Volume 40 Chapter 48 Candle Oil
"Is everything here made of corn stalks?"
"good!"
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"How efficient is corn stalks to generate these things?"
"On average, for every four tons of corn stalks, one ton of fuel alcohol can be produced. At the same time, more than two tons of special plant fiber pulp can be obtained, and more than 900 kilograms of organic fertilizer can be obtained."
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"Can these energy-burning alcohol be drunk?"
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"How effective are those organic fertilizers we saw just now compared to ordinary fertilizers?"
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"What is the use of these special plant fiber pulps? Is it only here to make these briquettes?"
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Ever since he came to this alcohol production base and saw that this alcohol base is really as Zhang Tie said, everything here is produced from corn stalks that are completely incinerated as garbage, Tang De's eyes have been shining Yes, that light was like countless gold coins flashing before his eyes.
Among all the people, Tang De had the most questions, and Tang De's questions also brought out the doubts in other people's hearts. After Li Tao received Zhang Tie's instruction, he also generously told everyone about the things here.
"The alcohol here is different from the alcohol brewed from grains. It can't be drunk. Even after adding water, there is a special spicy and numb taste in it, which is easy to distinguish..."
Hearing Li Tao's words, all the people personally tasted the taste of energy alcohol mixed with 80% water on the production line.
The taste is similar to wine, but it is definitely not wine. It is much more pungent than wine. The color after mixing with water is not colorless, but can distinguish some faint yellow. The taste buds on the food experience a numb taste, the taste is very bad, and it can't deceive people.
"What a pity?" Tang De said with some regret after taking a sip.
"No pity, what a pity!" Zhang Tie also smiled, "It is very lucky to be able to make energy-burning alcohol from corn stalks. This kind of alcohol has a high combustion value. As a price, it loses the value of drinking , compared with ordinary alcohol, it is many times more toxic to the human liver. Just one drink may cause liver poisoning. , people can also eat it, it is really against the sky, and it is not the way of natural balance!"
Hearing what Zhang Tie said, everyone nodded, feeling that it made sense.
"As for the effect of those organic fertilizers, I haven't seen anything special yet, because after a month of debugging and trial operation, the alcohol base produced the first batch of energy-burning alcohol in December. In the winter in the north, it is basically impossible to re-plant the land in December. We also distributed the organic fertilizers for free to some farmers who sent corn stalks here. The effect of the fertilizers will not be seen until several months later when the fields are planted with grain. Come out!"
Speaking of this, Li Tao took another look at the look on Zhang Tie's face, and said carefully, "As for the use of these special plant fiber pulps, the alcohol base has used these plant fiber pulps according to the suzerain's intention so far. Mix it with coal cinders and use it as fuel. These fuels are easy to burn. It can be used for heating and cooking at home or even in alcohol production bases to heat boilers and drive various steam equipment. Its heat is very high, and it seems to be higher than ordinary coal. It is about 10%, and the soot dust that burns is much smaller than that of ordinary coal and briquette.
It is very clean and convenient to use at home, and after more than a month of trial production, we also found an interesting thing! "
"whats the matter?"
"Everyone come with me, and you'll find out if you take a look." Li Tao directly led everyone to the production workshop on the other side.
The production workshop on the other side is also a place where fiber pulp and cinders are mixed to produce things, but unlike the briquettes and briquettes produced after mixing, the machines and production lines in this production workshop are different from those in the workshop next to them. It's a little different. On the production line here, there are two more pot camel crushers, and there is also a production line that looks like bricks.
The coarse cinders in the nearby workshop will be further crushed here to become finer cinders and coal sands. After mixing with the plant fiber slurry, these coal powders and coal sands will directly come to the brick-like production line , directly compressed into pieces of dark gray square bricks.
In this workshop, a large number of square bricks have been neatly piled up.
"We found that these plant fiber pulps actually have very strong plasticity after being mixed with crushed cinders and sand, so we slightly changed the process to make the cinders finer and lower the mixing ratio. At first, I just wanted the fuel produced by it to be stacked better, so I made it into a square shape. Later, I discovered that these square fuels are not only very convenient to stack, but also if the requirements for fire resistance are not high. If so, these slurry bricks can also be used as building materials..."
The so-called fire resistance is also relative. The things produced by the alcohol base that can be used as fuel can naturally be burned when thrown into boilers and stoves, but if they are usually piled up like this, unless someone deliberately uses other things Light it up and set it on fire, otherwise it will be like a pile of coals, and it will not be so easy to burn.
"Don't talk about alcohol, it's just that these coal bricks are very useful in the army!" Bai Zhengnan said decisively, His Royal Highness, the majestic Prince of Guangnan's Mansion, at this time, did not dislike those coal bricks on the ground at all. If it is so black that it will dirty your hands, you bent down and picked up a dried coal brick from the ground, weighed it in your hand, and tried the weight and hardness of the brick, "My subordinate The airship units, armored units, and transport convoys in the Legion all use steam-powered equipment. When dispatched, the logistical supply force of the Legion must carry a large amount of coal as fuel reserves for these troops, especially when there is no coal-fired supply. In some places, these fuels need to be carried more. If there is no fuel, those armored vehicles, transport vehicles, and airships may lie down. Ordinary coal is scattered, and it is very troublesome to transport and unload. It is indeed not as good as this kind of compression. The mortared coal bricks are convenient, if the fuel of these troops can be replaced with this standard mortared coal bricks, the pressure on the logistics troops will be much less!"
