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Muted_Drop2791 OP t1_j9zqxmj wrote

Reply to comment by Character-Education3 in Batteries Made from Trees? It's More Than Just a Crazy Idea by Muted_Drop2791

If you have read the article actually they won't primarily use trees. the main source of material would be paper.

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Character-Education3 t1_j9zw47v wrote

Paper is murdered ground tree bodies. You know from trees

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Muted_Drop2791 OP t1_ja042eh wrote

But you are missing the point completely mate. In case you don't know we already make a lot of paper and we have tons and tons of paper waste which could be used for this kind of new tech.

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pete_68 t1_ja0ihhy wrote

Paper is generally made from fast growing softwood trees like southern pines, loblolly pines, spruces and firs, grown on tree farms specifically for paper making. Not the ideal trees for carbon sequestration, as trees go.

For that you want slower growing hardwood trees, particularly trees like black walnut, silver maple, sycamores, etc.

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