Erich J Knight

Megatrend Companies Summary

5c) Pandemic medicines
What about NNLX, Nanologix,
I started watching them three years ago because they had a H2 bioreactor technology I liked, but they have recently been growing strong on the cheap quick test kits for biologic organisms.(Black Death & anthrax, and recent 24hr water test for EPA)
They are now branching out to include viruses,(H1N1?) but also hold patents for soil microbiology and bioremediation

Lithium-Ion Batteries and Centerfolds: The Final Chapter

I feel the author under estimates the Nano material revolution.
Not only in energy storage but conversion and ambient energy harvesting.
Even fossil carbon will be much more valuable as a nano particle feed stock for the DNA programed self-assembled production of everything.

As for the author's current "technologies that can each solve part of the problem."

This ONE Technology can solve SEVERAL parts.

Biochar, the modern version of an ancient Amazonian agricultural practice called Terra Preta (black earth), is gaining widespread credibility as a way to address world hunger, climate change, rural poverty, deforestation, and energy shortages… SIMULTANEOUSLY!

This technology represents the most comprehensive, low cost, and productive approach to long term stewardship and sustainability.

Modern Terra Preta Soils technology is a process for Carbon Negative Bio fuels from cooking Biomass without Oxygen (Pyrolysis) in a closed-loop furnace, yielding 20% Bio-Gas, 40% Bio-oil and 40%charcoal (Biochar), with no Green House Gas (GHG) emissions.

The Bio gas is typically burnt to run a electric generator, the Bio-Oil is equal to No-2 Heating Oil or further refined as Bio-Diesel.

The Biochar is a valuable soil amendment with many enduring benefits.

1. massive Carbon sequestration, (.4 ton for every 1 ton of Biomass processed)

2. 10X Lower Methane & Nitrous Oxide GHG soil emissions,

3. 3X Fertility and yields from major increases of soil microorganisms and soil structure.

Indeed, Dr. James Hansen, NASA's top Atmospheric authority, is now placing it in the center stage of pro-active solutions for the climate crisis.

arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/pa...

There are 24 billion tons of carbon Biomass controlled by man in his agriculture and waste stream, all that farm & cellulose waste which is now dumped to rot or combusted and ultimately returned to the atmosphere as GHG should be returned to the Soil via Biochar.

As Dr. Lehmann at Cornell points out, "Closed-Loop Pyrolysis systems are the only way to make a fuel that is actually carbon negative". and that " a strategy combining biochar with biofuels could ultimately offset 9.5 billion tons of carbon per year-an amount equal to the total current fossil fuel emissions! "