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Sunflower seeds as
biofuel |
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Many places around the world are opting to utilize
sunflower seeds as biofuel. The reasons why they are trying to
manipulate this particular seed to use are because of how plentiful it
is. When they are grown during their opportune season, sunflower crops
can yield up to 1000 pounds of sunflower seeds per acre. The only
downfall is the seeds can not be planted in the same place for up to
four years. Basically after the plant has been harvested for the first
year, the crop must be moved to a new location.
Sunflower seeds as biofuel are actually a great idea when you consider
how big the plants can actually gets. The plant can reach to be
anywhere from 8-10 feet tall in height. Considering the amount of seeds
that each plant harvests it's actually a great idea to utilize these
seeds for a fuel to help out the environment as well as our pocket
books. There are skeptics that believe that this is another way to take
food out of people's mouths however it is doing very well in China to
help create this fuel.
The oil from the sunflower seeds are extracted simply by applying a
good amount of pressure to the seeds. This can be done through
utilizing your hands (this method would take |
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