Comments on: American Ingenuity Leads to Biodiesel Breakthrough http://gas2.org/2008/08/21/american-ingenuity-leads-to-biodiesel-breakthrough/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard Miller http://gas2.org/2008/08/21/american-ingenuity-leads-to-biodiesel-breakthrough/#comment-5001 Richard Miller Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:54:53 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=831#comment-5001 Have not yet seen a claim about the carbon footprint of this process. It appears to require heat and alcohol as inputs (in addition to waste oil). If alcohol = ethanol or methanol, then we wind up again with unresolved questions about the carbon footprint of ethanol/methanol. If heat comes from fossil fuel or ethanol then the same questions apply. (Question: Can you heat the reactor with part of the biodiesel output and still have a net productive process?) On the other hand if this is truly a freestanding economic entity (no government subsidies) then perhaps this process is a good thing. But I think there are biodiesel subsidies aren't there? Have not yet seen a claim about the carbon footprint of this process. It appears to require heat and alcohol as inputs (in addition to waste oil). If alcohol = ethanol or methanol, then we wind up again with unresolved questions about the carbon footprint of ethanol/methanol. If heat comes from fossil fuel or ethanol then the same questions apply. (Question: Can you heat the reactor with part of the biodiesel output and still have a net productive process?)

On the other hand if this is truly a freestanding economic entity (no government subsidies) then perhaps this process is a good thing. But I think there are biodiesel subsidies aren’t there?

]]> By: Richard Miller http://gas2.org/2008/08/21/american-ingenuity-leads-to-biodiesel-breakthrough/#comment-26637 Richard Miller Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:54:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=831#comment-26637 Have not yet seen a claim about the carbon footprint of this process. It appears to require heat and alcohol as inputs (in addition to waste oil). If alcohol = ethanol or methanol, then we wind up again with unresolved questions about the carbon footprint of ethanol/methanol. If heat comes from fossil fuel or ethanol then the same questions apply. (Question: Can you heat the reactor with part of the biodiesel output and still have a net productive process?) On the other hand if this is truly a freestanding economic entity (no government subsidies) then perhaps this process is a good thing. But I think there are biodiesel subsidies aren't there? Have not yet seen a claim about the carbon footprint of this process. It appears to require heat and alcohol as inputs (in addition to waste oil). If alcohol = ethanol or methanol, then we wind up again with unresolved questions about the carbon footprint of ethanol/methanol. If heat comes from fossil fuel or ethanol then the same questions apply. (Question: Can you heat the reactor with part of the biodiesel output and still have a net productive process?)

On the other hand if this is truly a freestanding economic entity (no government subsidies) then perhaps this process is a good thing. But I think there are biodiesel subsidies aren’t there?

]]> By: Richard Miller http://gas2.org/2008/08/21/american-ingenuity-leads-to-biodiesel-breakthrough/#comment-26638 Richard Miller Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:54:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=831#comment-26638 Have not yet seen a claim about the carbon footprint of this process. It appears to require heat and alcohol as inputs (in addition to waste oil). If alcohol = ethanol or methanol, then we wind up again with unresolved questions about the carbon footprint of ethanol/methanol. If heat comes from fossil fuel or ethanol then the same questions apply. (Question: Can you heat the reactor with part of the biodiesel output and still have a net productive process?) On the other hand if this is truly a freestanding economic entity (no government subsidies) then perhaps this process is a good thing. But I think there are biodiesel subsidies aren't there? Have not yet seen a claim about the carbon footprint of this process. It appears to require heat and alcohol as inputs (in addition to waste oil). If alcohol = ethanol or methanol, then we wind up again with unresolved questions about the carbon footprint of ethanol/methanol. If heat comes from fossil fuel or ethanol then the same questions apply. (Question: Can you heat the reactor with part of the biodiesel output and still have a net productive process?)

On the other hand if this is truly a freestanding economic entity (no government subsidies) then perhaps this process is a good thing. But I think there are biodiesel subsidies aren’t there?

