TSawyer2112
03-03-2006, 11:21 PM
Japanese Make Gasoline From Cattle Dung
By KOZO MIZOGUCHI, Associated Press Writer Fri Mar 3, 8:37 PM ET
TOKYO - Scientists in energy-poor Japan said Friday they have found a new source of gasoline — cattle dung.
Sakae Shibusawa, an agriculture engineering professor at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, said his team has successfully extracted .042 ounces of gasoline from every 3.5 ounces of cow dung by applying high pressure and heat.
"The new technology will be a boon for livestock breeders" to reduce the burden of disposing of large amounts of waste, Shibusawa said.
About 551,155 tons of cattle dung are produced each year in Japan, he said.
Gasoline extracted from cow dung is unheard of, said Tomiaki Tamura, an official of the Natural Resources and Energy Agency. Japan relies almost totally on imports for its oil and gasoline needs...Entire Article (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060304/ap_on_sc/cow_dung_gasoline;_ylt=A86.I1N5HAlEP7sAMjCs0NUE;_y lu=X3oDMTA3MzV0MTdmBHNlYwM3NTM-)
I wonder if they are refering to ounces as a weight or as a volume (More sloppy AP reporting). If they are refering to ounces as a weight, it will take 517 pounds of BS to make a gallon of gas (assuming an average gasoline weight of 6.2 pounds per gallon). Heck, we could produce a gallon of gas for every press conference Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, or Chuck Schumer holds. Energy Problem Solved!
By KOZO MIZOGUCHI, Associated Press Writer Fri Mar 3, 8:37 PM ET
TOKYO - Scientists in energy-poor Japan said Friday they have found a new source of gasoline — cattle dung.
Sakae Shibusawa, an agriculture engineering professor at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, said his team has successfully extracted .042 ounces of gasoline from every 3.5 ounces of cow dung by applying high pressure and heat.
"The new technology will be a boon for livestock breeders" to reduce the burden of disposing of large amounts of waste, Shibusawa said.
About 551,155 tons of cattle dung are produced each year in Japan, he said.
Gasoline extracted from cow dung is unheard of, said Tomiaki Tamura, an official of the Natural Resources and Energy Agency. Japan relies almost totally on imports for its oil and gasoline needs...Entire Article (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060304/ap_on_sc/cow_dung_gasoline;_ylt=A86.I1N5HAlEP7sAMjCs0NUE;_y lu=X3oDMTA3MzV0MTdmBHNlYwM3NTM-)
I wonder if they are refering to ounces as a weight or as a volume (More sloppy AP reporting). If they are refering to ounces as a weight, it will take 517 pounds of BS to make a gallon of gas (assuming an average gasoline weight of 6.2 pounds per gallon). Heck, we could produce a gallon of gas for every press conference Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, or Chuck Schumer holds. Energy Problem Solved!