Tiny Biodiesel Reactors

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday April 19, 2006 @03:44PM from the tiny-power-plant dept.

Lee_in_KC writes "A professor of chemical engineering at Oregon State University developed a small reactor to directly convert vegetable oil to biodiesel. Goran Jovanovic reports his invention is approximately the size of a credit card. It pumps vegetable oil and alcohol through parallel channels to convert the oil into biodiesel almost instantly. Current mainstream methods to produce biodiesel take more than a day and also produces other byproducts which must be neutralized before disposal or use in other manufacturing processes."

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Re:I'm waiting. by icepick72 · 2006-04-19 16:45 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Let's set you snide comment aside for a moment. Do you think the 'oil companies' would really buy this patent for the sole purpose of burying it?
Maybe you're not staying but while you're here you must see NYC. Or if you're in Canada visit ... oh never mind.