I'll destroy you to the last amine!

[interstice]

The use of corn as a biofuel-source of ethanol is somewhat controversial. I am convinced that, purely as a technical ethanol production method, this is an inefficient method. However I am not aware of any criticisms which take into account the full possibilities of this corn protein replacing some petroleum derivatives. Still, it does seem that you can't get very durable or special-use plastics that way - just the cheap stuff for soda bottles and other consumer garbage, so maybe it's not that great anyway.

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[suicide-sam-e.livejournal.com]

Pure zein is ... edible, making it invaluable in processed foods and pharmaceuticals, in competition with insect shellac.

The part where it is edible is nifty (although I know "edible" is very broad and not all-inclusive term). Insect shellac, though? Hm. So, is that what they've been using since zein has fallen from favor?

Kudos on the subject ref, I totally missed it at first.

[random-walker.livejournal.com]

Having just played through the rom, I realize it should have been "I'll destroy you 'til the last amine."

[vivir-una-vida.livejournal.com]

Stranger here...
but I was wondering if, when you said 'controversial', you were including the issue of growing the corn and the effects on the economy.

Actually, I was just poking around your journal as a random and kinda curious stranger, and thought it would be rude to read through more than a few lines without saying hello.