Non-food use of crops

[wd9]

wmoebis, if only it was that simple. If a processor is after a particular protein or carbon chain or molecule, the CGC will never ever ever without sophisticated instruments have a clue what they are looking at. Even then, having a variety that doesn't have the property in wouldn't be identified.

Again, this isn't about milling wheat.

Below is the list of possible non-food crop potential uses that are chemical derivatives from hydro-carbons and how many tons of each used in the US. A lot of these can be derived from starches and oleo's but will be modified to enhance required properties.

Do you think KVD will help identifying which varieties that are bred specifically for certain molecule ratios are up to par? Trust isn't an issue.

Fatty acids and soaps 4 96,235
Amphoteric surfactants 2 3,587
Alcohol ethoxylates 3 65,146
Short chain fatty acids 2 1,773
Esters 1 60,120
Free alcohols, C12 - C18 1 8,597
Metal salts 1 08,410
Alkyl ketene dimers 1 4,969
Monomer, dimer, trimer acids 9 5,709
Polymethacrylate esters 1 1,340
Fuel esters 7 4,844
Fatty nitrogen derivatives 9 ,072

Ester quats 6 5,318
C20 alcohols 9 ,072
FA polyamine condensates 5 1,710
Alcohol glyceryl ether sulfon 7 ,258
Amines, diamines, amines 4 6,720
Alkypolyglucosides 7 ,258
Quaternary ammonia salts 4 5,813
Other 7 ,031
Anionic surfactants 3 9,463
Other fatty acid compounds 4 ,536
Fatty acid amides 3 9,009
Hindered phenols 3 ,856
Alcohol sulfates 27,216
Thiodpropionate esters 2,722

[wmoebis]

And there is rapid testing out there that can do this? Or will there ever be? We herd about black boxes 20 yrs ago and still haven't seen it.

That is what I'm am saying the testing has to be done before hand and contracts signed, grain IP'd and everyone be held responsable for thier actions. I don't care if it is AC Barrie or Oslo or a 3M wht of any class, if the grain I have a contract on meets my contract needs KVD doesn't matter. I shouldn't have used a specific variety in my last example.

I agree inspectors can't evaluate specific qualities however they can over see that the contract specs are met, if needed. Not unlike it is today, only today we rely on classes, variety, grades and KVD instead of specific qualities and/or traits for specific contracts.

[just_wondering]

I see the saving grace being the replacement of one crop with another. All very different specific markets producers will go to a spec. and that spec will not easily fit within another, for example if I am growing ****seed/ Nexera, I cannot/will not sell it into the conventional market. If I am growing Ethanol starch wheat's I can't blend it into the #1 13.5 market.
I am looking forward to the day when all crops are buying acres 2-3 years in advance to ensure supply so that they can supply a end user.
Even if switch grass is the answer and cellulosic ethanol happens I could probably throw acres that way too
All of this and not being held captive to C.N will make farming a much brighter place in the future.