ApocaDocs: 'Shrimp Shell Cocktail' To Fuel Cars And Trucks

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	'Shrimp Shell Cocktail' To Fuel Cars And Trucks http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1248964075 Call it a "shrimp cocktail" for your fuel tank. Scientists in China are reporting development of a catalyst made from shrimp shells that could transform production of biodiesel fuel into a faster, less expensive, and more environmentally friendly process. The researchers describe development of a new catalyst produced from shrimp shells. In laboratory tests, the shrimp shell catalysts converted canola oil to biodiesel (89 percent conversion in three hours) faster and more efficiently than some conventional catalysts. The new catalysts also can be reused and the process minimizes waste production and pollution, the scientists note.

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'Doc Michael says:

Were I a shrimp, I might find this environmentally UNfriendly!