Courtesy of Ananova:
| Inventor turns dead cats into diesel |
A German inventor says he's found a way to make cheap diesel fuel out of dead cats.
Dr Christian Koch, 55, from Kleinhartmannsdorf, said his method uses old tyres, weeds and animal cadavers.
They are heated up to 300 Celsius to filter out hydrocarbon which is then turned into diesel by a catalytic converter.
He said the resulting "high quality bio-diesel" costs just 15 pence per litre.
Koch said the cadaver of a fully grown cat can produce 2.5 litres of fuel - meaning around 20 cats are needed for a full tank.
He said: "I tank my car with my own diesel mixture and have driven it for 105,000 miles without any problems."
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Krauss of the Dresden Animal Protection Association blasted Koch's new
diesel though, saying: "This is as bad as experimenting on animals."
September 13 2005, 19:58:46 UTC 6 years ago
September 13 2005, 22:31:04 UTC 6 years ago
Yeah this has been around for years (the cats are a new angle)Mostly from corn and Farm bio mass waste. It turns out used french fry oil is perfect.
So in 10 years MacDonlads could be a major fuel processor / supplier.
September 14 2005, 00:45:19 UTC 6 years ago
September 14 2005, 04:47:41 UTC 6 years ago
...then...they would... be lighter than a duck...
September 14 2005, 21:46:36 UTC 6 years ago
September 16 2005, 14:43:59 UTC 6 years ago
September 16 2005, 15:41:42 UTC 6 years ago