 tonnes is grown in north Queensland.
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