]]> By: Richard Miller http://gas2.org/2008/08/21/american-ingenuity-leads-to-biodiesel-breakthrough/#comment-26639 Richard Miller Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:54:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=831#comment-26639 Have not yet seen a claim about the carbon footprint of this process. It appears to require heat and alcohol as inputs (in addition to waste oil). If alcohol = ethanol or methanol, then we wind up again with unresolved questions about the carbon footprint of ethanol/methanol. If heat comes from fossil fuel or ethanol then the same questions apply. (Question: Can you heat the reactor with part of the biodiesel output and still have a net productive process?) On the other hand if this is truly a freestanding economic entity (no government subsidies) then perhaps this process is a good thing. But I think there are biodiesel subsidies aren't there? Have not yet seen a claim about the carbon footprint of this process. It appears to require heat and alcohol as inputs (in addition to waste oil). If alcohol = ethanol or methanol, then we wind up again with unresolved questions about the carbon footprint of ethanol/methanol. If heat comes from fossil fuel or ethanol then the same questions apply. (Question: Can you heat the reactor with part of the biodiesel output and still have a net productive process?)

On the other hand if this is truly a freestanding economic entity (no government subsidies) then perhaps this process is a good thing. But I think there are biodiesel subsidies aren’t there?

]]> By: Chaz http://gas2.org/2008/08/21/american-ingenuity-leads-to-biodiesel-breakthrough/#comment-5000 Chaz Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:46:25 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=831#comment-5000 I wonder if they sell these kits for individual households? Will it work with Bacon grease? How 'bout pork fat? Maybe if I ran a restaurant I could start a great American business and get 'free' fuel. I wonder if they sell these kits for individual households? Will it work with Bacon grease? How ’bout pork fat? Maybe if I ran a restaurant I could start a great American business and get ‘free’ fuel.

]]> By: Chaz http://gas2.org/2008/08/21/american-ingenuity-leads-to-biodiesel-breakthrough/#comment-26634 Chaz Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:46:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=831#comment-26634 I wonder if they sell these kits for individual households? Will it work with Bacon grease? How 'bout pork fat? Maybe if I ran a restaurant I could start a great American business and get 'free' fuel. I wonder if they sell these kits for individual households? Will it work with Bacon grease? How ’bout pork fat? Maybe if I ran a restaurant I could start a great American business and get ‘free’ fuel.

]]> By: Chaz http://gas2.org/2008/08/21/american-ingenuity-leads-to-biodiesel-breakthrough/#comment-26635 Chaz Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:46:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=831#comment-26635 I wonder if they sell these kits for individual households? Will it work with Bacon grease? How 'bout pork fat? Maybe if I ran a restaurant I could start a great American business and get 'free' fuel. I wonder if they sell these kits for individual households? Will it work with Bacon grease? How ’bout pork fat? Maybe if I ran a restaurant I could start a great American business and get ‘free’ fuel.

]]> By: Chaz http://gas2.org/2008/08/21/american-ingenuity-leads-to-biodiesel-breakthrough/#comment-26636 Chaz Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:46:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=831#comment-26636 I wonder if they sell these kits for individual households? Will it work with Bacon grease? How 'bout pork fat? Maybe if I ran a restaurant I could start a great American business and get 'free' fuel. I wonder if they sell these kits for individual households? Will it work with Bacon grease? How ’bout pork fat? Maybe if I ran a restaurant I could start a great American business and get ‘free’ fuel.

]]> By: E.G. Meyer http://gas2.org/2008/08/21/american-ingenuity-leads-to-biodiesel-breakthrough/#comment-4999 E.G. Meyer Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:05:17 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=831#comment-4999 Your journalism is right in line with the drive-by media, poor colloquialisms and cheap shots at the U.S. government. But in addition, the chemistry as has been reported elsewhere is questionable, and there is absolutely nothing on the economics. Your journalism is right in line with the drive-by media, poor colloquialisms and cheap shots at the U.S. government. But in addition, the chemistry as has been reported elsewhere is questionable, and there is absolutely nothing on the economics.

]]> By: E.G. Meyer http://gas2.org/2008/08/21/american-ingenuity-leads-to-biodiesel-breakthrough/#comment-26631 E.G. Meyer Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:05:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=831#comment-26631 Your journalism is right in line with the drive-by media, poor colloquialisms and cheap shots at the U.S. government. But in addition, the chemistry as has been reported elsewhere is questionable, and there is absolutely nothing on the economics. Your journalism is right in line with the drive-by media, poor colloquialisms and cheap shots at the U.S. government. But in addition, the chemistry as has been reported elsewhere is questionable, and there is absolutely nothing on the economics.

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