Biofuel from used tyres. Our fuel problem answer?

[bob10]

As good as diesel, they say.

Biodiesel made from used tyres could be the solution to Australia's fuel security problems - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-10/diesel-fuel-made-from-tyres/10983930?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=%5bnews_sfmc_rural_df_!n1%5d%3a8940&user_id=c17365ab07572ed90614d245ada5ad675f6bc00189 fa766123c70d76d1d7cddf&WT.tsrc=email&WT.mc_id=Email%7c%5bnews_sfmc_rural_df_!n1%5d%7c89 40RuralMail_ArticleLink)

[Red90]

That is simple to do. It is just not economical. If you want oil independence then extract the oil from your oil shale.

[RANDLOVER]

I'm not sure that this can be called bio-diesel as it is actually as much as 60% synthetic rubber from crude oil not 100% natural rubber from a tree. Better than nothing I suppose and old tyres are a big problem.

[laney]

Bridgestone gave a talk at work not long ago about tyres as they are a big problem at work he was saying that a normal car tyre has about 8liters of oil in it so to get 2 litres from a car tyre is a start I suppose don't know if I would use it in my car but would be ok for heavy industrial use.

[bob10]

Well, Scania have come on board, and a V8 will be run for the next 12 months on the bio fuel, as a test bed. They say they can potentially produce between 10 to 20 million gallons per year when in full production, and the process they use makes a product exactly like commercial diesel .I say give it a go. If nothing else, it could be useful in a time of War.

[goingbush]

We don't have a fuel problem, We have an emissions problem .

Diesel from waste plastic / old tyres even clean Biodiesel all have the same emissions & particulate issues .

[bob10]

True, and in the years to come, hopefully that problem will be solved. But until then, the trucks must be kept running. And, God forbid, if we were to find ourselves at war, and our trade routes blockaded by submarines , seeing as how we have at the moment only 18days of diesel reserves, I think it a good idea to have a viable alternative. Also I think no one will be worried about emissions in that situation.

[Blknight.aus]

I'd run it in all my vehicles and not even think about pretending to be concerned about it.

[RANDLOVER]

I wonder if the Gladstone refinery realises there will be 40c/litre tax to pay? Which is why I believe Freedom Fuels packed up their bio-diesel plant and moved it to Indonesia IIRC.

[goingbush]

True, and in the years to come, hopefully that problem will be solved. But until then, the trucks must be kept running. And, God forbid, if we were to find ourselves at war, and our trade routes blockaded by submarines , seeing as how we have at the moment only 18days of diesel reserves, I think it a good idea to have a viable alternative. Also I think no one will be worried about emissions in that situation.


Call me a hypocrite but I'm not overly worried about emissions , thats not the deal breaker for me, after all Ive deEGR'd and deDPF'd my Iveco.

The situation is all the countries that produce cars have Emission issues, hence the switch to EV, Australia has no choice but to accept whatever comes from overseas , that means EV's because no one will make ICE cars for our ****ant market.

The 18 day fuel reserve and funding IS with $$ spent at petrol pump, I have huge issue with.

Blood oil: How Australians are funding ISIS through our petrol pump (https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/how-australians-are-funding-islamic-state-through-our-petrol-pump/news-story/add6f31b8a60d1c3ac43bb591188db85?fbclid=IwAR3imlkI VLpL0YD_QT-t4n94cW9fxoz4sromgIJMLNe-FwnZ19rfarRqACg)