# Cellulosic ethanol

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellulosic-ethanol/436330>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [February 5, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellulosic-ethanol/436330 "2008-02-05T02:03:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jim\_Bullis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@Jim\_Bullis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Bullis)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellulosic-ethanol/436330/1 "2008-02-05T02:03:36Z")

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1. Are coproducts of the ethanol process really worth something? I read that lignin is a clean fuel for gas turbines.

2. How many SUV’s will it take to use up all the forests?

3. How many SUV’s can the forests and grasslands keep up with?

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellulosic-ethanol/436330/2 "2008-02-05T03:23:31Z")

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Welcome to the SDMB, Jim.

A link to the column you’re commenting on is appreciated. Providing one can be as simple as pasting the URL into your post, making sure to leave a blank space on either side of it. Like so: [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/071123.html](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/071123.html)