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To: T Ruth
This will be most interesting. Butanol has almost the same BTU content of gasoline and almost none of the solubility problems of ethanol.

I sure hope it can't oxidize too easily...butyric acid stinks....rancid butter.

2 posted on 06/25/2006 6:09:52 PM PDT by stboz
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To: stboz

It may be added, too, that butanol has a research octane number of 100.


3 posted on 06/25/2006 6:14:13 PM PDT by stboz
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