Re: [biofuels-biz] Burning sunflowers

2002-12-23 Thread James Slayden
Now this sounds really interesting!! Do you have a link to the Company?? James Slayden On Sat, 21 Dec 2002, David Teal wrote: Quote from the Leeds University alumni magazine www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni : Fuel and energy researchers are hoping to use sunflower oil to produce hydrogen, a

Re: [biofuels-biz] Burning sunflowers

2002-12-23 Thread James Slayden
Ah, thanks. On Sat, 21 Dec 2002, David Teal wrote: Sorry, direct ref should be: http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/483/s3.htm Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages

Re: [biofuels-biz] Burning sunflowers

2002-12-23 Thread James Slayden
It kinda sounds like they are also using some type of supercritical CO method for oil extraction, thus leaving a somewhat clean process. Todd, you have links to any white papers on CO to Methanol conversion? I haven't had much success before. Thanks, James Slayden On Sat, 21 Dec 2002,

Methane to Methanol was Re: [biofuels-biz] Burning sunflowers

2002-12-23 Thread Appal Energy
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Burning sunflowers It kinda sounds like they are also using some type of supercritical CO method for oil extraction, thus leaving a somewhat clean process. Todd, you have links to any white papers on CO to Methanol conversion

Re: Methane to Methanol was Re: [biofuels-biz] Burning sunflowers

2002-12-23 Thread James Slayden
, 2002 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Burning sunflowers It kinda sounds like they are also using some type of supercritical CO method for oil extraction, thus leaving a somewhat clean process. Todd, you have links to any white papers on CO to Methanol conversion? I haven't

[biofuels-biz] Burning sunflowers

2002-12-21 Thread David Teal
Quote from the Leeds University alumni magazine www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni : Fuel and energy researchers are hoping to use sunflower oil to produce hydrogen, a fuel of the future. Hydrogen has been attractive as a fuel because it can create electricity with no harmful emissions. Most methods

Re: [biofuels-biz] Burning sunflowers

2002-12-21 Thread Appal Energy
http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/483/s3.htm All a bit elusive... quote: Most methods of producing hydrogen burn another fuel for energy, which itself creates pollution - carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and other emissions, said Dr Dupont. Our catalyst uses oxygen from the air to heat up naturally,