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OKIsItJustMe

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7. I'm not impressed. I produced esters in High School...

Reply to NNadir (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 03:52 PM

Nov 9

You simply reject the work of others without bothering to read about it at all. That’s not good science.

“This new method is special because it is simple and affordable. It has the bonus of being able to regenerate the starting material,” Lofgren said. “It's already low-cost enough to make it competitive. But if you can buy the most expensive ingredient once and then regenerate it, it would be more cost efficient in the long run.”

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UC Santa Cruz: New chemical process makes biodiesel production easier, less energy intensive [View all] OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 OP

We're in a great position to reproduce the 1998 fires from Malaysian slash and burn rain forest clearing for biodiesel. NNadir Nov 9 #1

You're just set on autoflame aren't you? OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #2

What's flaming is the planet. I just appeal to data. It reminds me a lot of Harry Truman's quip about Republicans... NNadir Nov 9 #3

The OP had nothing to do with growing crops to produce biofuels OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #4

I'm a chemist. I've made methyl esters of fatty acids in the lab many times. In the old days, it was a standard... NNadir Nov 9 #6

I'm not impressed. I produced esters in High School... OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #7

So what? My point was that it makes no difference how biodiesel is made industrially. I would expect... NNadir Nov 9 #8

Uh huh... OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #9

By the way OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #5