Hyper Ethanol Production
One big debate we had in environmental science last year at UNT, was actually over ethanol and the many allegations of it being worse than gasoline itself, we had to study the pollutants that ethanol put out over gasoline as well as the fact the your actually taking food that many countries need for starving citizens and instead using it as a fuel source, we came up with the conclusion for the debate , ethanol is about as useful as our depleting gas reserves.
Also i've never seen that algae process before very interesting.
Also i've never seen that algae process before very interesting.
This is one of the biggest misnomers out there. Much (if not all) of the corn used for ethanol is industrial grade corn not fit for human consumption. Add to this fact, we're still early in the game and next in the pipeline is switch grass, sugar cane and other cellulose sources. Algae isn't even on most people's radar.
This is one of the biggest misnomers out there. Much (if not all) of the corn used for ethanol is industrial grade corn not fit for human consumption. Add to this fact, we're still early in the game and next in the pipeline is switch grass, sugar cane and other cellulose sources. Algae isn't even on most people's radar.
True that it might be industrial corn but farming land that is fit for industrial grade corn should infact be much similar and able to sustain edible corn for human consumption.
That was a great video to watch thanks 
Honestly i haven't done as much research on the subject as others but i do think that we are just scratching the surface w/ this alt fuel and it's development for mass usage.
Honestly i haven't done as much research on the subject as others but i do think that we are just scratching the surface w/ this alt fuel and it's development for mass usage.
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A few more are being added, but the pace is slow otherwise I would already be using the stuff.
About 80 miles each way. I guess that extra 60whp and 40wtq over 100oct is his motivator.
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I hope he's doing more than just filling up the Evo gas tank.
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Nice video. I need to buy a stake in that company!
My EVO has not had a drop of anything besides E-85 in it for over a year now.
What we need to make it great for a normally aspirated engines in commuter cars is a variable compression ratio system built into the head, mated up with CVT trans. When you fill up with E85 the car increases compression, making better use of the fuel, and the CVT is tuned to operate with the new torque band to increase mileage.
This could help offset the need to burn more ethanol to get the same power as gasoline. For example - with 10:1 compression on gas the motor may make 100 ft# at 4000 rpm. With 13:1 compression on E-85 the motor may make 100 ft# at 3000 rpms, so you spin the motor slower and use less fuel, but with the CVT you can acheive the same speeds. . .
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My EVO has not had a drop of anything besides E-85 in it for over a year now.
What we need to make it great for a normally aspirated engines in commuter cars is a variable compression ratio system built into the head, mated up with CVT trans. When you fill up with E85 the car increases compression, making better use of the fuel, and the CVT is tuned to operate with the new torque band to increase mileage.
This could help offset the need to burn more ethanol to get the same power as gasoline. For example - with 10:1 compression on gas the motor may make 100 ft# at 4000 rpm. With 13:1 compression on E-85 the motor may make 100 ft# at 3000 rpms, so you spin the motor slower and use less fuel, but with the CVT you can acheive the same speeds. . .
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I think if you do some research
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