I once read that synthetic oil can be manufactured from organic waste in garbage. If this is true, wouldn't we eliminate two problems (pollution, oil dependence) by increasing synthetic oil production?
2007-06-01 21:16:32 · 7 answers · asked by pheezy 2 in Environment ➔ Alternative Fuel Vehicles
http://www.fossil.energy.gov/aboutus/history/syntheticfuels_history.html
2007-06-02 00:30:14 · answer #1 · answered by Michael N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on average, synthetic oil can go about 10,000 miles. the filters can not. they can last about 5000, and that's pushing it. Mobil 1 is good, but by far NOT the best. It's easier to buy mobil 1 and find vs. something like royal purple, redline or even Lucas synthetic. the advice of changing the filter every 3000 is right on, but there's no reason to switch over to a synthetic with a 1990 car unless you live in extreme heat or cold. you do have the change the oil. motor oil suspends the contaminents and dirt, and the filter can remove just so much. it's an old school mechanics myth that you can leave the oil in and just change the filter. what happens when the oil detergents break down and disappear? change the oil every 4000 miles and the filter, use a name brand oil, you'll be fine.
2016-04-01 11:00:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. just because it is an oil, doesn't mean it has all the properties or components that are present in naturally occuring fossil fuels.
fossil fuels are not pure substances. they are refined like any other substances to obtain the desired product.
oil being one of them.
Just like you would not be able to take a bottle of motor oil and refine any more methanol out of it, you will not be able to refine it from syn oil because it isn't there to begin with.
microorganisms will end our dependance on fossil fuels. afterall, the right waste combined with the right organisms can make any fuel that we need, including: ethanol, methane, hydrogen, or any others you can think of.
2007-06-01 22:39:28 · answer #3 · answered by jj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gasoline can be synthesized from it, but is it worthwhile: is more energy spent on synthesizing it than is retrieved?
As an aside, during WWII, gasoline was in such short supply that some truck were adapted to run on wood. Again, a trade-off: how many trees must be chopped down to provide fuel?
2007-06-02 16:36:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-06-01 21:44:19 · answer #5 · answered by justtryingtohelp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am pretty sure they are only able to extract methane from garbage tips and there are already a few generating power.....
This could be used to power gas cars, I am not sure how efficent these extraction plants are yet though.
2007-06-01 21:43:01 · answer #6 · answered by Keyan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but biodiesel production is cheaper and easier.
2007-06-02 05:21:33 · answer #7 · answered by Daniel T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