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Breakthrough in Biodiesel Production
MGR writes "National Geographic is reporting that Japanese scientists have discovered a way to convert vegetable oil into biodiesel with a much less expensive catalyst (between 10 and 50 times cheaper) than what is currently used. From the article: 'Any vegetable oil can become fuel, but not until its fatty acids are converted to chemical compounds known as esters. Currently the acids used to convert the fatty acids are prohibitively expensive. Michikazu Hara, of the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Yokohama, Japan, and his colleagues have used common, inexpensive sugars to form a recyclable solid acid that does the job on the cheap.'"
Don't listen to them!
Thier just trying to get you to put sugar in your tank!
I don't want a pickle; I just want a Motor-Cycle! A four foot cop arrived with a five foot gun!
I can rub the stuff all over, have wild monkey-sex AND run my car??
*** Don't be dull.***