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[Bobby Isosceles]

Probably, look up 'bioreactor'. It's a more common technique than you might think.

In fact the wiki page has an image of a "Bioreactor for cellulosic ethanol research".

Oh, I know all about bioreactors. Did you know there is a device about the size of a refrigerator, costs under 3k, and it will make ethanol from any alcohol or straight up from sugar and yeast or whatever? It's a self contained unit with a pump and all. It is a bioreactor.

[Arachno-capitalist]

Ok, so i was off on the metrics, but here it is: http://www.physorg.com/news129557670.html

[Doc]

Oh, I know all about bioreactors. Did you know there is a device about the size of a refrigerator, costs under 3k, and it will make ethanol from any alcohol or straight up from sugar and yeast or whatever? It's a self contained unit with a pump and all. It is a bioreactor.

Oh look at mr. Fancy ******, we do all our bioreacting in buckets around here I'll have you know.
Good solid wooden buckets, just like grandpa used to bioreact in.

[Doc]

Ok, so i was off on the metrics, but here it is: http://www.physorg.com/news129557670.html

I'm kind of surprised that doesn't violate any liquour laws. I mean that's a very expensive still right there.

I get what you meant by a pump now though, I didn't realise you meant it was hooked up to act as a petrol pump. I was trying to figure out why a still would need to be under pressure.

[Bobby Isosceles]

Ok, so i was off on the metrics, but here it is: http://www.physorg.com/news129557670.html

I really want one now. I wonder how it gets around distilling prohibitions or homebrew limitations (200 gallons/year). Perhaps the alcohol is denatured in some way.

[Bobby Isosceles]

I'm kind of surprised that doesn't violate any liquour laws. I mean that's a very expensive still right there.

I get what you meant by a pump now though, I didn't realise you meant it was hooked up to act as a petrol pump. I was trying to figure out why a still would need to be under pressure.

I bet the loophole is that the alcohol is denatured somehow.

[Arachno-capitalist]

To brew ethanol at home, property owners in the US must obtain permits from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Currently, however, itīs illegal in the US to run a conventional vehicle on 100% ethanol - but E-Fuel is hoping that regulators will certify all-ethanol cars if their system becomes popular.

[Doc]

10k on something that might be useful if government regulations change is a bit of a hard sell.

[Carlos del Vaca]

See also: Human League Intestine

fixed

[jaydub]

True enough - all that group ever did was make hot gas and noises.

[theinevitable]

there are hell of busted up old stills around here. One had the ax still lodged in the side of it from when the revenuers busted it up.

we also found one that had plastic handle on one part of it. So... some of these stills are not as old as you would think.