ethanol
Has any one heard the rumor that they may stop forcing us to buy gas with ethanol in it? I read the program may be stopped. IMOP would be a good thing. Ethanol robs power, hurts MPG, and causes mo...
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babock wrote:
Not the first time I have heard someone think fertilizer is made out of oil. Not sure how that one got started.
BTW, not an ethanol fan but maybe at least check your facts a little bit.
also those who think most plastic comes from oil.
and remember, while NG is a byproduct of most oil wells, most NG in the U.S. comes from NG fields with virtually no oil.
start with methane, the go to ethane, and on to plastics or start with methane and add nitrogen from the air (air is 80 percent nitrogen) and you get fertilizer base stock.
Natural gas is an ingredient used to make fertilizer, antifreeze, plastics, pharmaceuticals and fabrics. It is also used to manufacture a wide range of chemicals such as ammonia, methanol, butane, ethane, propane, and acetic acid.
The ammonia is produced by the Haber-Bosch process. In this process, natural gas (CH4) supplies the hydrogen, and the nitrogen (N2) is derived from the air. This ammonia is used as a feedstock for all other nitrogen fertilizers, such as anhydrous ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) and urea (CO(NH2)2).
