nebula Posted March 5, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Scientists extract gasoline from cattle dung Friday, March 3, 2006; Posted: 12:19 p.m. EST (17:19 GMT) TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Scientists in energy-poor Japan said Friday they have found a new source of gasoline -- cattle dung. Sakae Shibusawa, an agriculture engineering professor at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, said his team has successfully extracted 1.4 milliliters (0.042 ounces) of gasoline from every 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of cow dung by applying high pressure and heat. "The new technology will be a boon for livestock breeders" to reduce the burden of disposing of large amounts of waste, Shibusawa said. . . . Full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catsmeow Posted March 5, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 439 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 7,315 Content Per Day: 0.93 Reputation: 356 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted March 5, 2006 If you ever saw Mel Gibson's "Thunderdome" (w/Tina Turner), the story included a post nuclear society whereby underground "workers" (i.e. forced slave labor) basically shoveled, uh....well, you know....that "stuff", in order to produce methane fuel. Interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous Posted March 6, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 97 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,550 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 8 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/18/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/15/1943 Share Posted March 6, 2006 So now we'll have at the pumps: Regular Unleaded Diesel Moo Dung? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yod Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 biodiesel from corn is MUCH more effecient. guess the japanese don't have enough land for that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giaour Posted March 6, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 179 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3,941 Content Per Day: 0.55 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/28/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/08/1964 Share Posted March 6, 2006 resist resist..... there are just way too many jokes here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 6, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted March 6, 2006 Sounds incredibly inefficient. . . . C'mon - WSB - have a sense of humor! So now we'll have at the pumps: Regular Unleaded Diesel Moo Dung? Like that! Good one, Pam! resist resist..... there are just way too many jokes here. Or that! C'mon, Giour . . . say it! say it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 6, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted March 6, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marnie Posted March 6, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 811 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 7,338 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 76 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/06/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted March 6, 2006 Scientists extract gasoline from cattle dung Friday, March 3, 2006; Posted: 12:19 p.m. EST (17:19 GMT) TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Scientists in energy-poor Japan said Friday they have found a new source of gasoline -- cattle dung. Sakae Shibusawa, an agriculture engineering professor at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, said his team has successfully extracted 1.4 milliliters (0.042 ounces) of gasoline from every 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of cow dung by applying high pressure and heat. "The new technology will be a boon for livestock breeders" to reduce the burden of disposing of large amounts of waste, Shibusawa said. . . . Full article Sounds incredibly inefficient. "High pressure and heat" on a cow pattie to get 1.4 milliliters per 100 grams of animal waste? That means you'd need about 235 kilograms of dung to make one galon of gasoline, or 2.8 metric tons(6,222Lbs.) of the stuff to fill up my car one time with gasoline. This is a waste of time to even remotely consider pursuing as a fuel source, because you need more gasoline to collect, transport, and process the dung than it gives off. Okay, you know way too much about cow crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted March 7, 2006 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,181 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,908 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted March 7, 2006 I used to spend part of the summer on my uncle's dairy farm and at todays prices I'll bet I have cleaned at least a half million dollars of gasoline off the walkway ramps in the dairy barn where the cows came to be milked...... most likely will bring back nightmarish dreams tonight. Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thomas I believe Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Well in considering the formulas used to make the cow stuff feasible, i'd say its prolly easier to throw a saddle on ole Betsy and travel like they did in the ole days. Remember betsy needs hay $4.00 per bale: 200 miles per bale.... hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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