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Corn or maize is widely cultivated throughout the world: from China,
Brazil, France, Indonesia
to South Africa and a greater weight of corn is produced each year than any other grain deal to
its diversity of uses. In United States and Canada, the primary uses for corn
are: livestock, forage, silage, corn syrup.... Recently, it was discovered that
corn could also be used in the synthesis of bioethanol. In 2004, close to 33
million hectares of corn were planted worldwide, with a production value of
more than $23 billion. Therefore, a plan for proper disposal of the corncob
also needs to be developed. The remaining corncobs or corn stem can be used as
a biomass fuel source. They are heated in furnaces and producing corncob ash. Corncob
ash has some modest value as a fertilizer and as a liming agent, with no
evidence of heavy metals or any other contaminants. The corncob ash (after
cooling) can be safely applied to garden areas, flower beds, lawns, and fields.
In Kenya,
corncob ash is used as a meat and vegetable tenderizer in filtered liquid form.
Also, in my previous project, the ash also revealed its fire extinguishing
characteristic when added into household paint. |