Vortmax, that report is very interesting, especially to a chemical engineer who worked in the petrochemical industry. I did notice China's report of several years ago was based on a cellulosic process using enzymes to separate the sugars from the cellulosic raw materials.
It seems very likely the Chinese have done a lot of DD on the various processes, and they now seem to have picked Bluefire's concentrated acid hydrolysis technology as the one to run with, for their huge future ethanol production forecasts. In other words, they must believe the BFRE technology is superior to all others, which I certainly do too, after studying Bluefire's pilot plant history in Japan history, and their economic analysis.
All of this tells me that the Chinese will ultimately see that their plans for using the BFRE process will be realized, whether the DOE reverses their decision or not. I just feel there is now too much decided/committed to the BFRE technology, and that it will now go forward very soon, one way or another!
Any final decision on this, whether by our DOE, or a Chinese company/bank, should send the price of BFRE soaring!
