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Ajax 07-22-2007 10:49 AM

The end of the catalytic converter? Replaced with something worse for exhaust flow?
 

Originally Posted by engadget.com
A breakthrough technology developed by three engineering lads in Wales could hold the key to converting carbon emissions into beneficial substances such as biodiesel, methane gas, and fertilizer. The cleverly-dubbed Greenbox was designed to be fixed underneath one's vehicle where it could gobble up carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide until the next fill up, at which point the box would be switched out for a new one while the filled canister headed to a bioreactor for processing. Sounds complicated, we know, but strapping these bad boys beneath every gasoline-powered vehicle in a given nation could boost its biofuel production exponentially -- all without spending another penny (or pence) on research. Unsurprisingly, the trio of inventors are staying mum until they (hopefully) convince the government or a private company to grab ahold, but unless these boxes learn to swap themselves, we can't imagine too many individuals bustin' out the creeper for underbody work at each fuel stop.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/g...-into-biofuel/

Razz1 07-22-2007 11:08 AM

Sure no problem. All thee women in Minnesota can do it in a heart beat when it's 20 below and it's a mnius 40 degreee windchill.

Rhawb 07-22-2007 11:23 AM

I had to change a girl's tire the other day. She actually brought the car over so the tire could be changed. Somehow I doubt she's going to be crawling under her car to remove and deposit her biodiesel cube. I also doubt she is the only one who is that way.

Also, what happens when the cube gets full?

DarkBrew 07-22-2007 11:29 AM

Sounds like another half baked idea :icon_no2:

Ajax 07-22-2007 11:46 AM

agreed with all of the above... The idea of changing this thing out every fill up is kinda ludicrous. Who is going to do that unless the thing is in the trunk and the connections are so modular that it's like dropping a suitcase in there.

And then you'll probably have to pay to give away the free energy, but it's for the good of mankind so... we'll see.

j_tso 07-22-2007 09:28 PM

Not gonna happen. Just more crap for people to check when they can barely change their oil on time.


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