Wis.. have been important in the prosecution of the war. by long odds the greatest single achievement was the complete development of the process for the production of ethyl alcohol from sawdust. The fact that sugar can be taken from wood fiber by forcing a sulfuricacid solution through a vat containing sawdust or chips has been known for many years. Our scientists did a great deal of valuable work. and made a number of discoveries for the improvement of this process. but Germany developed it to a full scale commercial operation nearly 20 years ago. . The National Lumber Manufacturers Association. long interested in the subject of wood waste utilization. at the beginning of the war employed two German experts. refugees from the Nazi regime. Dr. Eduard Farber and Mr.
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