[LINK] O/T Safflower oil a possible replacement for petroleum

John Mann john at mannfamily.org
Sun Jun 7 15:38:37 AEST 2020


On Sun, 7 Jun 2020 at 14:52, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:

> On Sun, 2020-06-07 at 03:57 +0000, Stephen Loosley wrote:
> > Safflower oil hailed by scientists as possible recyclable,
> > biodegradable replacement for petroleum
>
> Not sure how new this really is.
>

Umm.  I think a problem is that the article title chops off an important
bit:
-> plant-based alternative to petroleum*-based engine oils*, one that can
be recycled, reused and breaks down in the environment.


> People all around the world have been running vegetable oil in slightly
> modified engines for decades. They do things like pick up used oil from
> fish and chip shops.
>

Yes, I've heard of people burning vegetable oil as fuel in engines.

Thanks,
    John



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