Washington - Soon You Might Drive Your Car on Watermelons Juice |
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A study from the Biotechnology for Biofuels journal revealed that watermelon juice could be converted into ethanol, a clean-burning fuel from plant sugars.
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that leftover watermelons from a typical U.S. harvest could be converted to up to 9.4 million liters (2.5 million gallons) annually of clean ethanol fuel, which could be used to power cars, trucks, and even airplanes.
There is a long-standing tradition to bang on a watermelon to attest to its ripeness. However, should unsuspecting consumers find the watermelon rotten when getting home, they needn’t get too upset. The rotten fruit could still be converted to an alternative energy source. Also watermelon fields could produce ethanol on the spot for use in farm equipment or in other applications that don’t require long-distance transport. In fact, watermelon ethanol could be produced anywhere in the United States. Watermelons are grown from Alaska to Florida and Hawaii to Maine. Those perks of widespread watermelon production are all very positive.
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Aug 28, 2009 at 02:27 PM Obamanation Says:Report as Inappropriate
"watermelon juice "could" be converted into ethanol". but will it?
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Aug 28, 2009 at 02:20 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
I cant wait to open my windoe on the thruway and smell..watermellon flavor!
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Aug 28, 2009 at 03:33 PM rivka Says:Report as Inappropriate
but how expensive it it???
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Aug 28, 2009 at 03:03 PM Hold you noses Says:Report as Inappropriate
So now we will have to pay extra for watermelon as a "deposit" on the "bottle" then save the leftover watermelon-peels and rotten fruit parts, save it to return for a refund to the store, so that it can be recycled in to ethanol, or store the rotten watermelon in you kitchen recycling bags for the once a week recycling pickup by the NYC garbage pickup.
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Aug 28, 2009 at 02:57 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Here we go $1.50 -$2.00 a pound of watermelon
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Aug 28, 2009 at 02:54 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Ethanols consume as much energy as they produce. Thus they loose 100% on a per cost basis.
Oil costs very little to bring to market and the US has MORE than Saudi Arabia but environmentalists and Socialists will not let US produce.
This story is the pits.
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Aug 28, 2009 at 04:37 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
The arabs are probably thinking about the dumb Americans wanting to use , corn, watermelons, hod dogs, green grass, and lots of other junk for us to get from the coty to the country!
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Aug 28, 2009 at 04:58 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Here we go $1.50 -$2.00 a pound of watermelon ”
usually 50 cents a pound
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Aug 28, 2009 at 06:13 PM Pentakika Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ "watermelon juice "could" be converted into ethanol". but will it?
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Yep, you highlighted an important word. I think its easier just to eat the watermelon and grind its rind and use it as a aphrodisiac 'as the hindus' do' =)
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Aug 29, 2009 at 10:41 PM Feif Un Says:Report as Inappropriate
There is technology out there discovered years ago , that cars can run only on water, yes, water. But, it has been suppressed by those that control the oil market, naturally. Don't start planting watermelons.