Spotted the following while looking through my synthetic fuels files. It's from a 1935 report by the [Belgian] National Scientific Research Fund. Tranlated from the French, it reads:
Fuels Obtained by Cracking Fatty Oils [i.e. vegetable oils] "It was already noted some time ago that certain fatty oils, such as palm oil, when heated in the presence of certain catalysts such as zinc chloride or magnesium chloride, underwent decomposition at relatively low temperature and thus yielded a certain quantity of substances having properties rather similar to those of gasoline. This solution would be of interest only for a country producing fatty oils in rather considerable quantity, and some have thought that this method could be applicable in certain colonies. One must, however, be very reserved about forming any opinion; fatty oils can be utilized in certain colonies for much more useful purposes and with much greater efficiency that transforming them into light fuels." Somebody was asking whether fuels for spark-ignition engines could be made from vegetable oils. It seems the answer is "Yes, but..." Marc de Piolenc Iligan, Philippines -- Remember September 11, 2001 but don't forget July 4, 1776 Rather than make war on the American people and their liberties, ...Congress should be looking for ways to empower them to protect themselves when warranted. They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> See What You've Been Missing! Amazing Wireless Video Camera. Click here http://us.click.yahoo.com/75YKVC/7.PDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
