Saturday, October 12, 2013

October 12th


Opinion
A Chemistry Breakthrough That Could Fuel a Revolution Due to the latest technology, scientists have been able to discover all different sorts of things. This includes a new possible fuel that could be used in cars. This fuel is called methanol. Methanol is a fuel which is created from carbon dioxide, meaning that this fuel is more energy efficient. Methanol differs from regular gasoline and ethanol in several different ways. Firstly, methanol has been tested as a car fuel, and it didn't give off as many dangerous emissions as gasoline or ethanol. Methanol, also doesn't cost as much as gasoline and ethanol, and unlike ethanol, methanol won't raise the cost of food. When methanol was being used, less mono-nitrogen oxides are emitted into the air. Mono-nitrogen oxide is a gas released into the air by gasoline and ethanol which produces smog and acid rain. Finally, methanol also had a higher performance rating than gasoline. Methanol is something that could be highly useful for our world. Due to lab testing, we have found out that now, instead of paying tons of money to get rid of carbon dioxide, we can turn it into methanol, which is good for the environment, and energy efficient. Now, due to new discoveries, we have found a way to power family cars while still protecting the environment.

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