Originally posted by malvolio
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Carbon-neutral petrol
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Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. -
True - low revving, high torque and heavily built ones. Not sure they would translate up to smaller units.
But hey, someone has to try it out!
Incidentally anyone noticed that "hydrogen" is sneaking into boiler adverts and road work notices...?Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Originally posted by malvolio View Post
I've seen someone claim it will produce NOx as a by product, used this way, which I find a little puzzling...
…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Sustainable fuels exist, biodiesel and such - F1 is going 100% sustainable fuel in the near future.
But it seems a bit daft, you're just making more problems to solve.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Hydrogen is a potential fuel supply for the future, but it has some issues.- It's fecking explosive
- It requires cryogenic storage to keep it for any length of time. That requires power input to keep it liquid.
- It leaks like chuff when gaseous (it's like really small molecules, of just 2 protons in H2, so is hard to contain in normal pressurized containers)
- It's explosive (did I mention that)
There are other chemicals that could be used. But I'll detail methanol for now
My reference material is How to Live on Mars: A Trusty Guidebook to Surviving and Thriving on the Red Planet , Zubrin, Robert - Amazon.com
Methanol (CH3OH) can be produced within a reactor with copper-on-zinc oxide pellets. Heat that to 250C and feed it CO and Hydrogen at 20 bar presuure.
So the yeast/sugar bit can be bypassed, although it would be more efficient.
The downside of using sugar is that it requires the use of human edible food sources.See You Next TuesdayComment
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Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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