Re: [alfa] Biodiesel, you're kidding right?

[Richard Welty <rwelty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 26 May 2004 22:21:05 +1200 Alex Jenner <alexj@domain.elided> wrote:
> Partially it's the tax, but consider this.... on the BBC Top
> Gear program they showed a car running on *used* cooking oil
> from a fast food restaurant.... effectively a waste product.
> They filtered it, to remove the solids, mixed with white
> spirit so it would flow better and used it to run a diesel
> car.... with a much better smell than diesel.

i know people who do this (it's been discussed extensively
on diesel-benz@domain.elided). basically, it makes your exhaust
smell like french fries.

the normal way of processing also produces substantial amounts
of glycerin on the side. anyone want to go into the fancy soap
business?

richard
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