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Fuel from Waste

Posted July 24, 2008 8:22 AM

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Chemical giant Ineos has developed a technique to produce bioethanol in large quantities from municipal solid waste, organic commercial waste and agricultural residues. The company believes that, using the process, one tonne of dry waste can be converted into about 400 litres (100 gallons) of ethanol, which can either be blended with traditional fuels or replace them altogether. The technology - already proven at pilot plant scale - uses a three-stage process

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#1 "Re: Fuel from Waste" by DVader1000 on 07/27/2008 9:27 PM (score 1)

DVader1000 Guru Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 899 Good Answers: 32	#1 Re: Fuel from Waste 07/27/2008 9:27 PM
	Brilliant idea. Now all we need is to figure out a way to make politicians direct all their speeches into this plant. All the crap, bullshit and garbage they spew in an hour would be enough to plunge OPEC into bankruptcy.
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Sparkstation Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Christchurch, (The Garden City), South Island, New Zealand Posts: 3995 Good Answers: 187	#2 In reply to #1 Re: Fuel from Waste 08/03/2008 5:43 AM
	Hello DVader1000 from me That answer of yours would be the finest solution to what has become a major problem. Kind Regards.... __________________ The number of inventions increases faster than the need for them at the time - SparkY

Taganan Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Earth. England/America -the birthplace of the C. S. A. - anywhere I imagine -home. Posts: 729 Good Answers: 32	#3 Re: Fuel from Waste 08/04/2008 10:19 PM
	I just hope that it doesn't cost more than the finished product can be sold for. It would solve the problem of where to put the waste too. It may be a good thing, but it also may just be "doing something" to make the politicians feel good and give them something to brag about. I hope it really produces lower-cost ethanol. __________________ No technology is so obsolete that it won't work. A stone knife still can kill you as dead as a laser.

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