New Method Converts Greenhouse Gas Into Fuel

Scitech Daily ^ | OCTOBER 1, 2022 | By SÃO PAULO RESEARCH FOUNDATION

[Myrddin]

I heat my home and water with methane (aka natural gas). I can generate electricity with it as well.

[Myrddin]

The characteristic smell is a mercaptan added to make the odorless hydrocarbon detectable by humans.

One of my college chemistry professors made the error of wearing his nice leather-soled Florsheim shoes in his lab. While in the lab, he managed to dribble some methyl mercaptan on the floor and stepped in it. The vent hoods in the lab carried off the smell. Not so when he got into his car to go home. The car suddenly smelled like a large pile of fresh dog poop. He realized the problem, drove his car over to the nearest trash can in the parking lot and dropped his Florsheim shoes into the trash can.

[NorthMountain]

LOL!!! Those shoes would NEVER have been wearable. Good thing none of the stuff transferred to his floor mat or carpet.

[cpdiii]

Methanol is liquid so easier to store and higher density so less volume. Makes it a good fuel for transportation. Methanol has some serious draw backs such as corrosion.

Gasoline with ethyl alcohol such as at present is hell on small engines particularly 2 cycle engines. Methanol is far worse.

[Myrddin]

Gasoline with ethyl alcohol such as at present is hell on small engines particularly 2 cycle engines. Methanol is far worse.

I just spent almost $300 in parts and my own labor to repair damage done to my Harley Fat Bob and my wife's Piaggio BV500. The fuel pump was destroyed in the Fat Bob and the BV500 needed to have to hose between the fuel pump and pressure regulator/filter assembly replaced with fully submersible, ethanol insensitive fuel line. $40 for a 1 foot section. I needed about 3.5 inches and two high pressure hose clamps. The Harley got a new fuel pump, strainer, fuel filter and check-valve (high side to injectors) and a new tank seal and screw set.