Uh, bio fuel anyone? It's not new. Maybe this sort of plant is, but the idea of using grains of various sorts for fuel is what is in E10.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Mann" To: Cc:"link" Sent:Sun, 7 Jun 2020 15:38:37 +1000 Subject:Re: [LINK] O/T Safflower oil a possible replacement for petroleum On Sun, 7 Jun 2020 at 14:52, Karl Auer wrote: > On Sun, 2020-06-07 at 03:57 +0000, Stephen Loosley wrote: > > Safflower oil hailed by scientists as possible recyclable, > > biodegradable replacement for petroleum > > Not sure how new this really is. > Umm. I think a problem is that the article title chops off an important bit: -> plant-based alternative to petroleum*-based engine oils*, one that can be recycled, reused and breaks down in the environment. > People all around the world have been running vegetable oil in slightly > modified engines for decades. They do things like pick up used oil from > fish and chip shops. > Yes, I've heard of people burning vegetable oil as fuel in engines. Thanks, John _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
