According to naturalists, certain types of microbes that can be found in nature have the potential to simply dissolve petrochemical residues, which means that they could possibly be used to break up major oil spills whenever they happen. The microorganisms attack only the oil molecules, breaking them up and rendering... |
30 March 2009
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The news came as a huge surprise even to environmentalists – a product that not only eliminates the need for oil-based plastics, but also does not require the cutting of a ridiculous amount of trees yearly. Liquid wood now exists, and can be molded and shaped just like plastics, with just a fraction of the cost... |
22 December 2008
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We live in an oil dominated world: who gets it holds the power. That's why the western world is struggling to find new fuels that would free it from an oil-and-gas based economy, which renders them vulnerable to the blackmail of some oil-and-gas rich countries, like many in Middle East, Russia or Venezuela, wher... |
12 December 2007
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Incredibly or not, the first diesel engine didn't use petroleum diesel to power itself, but instead it used vegetable oil. Most of us recognize the German engineer, Rudolf Diesel, as the father of the diesel engine, but the truth is that the first internal combustion engine, which operated on a diesel cycle, has... |
6 December 2007
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