Originally Posted by ISP James
have discovered the capacity to make synthetic oils - something that emulates the characteristics of a petroleum product.... why cant they come up with a synthetic gasoline? or something that has the burning characteristics of gasoline without being petroleum based?
discuss.
biodiesel is another one. it's made of soy (usually, but can be made of several types of foilage like algae, peanuts, coconuts, etc) and it works in any standard petro-diesel engine. It is actually a
very cost effective alternative to petroleum products. Unfortunately, it was not included in the recent energy bill.
