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Fuel Tanks Made of Corncob Waste
Roland Piquepaille writes "The National Science Foundation is running a story on how corncob waste can be used to created carbon briquettes with complex nanopores capable of storing natural gas. These methane storage systems may encourage mass-market natural gas cars. In fact, these 'briquettes are the first technology to meet the 180 to 1 storage to volume target set by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2000.' They can lead to flat and compact tanks and have already been installed in a pickup truck used regularly by the Kansas City Office of Environmental Quality. And as the whole natural gas infrastructure exists already, this new technology could be soon adopted by car manufacturers."
Perhaps they could use this technology for the tailpipe, too...
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That's all great, until I go out in the morning and find that the damned raccoons have eaten through my gas tank and drunk all my biofuel. Varmints!
"Hooey, it's hot in here. Hey, bob, what's that popping sound outside?"
"Oh, my God! My car!"
That would be awesome. If I was getting low on fuel, I could just pull over, pinch out a deuce, and I'd be set until I got to the next gas station.
I hope they also use mesquite in their charcoal. I like my car exhhaust to have that flavor that only mesquite can deliver.
Will the new engines come with a grill?
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