"Moreover, these things can not only be used as fuel, but in the wild, in some emergencies, you can also use these things to quickly build temporary fortifications, which is better than temporarily digging soil and filling sandbags..." Feng Cangwu said the same He also picked up a muddy coal brick that feels between brick and wood, squinted his eyes and looked at it seriously, "Since this thing has very strong plasticity, and it burns no worse than coal, if it is a supply force, It can also be made more special by directly changing the molds on the production line. When they are pressed out, they will form standard mortise and tenon parts similar to woodworking structures. It is easy to assemble and can be accumulated very easily and quickly. Rapid fortifications or small forts are produced in the same way as small battle forts and fortification components..."
Tang De's eyes widened all of a sudden, "Is this okay?"
"It's definitely not good for dealing with high-level force, and it's not good for using this to build long-term fortifications and fortresses, but if it's only used on special occasions, it's enough to deal with demon warriors of level nine and below I don't know when, Zhang Su also took a slurry of coal bricks in his hand, "Field fortifications and civil engineering are the powerful means for the human race to deal with the demon race. This thing is used as fuel for the troops, and occasionally it can be used quickly when needed." If you make a guest appearance to quickly construct fortification materials, it will definitely work!"
Bai Zhengnan, Feng Cangwu and Zhang Su are all people who have experienced battles, and what the three of them said hit the nail on the head. This kind of thing is easy to carry, the burning effect is not inferior to that of coal, and at the same time it has strong plasticity. It is indeed very useful in the legion. Part of the wood can also achieve the same effect after processing, but in the whole Taixia, it is estimated that no legion would be so extravagant, otherwise it would be enough to bankrupt such a legion after a single battle.
For Zhang Tie, this was a surprise. Before coming here, he knew that these things could be burned, but he never thought that the leftovers from brewing alcohol could be used for such purposes.
"I think those fiber slurries can be used to make paper!" Lu Zhongming also said, "I have been to several paper mills in Guzhou before, and I think these fiber slurries are similar to those in the paper mills, and they are more delicate. , I think you can try it in this direction, the process of making paper is not too complicated..."
Of course this thing can make paper! Zhang Tie has known this for a long time, but at this time, he also came to the alcohol production base for the first time. In front of a group of knights, there is no need for Zhang Tie to act like a prophet, since someone has already thought of it. , Zhang Tie just follow the good advice.
"Brother Lu is right!" Zhang Tie nodded, and then said to Li Tao, "After a few days, you can find someone to try it out and see how the paper made from this slurry is. We can separate some to make paper." After saying this, Zhang Tie pointed to Tang De again, "His name is Tang De, and he is my manager. In the future, the operation and financial affairs of the alcohol base will be handled by the two of you." Let's discuss it, what he means is what I mean!"
"Yes!" Li Tao nodded in yes, then bowed to Tang De politely, and said politely, "I would like to ask Manager Tang to give me more advice in the future!"
"Where, where, let's learn from each other and teach each other!" This guy Tang De was already a little excited at this time. Fertilizer is money, coal briquettes are money, paper is money, and straw is garbage. This... This base is simply a coin factory that turns waste into treasure. There are too few bases, and the more such bases are needed. The better is..."
"I don't know how old brother Bai and old brother Lu think about this business, and whether they can fall into the eyes of the two old brothers!" Zhang Tie said to Bai Zhengnan and Lu Zhongming.
"Is this the business you told us?" Bai Zhengnan looked at Zhang Tie seriously and asked, and Lu Zhongming and his wife also looked at each other.
"Of course it is this. If the two of you are willing, the business of Nanjiang and Zhongbei Governor's Mansion will be handed over to the two elder brothers in the future. We will share the profits equally!"
"If your business is spread out in southern Xinjiang, how much money can you make a year, and how much impact will it have? This is your unique business, and you are so generous to take it out?"
"If you have money, everyone earns it. I earn it by myself. No matter how much money I have, it's meaningless!" Zhang Tie smiled nonchalantly, and his magnanimity was moving. The elders of the Guan family will also come, so the two old brothers don't have to be polite to me..."
"Which Guan family?"
"Ming Wutang Guan Family!"
"Airplanes are also produced here?"
"The aircraft and engine factory is in Xuantian City!"
"Okay then, let's go to Xuantian City to have a look, I want to see how many good things you still have hidden!"
"Okay, then go to Xuantian City and have a look!" After saying this, Zhang Tie said to Li Tao, "You also come to Xuantian City to see what is the use of the alcohol produced here, and you will have a bottom line in your heart... ..."
"The name of this energy-burning alcohol is too long, and it is not domineering and intuitive enough. The word alcohol can also make people misunderstand, thinking that it can be eaten or the price is cheap, thinking that it can hurt people easily, and thinking that the price is cheap is not easy for us. Raise its selling price, and if you want to sell it externally in the future, you need to name it louder and easier to remember." Tang De has a very keen business talent, he just frowned and thought for a while, Just made a useful comment.
"Before the cataclysm, there were gasoline, kerosene, diesel and other fuel energy with simple and catchy names. Since the energy-burning alcohol appeared in the candle dragon collar, I don't want to use the name alcohol, so I just call it candle oil from now on! Without even thinking about it, Zhang Tie opened his mouth and gave Ranneng Alcohol a name.
"Candle Dragon Collar, Candle Oil, this name sounds good, it's easy to remember, and it's catchy!" Tang De immediately said approvingly, and the others nodded after reading the name twice.
"I also think that the candle oil manager sounds more stylish than the alcohol manager!" Li Tao also nodded and said, "This alcohol base can also be renamed the candle oil refining base in the future!"
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After taking Li Tao with him, the flying boat that landed in the alcohol base took off again and flew towards Xuantian City.
Zhang Tie brought people here to have a look, and the burning energy alcohol also has a brand new name-candle oil!
The speed of the flying boat was very fast, and it only took about an hour to fly from the junction of Zhulongling and Yanzhou to Xuantian City. In Xuantian City, I saw a factory with an annual output of 100,000 sets of dual-drive engines and Taixia's factory. The first aircraft factory...