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Diversified's "Butterfield Closed Cycle System"^TM combines several technologies, including ElectroHesion^TM, a proprietary water recycling system that reduces water use by up to 85%. It separates the solids from the process water, ensuring the majority of the water can be infinitely recycled. ElectroHesion has a single chamber, continuous flow through design that can treat up to 2500 gallons a minute, using a fraction of the electrical energy required by other systems.

Many studies conclude that conventional ethanol production generates more greenhouse gases than gasoline when land use and fuel intensive agricultural practices are factored in. Adding to fuel costs are the necessity to truck the ethanol across country from the Midwest to the markets on the east and west coasts. Ethanol facilities - which often use 300 million gallons of water for processing the product and cooling equipment - are having a harder time finding sites because municipalities fear they will drain the aquifers needed to supply their water.

On-site waste to ethanol production solves these problems. From citrus in Florida to wood chips in the Northwest to potato waste in Idaho, each part of the county has waste streams that can be converted to energy using cellulosic and other innovative forms of production. The resulting ethanol can be used locally, instead of shipping it around the country.

Yes, small is beautiful!

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Diversified Ethanol is a subsidiary of Greenbelt Resources (Pink Sheets: GRCO)

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