In reply to Jones Beene's message of Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:12:14 -0700: Hi, [snip] >More idealism? or an ill-wind for Big-oil... > >There are many NREL inventions related to ethanol from biomass, such as a >genetically modified bacteria 'Zymomonas mobilis,' which has had the >capability to ferment glucose sugars (from grain) all along. By making it >possible for several types of woody cellulosic sugars to be broken down and >fermented in a single vat process using this engineered bacteria, NREL has, in >effect, made a substantial decreases in the capital equipment, complexity, and >operating costs for cellulosic ethanol production - but only if distillation >can be avoided. > >This can portend something for the national goal of getting rid of imported >Arab petroleum, if - in the near future - the engine necessary to burn a >watery fuel becomes a reality in the consumer market-place. [snip] Here's a thought for you. Magnegas (http://www.magnegas.com/) will use carbon compounds in water as it's fuel source, producing combustible gas. It has also been suggested that it might be OU, though I never saw what I would accept as proof of that. OTOH it does make use of an under water arc, and http://blake.montclair.edu/~kowalskil/cf/217kiev.html and http://www.gdr.org/nuclear_half.htm along with the work of Ken Shoulders give some hope that it either might be, or might be adapted to be.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk In a town full of candlestick makers, everyone lives in the light, In a town full of thieves, there is only one candle, and everyone lives in the night.
