BURNING VEGETABLE OIL : CARBON NEUTRAL?

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BURNING VEGETABLE OIL : CARBON NEUTRAL?

[+] ballot by LCD
ACTIVE Tue Oct 16, 07 - Wed Oct 15, 08
I am about to convert my diesel engine to run on vegetable oil.

after that, I am planning to travel all over us, all the while burning that oil at 13mpg.

People argue that burning veg oil is carbon neutral, I am wondering though if that's really environment friendly, I am putting out heat and carbon dioxide.

it's friendly to the environment
it's harmful to the environment

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COMMENTS:
Voted : it's friendly to the environment
In a delicious-smelling way, I suppose. I heard the exhaust smells like a restaurant.

Hats off to you for sticking it to OPEC and the rest of those goons.

by _Beelzebubba on Tue Oct 16, 07 12:28pm [+]

Voted : it's harmful to the environment
The crops currently used for bio fuels in the United States are resource intensive. Corn requires significant fertilization (nitrates), and soybeans require large tracts of land.
Vegetable oil has slightly higher particulate emissions (the stuff that causes smog) than diesel, and bio diesel. However, bio diesel releases fewer particulates than regular diesel
Vegetable oil and bio diesel emissions are virtually sulfur-free. Burning either fuel releases less sulfur (which is one of the main causes of acid rain) than diesel.
Bio diesel and vegetable oil release fewer hydrocarbons than diesel.
Bio diesel and vegetable oil release less carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide than regular petroleum based diesel.
Vegetable oil and bio diesel emit about 10% more NO 2 than regular diesel but less SO 2. These two emissions operate inversely due to the temperature at which the fuel is burned. The more NO 2 a vehicle emits, the less SO 2 it will release, and vice-versa.

by UncleRandy on Tue Oct 16, 07 2:34pm [+]

Voted : it's harmful to the environment
the lesser of two evils? i'm working on an engine that runs on happy meal toys. we will never run out of fuel again.

by JohnnyReb on Tue Oct 16, 07 8:05pm [+]

Wow, Randy. You sure did your homework.

As for my comment, when I referred to the environment, I meant my nose.

by _Beelzebubba on Wed Oct 17, 07 9:53am [+]

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