Ethanol Mandate for Iowa?

That's not qite true. We could use coal, nuclear or other non-oil sources of
energy to make the fertilizer and distill the ethanol. Then we would save oil.

Would you care to expand on how we can economically make "fertilizer" from fuel? Are you refering to ammonia?



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I believe that fertilizer plants start with natural gas as the primary
feedstock.

Mike
MU-2
"JJS" jschneider@remove socks cebridge.net wrote in message
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That's not qite true. We could use coal, nuclear or other non-oil sources
of
energy to make the fertilizer and distill the ethanol. Then we would save
oil.

Would you care to expand on how we can economically make "fertilizer" from
fuel? Are you refering to ammonia?



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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message k.net...
I believe that fertilizer plants start with natural gas as the primary feedstock.

Mike
MU-2

You are correct (in most cases) if we limit the discussion to nitrogen fertilizers. There are exceptions. Some
non-nitrogen fertilizers such as phosphorus are mined. There is an ammonia plant in Kansas using coke from a
refinery. I'm not certain if it is used as the fuel for the reformer or as feedstock for the synthesis gas stream.



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