Re: Cornsene Diesel-Biodiesel

[Frederick Sparber]

Not recommended for Grits, Terry.  Try Peanut oil instead.  :-)

Sent: 5/18/2006 10:20:33 AM

Subject: Re: Cornsene Diesel-Biodiesel

One hot summer night in 1955 I decided to see what would

happen if I cooked Cornstarch with motor oil.

When it hit the ~ 60 deg C gelatinization temperature

of the starch it  swelled into a gelatinous mess, that looks like

it could be stirred into a good motor fuel. 

Cornaline "oxygenated gasoline" from cornmeal without the

energy intensive ethanol production too?  :-)

 

Fred