Organosilane fuels? When carbon is oxidised we get a gas; when silicon is oxidised we get sand. External combustion engines perhaps. Not as efficient.
Doug Woodard St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada On Thu, 8 Sep 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hmm. you'd think there's one obvious way the stuff could be obtained in > larger quantities, but only if the current paradigm changes. > > -chris b. > > > In a message dated Wed, 7 Sep 2005 14:59:18, Kirk McLoren writes: > > >"The big question is, of course, whether it would be economically viable > >to create organosilane fuels in the quantities necessary. . .and while > >it's a relatively easy process, it's not dirt cheap." > >One of the drawbacks, the team reports, is the high cost of the > >organosilane starting materials. But if the silicon byproduct can be > >sold or recycled efficiently, the new approach could _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
