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Here, there's even a linky for those too lazy to look it up on their own ...

TV stories here and here- the Europeans, Japanese, Chinese and the UN are interested.

Here, there's even a linky for those too lazy to look it up on their own ...

TV stories here and here- the Europeans, Japanese, Chinese and the UN are interested.

Here, there's even a linky for those too lazy to look it up on their own ...

TV stories here and here- the Europeans, Japanese, Chinese and the UN are interested.

I believe that the previous poster may have made the same brilliant intellectual leap that I independently made, and went to the Company's web page.

There you will find a video:

http://www.bioagtive.com/index.php?p=0&videoID=852

that is full of fascinating information about the process, and explains it much more coherently than 4th person version of the events that we get from Slashdot's summary.

I agree with you that this seems to be a load of BS, for a few reasons:

a) I cannot find a scientific paper on this, or any signs of proper scientific research (as a science undergraduate, I am being trained to need a proper scientific report to believe in a hypothesis)

b) This quote from Dr. Jill Clapperton on the 'official' website: "It works, and its my job to find out how it works. We will be able to tell you exactly what's happening in the soil in 3-5 years." http://www.bioagtive.com/?s=1&p=413&op=153 (suspicious much?)

c) The most important component of fertiliser is Nitrogen in the form of ammonium (NH4+) and Nitrate (NO3-). Diesel does not release usable amounts of nitrogen in a form that can be utilised by the plant or the nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil.

d) Plants also require Potassium, Phosphorous, Calcium, Magnesium and Sulfur. Diesel does not contain all of these elements. CO2 cannot magically turn into all this!

e) I never trust something that believes in carbon emissions trading schemes http://www.bioagtive.com/?s=1&p=143

I agree with you that this seems to be a load of BS, for a few reasons:

a) I cannot find a scientific paper on this, or any signs of proper scientific research (as a science undergraduate, I am being trained to need a proper scientific report to believe in a hypothesis)

b) This quote from Dr. Jill Clapperton on the 'official' website: "It works, and its my job to find out how it works. We will be able to tell you exactly what's happening in the soil in 3-5 years." http://www.bioagtive.com/?s=1&p=413&op=153 (suspicious much?)

c) The most important component of fertiliser is Nitrogen in the form of ammonium (NH4+) and Nitrate (NO3-). Diesel does not release usable amounts of nitrogen in a form that can be utilised by the plant or the nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil.

d) Plants also require Potassium, Phosphorous, Calcium, Magnesium and Sulfur. Diesel does not contain all of these elements. CO2 cannot magically turn into all this!

e) I never trust something that believes in carbon emissions trading schemes http://www.bioagtive.com/?s=1&p=143

No, it's an attempt to get money from the Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme! http://www.bioagtive.com/?s=1&p=143 [bioagtive.com] I agree with you that this seems to be a load of BS, as: a) I cannot find a scientific paper on this, or any signs of proper scientific research b) This quote from Dr. Jill Clapperton on the 'official' website: "It works, and its my job to find out how it works. We will be able to tell you exactly what's happening in the soil in 3-5 years." http://www.bioagtive.com/?s=1&p=413&op=153 [bioactive.com] (suspicious much?) c) The most important component of fertiliser is Nitrogen in the form of ammonium (NH4+) and Nitrate (NO3-). Diesel does not release usable amounts of nitrogen in a form that can be utilised by the plant or the nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil. d) Plants also require Potassium, Phosphorous, Calcium, Magnesium and Sulfur. Diesel does not contain all of these elements. CO2 cannot magically turn into all this!

No, it's an attempt to get money from the Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme! http://www.bioagtive.com/?s=1&p=143 [bioagtive.com] I agree with you that this seems to be a load of BS, as: a) I cannot find a scientific paper on this, or any signs of proper scientific research b) This quote from Dr. Jill Clapperton on the 'official' website: "It works, and its my job to find out how it works. We will be able to tell you exactly what's happening in the soil in 3-5 years." http://www.bioagtive.com/?s=1&p=413&op=153 [bioactive.com] (suspicious much?) c) The most important component of fertiliser is Nitrogen in the form of ammonium (NH4+) and Nitrate (NO3-). Diesel does not release usable amounts of nitrogen in a form that can be utilised by the plant or the nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil. d) Plants also require Potassium, Phosphorous, Calcium, Magnesium and Sulfur. Diesel does not contain all of these elements. CO2 cannot magically turn into all this!

I'm assuming that they literally don't just simply pipe the fumes into the ground people(what is it with /., anyway?), and I'm guessing that's where that's where "Bio Agtive's" IP comes in. It probably works out that purifying the exhaust becomes not only an affordable expense but profitable with this process, hence the pollution benefit. Unfortunately their site is slashdotted right now, so who knows about details. http://www.bioagtive.com/