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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.'"
I have a customer that shops at my store and he makes his own bio diesel at home in his garage which he uses to power his gererators.
by TheSpoom (715771) Uncaring Linux user here. I have nothing to add to this but please continue. *munches popcorn*
Um no. You could always make Hydrogen by electrolyzing water with solar, wind (or nuclear) generated electricity. In that case you have either ZERO pollution, or with nuclear well contained waste to bury. You get back the water you started with; and the consumption & generation of Oxygen remain in parity.