Aileen, Maybe this is what you are looking for.
Thanks to Todd. Thermal Depolymerization http://www.happyvalleyasylum.com/ratched/archives/000778.php http://www.discover.com/may_03/featoil.html Christopher > =>-----Original Message----- > =>From: Appal Energy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > =>Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 1:54 PM > =>To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com > =>Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] World's First CO2-neutral Designer Diesel > =>Fuel Presented > => > => > =>=>Choren has facilities for converting the > =>=>biomass from wood residue into fuel. > => > => > =>> Sounds like Bio-d to me. > =>> > =>> Christopher > => > =>Something a bit diff from veg-oil biodiesel. Perhaps more along > =>the lines of > =>thermal depolymerization? > =>http://www.happyvalleyasylum.com/ratched/archives/000778.php > =>http://www.discover.com/may_03/featoil.html > => > =>Todd Swearingen > => > =>> =>-----Original Message----- > =>> =>From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > =>> =>Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 5:41 AM > =>> =>To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > =>> =>Cc: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com > =>> =>Subject: [biofuels-biz] World's First CO2-neutral Designer Diesel Fuel > =>> =>Presented > =>> => > =>> => > =>> =>Huh??? Um... > =>> => > =>> => > =>> =>http://www.h2cars.biz/artman/publish/article_197.shtml > =>> => > =>> =>World's First CO2-neutral Designer Diesel Fuel Presented > =>> => > =>> =>By Poul Erik Bak based on material from DaimlerChrysler > =>> =>Jun 30, 2003, 18:21 > =>> => > =>> =>The new biofuel, which DaimlerChrysler has named "Biotrol", can be > =>> =>added without any difficulty to current fuels and may become > =>> =>important in the fuel-portfolio to combat emissions and > =>> =>oil-dependence. > =>> => > =>> =>At the Environmental Press Conference held in Stuttgart, > =>> =>DaimlerChrysler AG presented the world's first synthetic diesel fuel, > =>> =>which does not affect the CO2 atmospheric balance in the atmosphere > =>> =>during driving. This fuel is produced by the complete utilization of > =>> =>organic substances. The carbon dioxide originating in the engine on > =>> =>combustion is taken from the air as plants grow. > =>> => > =>> =>This eliminates the additional entry of carbon dioxide into the > =>> =>atmosphere by fuel produced from petroleum during driving, a > =>> =>situation which has existed since the time cars were first > =>> =>introduced. Accordingly, the Group assigns high significance to the > =>> =>production of the biofuel: Professor JŸrgen Hubbert Member of the > =>> =>Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG responsible for the > =>> =>Mercedes Car Group: "We are at the start of a promising development". > =>> => > =>> =>According to Dr. Weber, deputy Member of the Board of Management of > =>> =>DaimlerChrysler AG with responsibility for Research and Technology, > =>> =>the fuel is "the cleanest and most environmentally friendly diesel > =>> =>ever." It is produced in a research project supported by the Federal > =>> =>Ministry for Economics and Labor jointly with the Choren company in > =>> =>Freiberg in Saxony, where Choren has facilities for converting the > =>> =>biomass from wood residue into fuel. This is the first system of its > =>> =>type in the world. Volkswagen also joined the research project in the > =>> =>fall of last year. > =>> => > =>> =>The new biofuel, which DaimlerChrysler has christened with the name > =>> =>of "Biotrol", can be added without any difficulty to current fuels. > =>> =>The research work is currently in the beginning stage of clarifying > =>> =>if Biotrol can be used as an exclusive fuel, or whether engine > =>> =>modifications are necessary. The research also involves economic > =>> =>viability calculations, questions on sustained production and matters > =>> =>of the overall impact on the production of energy. > =>> => > =>> =>Since the fuel can be easily added to existing diesel fuel, there is > =>> =>a reduction in new CO2 emission from new vehicles in existing fleets > =>> =>as well as a potential for reduction in new CO2 emissions from all > =>> =>diesel vehicles, depending on the mixture ratio once the fuel is > =>> =>available. > =>> => > =>> =>In the view of the company, from today's perspective in the next > =>> =>decade a considerable share of EU diesel consumption could be covered > =>> =>with biofuels. > =>> => > =>> =>Dr. Thomas Weber has offered to cooperate with the mineral oil > =>> =>industry. Political circles in Berlin and Brussels have encouraged > =>> =>Weber to support the further development with "clever decision > =>> =>making", in particular differentiating in environmental discussions > =>> =>between CO2 emissions from bio and fossil sources. > =>> => > =>> =>According to the company, the production costs for Biotrol, which are > =>> =>currently at EUR 0.7 per liter, are still two to three times that of > =>> =>conventional fuels. With the further development of production > =>> =>techniques and optimized distribution, DaimlerChrysler expects that > =>> =>costs will continue to decline. Since bio fuels have been exempted > =>> =>from gasoline tax since last year, Biotrol can be offered at > =>> =>competitive prices even today. > =>> => > =>> =>At the opening of the first fuel pump, Professor Herbert Kohler, the > =>> =>Group's Chief Environmental Officer and Research Director, said: "The > =>> =>new bio fuel, a colorless, clear liquid, is fundamentally different > =>> =>from all other fuels made from biomatter". > =>> => > =>> =>Currently only small quantities of the fuel are available. The Choren > =>> =>production facility is a pilot project, which is soon to be > =>> =>supplemented by a second facility with a higher production capacity > =>> =>and better technology. Intensive research work still has to be done > =>> =>on the new fuel. DaimlerChrysler and Choren, however, are confident > =>> =>that the expectations of the new fuel will also be fulfilled. > =>> => [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! 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