Creating Syngas from Garbage: An Efficient and Environmentally-Friendly Fuel Source for Cars
TLDR The process of creating syngas from carbon-based feedstock, such as garbage, through gasification can result in a pure syngas with almost zero emissions, making it an efficient and environmentally-friendly fuel source for cars. This method has been used since the 1600s and has the potential to reduce waste and produce more energy.
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One third of the global food supply goes to waste, with 1.8 billion tons of food being wasted worldwide, and developing countries waste about as much food per person as developed countries.
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It is possible to create liquid fuel that can be burned in cars from garbage through a process called gasification.
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The process of creating syngas from carbon-based feedstock involves intense heat and low oxygen, and it has been used since the 1600s to power street lamps and vehicles during fuel shortages.
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The process of creating syngas from carbon-based feedstock involves intense heat and low oxygen, and it has been used since the 1600s to power street lamps and vehicles during fuel shortages.
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Creating syngas from carbon-based feedstock, such as wood, in a closed system allows for the separation of impurities and results in pure syngas with almost zero emissions, making it an efficient and environmentally-friendly fuel source.
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Creating syngas from waste materials like biomass and injecting CO2 into a gasifier can result in a net energy gain and produce more syngas, making it a potentially cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly fuel source for cars.
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Garbage-powered cars can be further explored by typing related keywords into the search bar at howstuffworks.com, including gasification, which brings up a companion article on the topic.
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Garbage-powered cars can be further explored by typing related keywords into the search bar at howstuffworks.com, including gasification, which brings up a companion article on the topic.
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