i was at a chevron gas station yesterday and noticed a older looking gas pump agaisnt the far back wall it said methonal. i no theres unleaded and diesal but i never heard of methonal gas before what is it used for?
2006-11-28 12:46:38 · 9 answers · asked by whynot 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Methanol is gas made from plant material, usually corn. It is used mixed with petroleum because it is a renewable resource. Petroleum is so useful it's crazy to burn it in cars. Methanol is used in all Indy 500 cars and top fuel dragsters.
2006-11-28 12:57:51 · answer #1 · answered by Crash 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Methanol (CH3OH) is an alcohol fuel. Today most of the world's methanol is produced by a process using natural gas as a feedstock. However, the ability to produce methanol from non-petroleum feedstocks such as coal or biomass is of interest for reducing petroleum imports.
2006-11-28 12:49:28 · answer #2 · answered by Cetza 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Methanol is a flammable liquid (at room temperature). It does not come from oil like ordinary gasoline and diesel fuel do. It's a simple type of alcohol. There are big plans to use it in the future to power vehicles and in fuel cells to power cell phones and laptop computers.
2006-11-28 12:50:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It must've been an old pump. Back in the 80's they had tried that and it flopped bad. All it is, is fuel from corn or sugar.
2006-11-28 12:49:26 · answer #4 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colourless, flammable, poisonous liquid with a distinctive odor that is somewhat milder and sweeter than ethanol (ethyl alcohol). It is used as an antifreeze, solvent, fuel, and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol.
2006-11-28 12:48:37 · answer #5 · answered by J~Me 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Reduced (Or Expanded) to gas, Methanol is methane.
Equivalent to a fart, from any kind of living being. If it eats, it farts.
Yes, that goes for the ladies, too.
2006-11-28 12:56:56 · answer #6 · answered by JOHN G 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Methanol is an (LFG), which is a Land Fill Gas option comprised of methane and carbon dioxide.
2006-11-28 12:50:31 · answer #7 · answered by ox_777 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
methanol is a fuel that is mixed from a biproduct of corn and gasoline.
2006-11-28 12:48:34 · answer #8 · answered by Kenneth S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
animal waste product ..gas
2006-11-28 12:50:33 · answer #9 · answered by Mudd 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