Month: March 2007

Lamp Part: Use Different Parts To Create Individualized Lamps

In case they develop a fault, lamps usually require a wide variety of replacement parts such as brass oil burner, lamp collar, glass lampshade, oil font, wall bracket, tripod, chimney, wick and many, many more. Any good hardware store that stocks spare parts for lamps will be able to provide these items and, with online lamp part dealers, one can shop from the convenience of one s home. Selecting different lamp parts will help a person to combine different lamp bases with shades and, create a floor lamp or other lamps that specially suits individual tastes. So, it is not only for old and defective parts that one goes shopping for a lamp part but, also to create a complete lamp to suit one s own preferences.

Verify Information Pertaining To Different Parts

However, before buying a lamp part online, it would be useful if one has complete information about different items though; often, it is easier said than done. One would need to separate superior information from unprofessional part information and so; one would need to know how to assess the available information on different lamp parts. One should check the way that presentations are made and, check for help and advice regarding individual lamp parts. In addition, one would need to ascertain who the owner of the site is as that would help establish the lamp parts operators credibility.

To check the credibility of a lamp part online store, one would need to check the about and contact page on the website that will list owner s details and, one should then be able to judge their worthiness, from the fine print contained.

Sometimes lamps may require rewiring and, restoring antique lamps can often prove to be a daunting and challenging task. One must have the exact replacement lamp parts as it would greatly facilitate the actual rewiring and, assembly of the lamp. One should thus be on the lookout for those hardware stores that have a wide selection of sockets, burners, shade holders, rayon covered wires as well as lamp finials and, much more.

In addition to normal replacement lamp parts, one may require small parts in order to restore antique lamps and, that would require having various sized knurled brass locknuts, hexagonal locknuts, steel lockwashers and, more. Having the proper replacement lamp part would help in the efficacy of the lamp s functioning and, get a non-working lamp to function once again.

Cellulosic ethanol: An Alternative Fuel of the Future?

The new green gold of the modern times is cellulosic ethanol which, thanks to research has made possible the transformation of straw and other plant wastes into cellulosic ethanol that is chemically the same as ethanol made out of corn or soybeans. However, this type of ethanol has thrice the net energy as compared with corn ethanol and also does not emit much greenhouse gases and with better and improved technology, cellulosic ethanol may one day replace the costlier imported black gold called oil

Reduce Consumption of Gasoline

Man can reduce consumption of gasoline using cellulosic ethanol and large corporations have also recognized this possibility. There is a basic fundamental difference in how ethanol and is produced since them each use different feed stocks and undergo different processes. Cellulosic ethanol is a kind of ethanol which is made from different biomass that also includes urban, agricultural as well as forest sources. Cellulosic ethanol uses a starting raw material called cellulose and is different to that used for ethanol which is sugar and starches.

To produce it one requires two methods and these are hydrolysis with further fermentation of the free sugar that has been generated as also synthesis gas fermentation or catalysis. The beauty of the making of cellulosic ethanol is that there is no toxic emission given off in the production of ethanol and even though the technology is relatively new, there is much ongoing testing that bodes well for the future.

Government Invests Millions to Commercialize Ethanol Use

A Canadian biotechnology company called Iogen Corporation began selling cellulosic ethanol from April 2004 and its main buyer is the Canadian government as well as the US government that have both invested millions of dollars to enable companies to commercialize cellulosic ethanol. In the search for alternative energies that are used in the transportation industry one has to find something less expensive as well as more environment friendly than gasoline, diesel as well as kerosene.

Cellulosic ethanol may provide the answer as there is an abundance of raw material available which grows in every plant is it straw, grass or wood and transforming them into ethanol could provide one third of the current fuel consumption requirements in the US as also in other countries. There is also plenty of scope for planting cellulose producing crops such as switch grass so that there are enough raw materials available to produce cellulosic ethanol and thus have a viable alternative to current oil usage.