> Latest issue of Diesel Progress (www.dieselpub.com) has article on biodiesel > that picked up on the Chalmers U. story. > > I have sent the following reply to the editor. > > VTT Finland (www.vtt.fi) research facility mentioned in the attached link > has not yet listed any results for engine combustion studies in their > research reports database. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edward Beggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 8:12 AM > Subject: Biodiesel article last issue > > > > June 2001 issues report on biodiesel by Bill Siuru mentions > > > > "rapeseed-based biodiesel in unmodified diesel engines can result in 10 > > times more cancer-causing emissions and pollutants than regular diesel". > > > > This is not correct. The dissertation from which this was drawn used a > flame > > reactor to study emissions, not a diesel engine. The results do not lead > to > > the conclusions stated in the article. > > > > In fact, the university has issued a press release explaining this. > > > > Kindly inform your readers of this error. > > > > Link to Chalmers University statement on the issue: > > > > http://www.chalmers.se/Nyheter/2001/vecka08/rapsolja.html > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > Edward Beggs, BES, MSc > > President, > > Neoteric Biofuels Inc. > > ALSO: Trip report on the 88 Ford + 5th wheel: Mackaays are almost to Winnipeg. Everything humming along fine on straight (heated!) vegetable oil. www.biofuels.ca (soon to be PayPal enabled) -------------------------- > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
