January 06, 2023
Alternative Fuel Suppressed
Richard Cronin
Data reported from 2007.
"With this 28% adjustment, the petroleum oil equivalent price of Fischer-Tropsch fuels from U.S. coal is $26 to $27 per barrel (2007).”
[This equates to $35 to $38 per barrel in 2022 dollars. Current price of West Texas Intermediate (a light, sweet crude) = $73]
"Fischer-Tropsch coal-to-liquids technology is commercial in South Africa and Malaysia and produces vehicle-ready fuels at less than the biomass feedstock costs. Fischer-Tropsch fuels are fully compatible with petroleum pipeline practices, unlike ethanol and biodiesel which are incompatible and will carry premium distribution costs. The Fischer-Tropsch fuels are also near-zero sulfur fuels in compliance with 2007 EPA fuel requirements.”
Admittedly, the investment for a grass roots Fischer-Tropsch coal-to-oil facility is substantial, but then how in the hell can you justify a new biofuels facility ? Didn’t anybody know that corn is used to feed cattle ? Then look where the price of meat has gone.
Nature runs Fischer-Tropsch and Sabatier reactions all the time.
Resource: "Deep Carbon, Past to Present”, publ. 2019:
Data reported from 2007.
"With this 28% adjustment, the petroleum oil equivalent price of Fischer-Tropsch fuels from U.S. coal is $26 to $27 per barrel (2007).”
[This equates to $35 to $38 per barrel in 2022 dollars. Current price of West Texas Intermediate (a light, sweet crude) = $73]
"Fischer-Tropsch coal-to-liquids technology is commercial in South Africa and Malaysia and produces vehicle-ready fuels at less than the biomass feedstock costs. Fischer-Tropsch fuels are fully compatible with petroleum pipeline practices, unlike ethanol and biodiesel which are incompatible and will carry premium distribution costs. The Fischer-Tropsch fuels are also near-zero sulfur fuels in compliance with 2007 EPA fuel requirements.”
Admittedly, the investment for a grass roots Fischer-Tropsch coal-to-oil facility is substantial, but then how in the hell can you justify a new biofuels facility ? Didn’t anybody know that corn is used to feed cattle ? Then look where the price of meat has gone.
Nature runs Fischer-Tropsch and Sabatier reactions all the time.
Resource: "Deep Carbon, Past to Present”, publ. 2019:
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Right. Just like to 150 mpg carbeurator was suppressed, and the 1000 KwH battery, and the 15,000 Mb computor, etc. It's easy to say you have something when the government won't allow you to produce it.
Posted by: Bill H at January 07, 2023 11:37 AM (Q7br2)
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Bill, perhaps so and I remember all manner of things that were claimed to be suppressed. However it is fairly obvious our government is very aggressively promoting electric vehicles and do not want anything but.
And Dr. Cronin seems to think this is viable. He's not a chemist but a geologist, but I still resspect his opinion on much of this.
Is it true? I don't know one way or another. I do know that if such a thing were possible it would upset the whole scheme of "renewable energy" which is a trick to make us all do with less and constrain us.
Also, it's a long way from theoretical to practical. This could be doable but not on a scale that would yield any profit for anyone.
And Dr. Cronin seems to think this is viable. He's not a chemist but a geologist, but I still resspect his opinion on much of this.
Is it true? I don't know one way or another. I do know that if such a thing were possible it would upset the whole scheme of "renewable energy" which is a trick to make us all do with less and constrain us.
Also, it's a long way from theoretical to practical. This could be doable but not on a scale that would yield any profit for anyone.
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