Dr. Peter Joseph is one of the country's formost authorities on byproducts of combustion insofar as they affect human respiration. He has a hunch that these "biodiesel" compounds may produce methyl nitrate as a byproduct of combustion. Methyl nitrate is the culprit resulting from combusted MTBE, which abetted an increase in asthma rates of 85% in Philadelphia (much of which was due to bogus ADA claims). What do you know about the byproducts of combustion in the use of refined products from these biodiesel compounds?
Nothing, unfortunately; I'm not a chemical engineer. Obviously nitrates could be as much a problem in diesel exhaust as sulfur is in current diesel products. It needs to be looked at as do the other byproducts in fuel from this new process. However the efficiency of the process, if it holds up, will allow for additional refining of finished products to remove harmful contaminants without making the end products too expensive to use.
Having said all that, it just seems too good to be true. Nonetheless, I'd consider putting a few dollars (just a few mind you!) into the company if it was public.
Absolutely nothing. But you are comparing bio-diesel with TDP; which are two totally and completely seperate processes. They literally have nothing in common, other than they can produce a fuel source.
Thermal De-Polymerization is a process in which just about any long hydrocarbon molecule is broken down into smaller molecules. Like in nature, the components are time, pressure and heat.
Biodiesels, on the other hand are usually fancy names for refined french fry oil. These are typically vegetable oil derivatives, which contain various ingredients for flavoring, preservatives and color. What these various 'ingredients' do, when used as a combustable fuel is something I cannot comment on; because I simply do not know.
However, chemically speaking, TDP uses the SAME ingredients that mother nature uses. The process is just sped up a few billion-fold.