This Plant Has a Secret That Could Replace Synthetic Oil
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I have to wonder if, given its qualities and benefits, it might not still provide significant benefit when blended into other oils.
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The oil works similar to castor oil, but more efficiently at high temperatures. While castor oil can become gummy in engines, the violet cress oil has less of a tendency to do this. In theory, this could pave the way for breeding violet cress to use its oil to replace petroleum or synthetics as a lubricant in engines.
Yes, similar to castor oil, which has a history of being used in lubricants but has never actually replaced petroleum. Unless this product is markedly better than existing POE and other esters and manages to have none of their pitfalls, as well as being less expensive to produce, I have a hard time envisioning it gaining much traction
The oil works similar to castor oil, but more efficiently at high temperatures. While castor oil can become gummy in engines, the violet cress oil has less of a tendency to do this. In theory, this could pave the way for breeding violet cress to use its oil to replace petroleum or synthetics as a lubricant in engines.
Yes, similar to castor oil, which has a history of being used in lubricants but has never actually replaced petroleum. Unless this product is markedly better than existing POE and other esters and manages to have none of their pitfalls, as well as being less expensive to produce, I have a hard time envisioning it gaining much traction
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
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The oil works similar to castor oil, but more efficiently at high temperatures. While castor oil can become gummy in engines, the violet cress oil has less of a tendency to do this. In theory, this could pave the way for breeding violet cress to use its oil to replace petroleum or synthetics as a lubricant in engines.
Yes, similar to castor oil, which has a history of being used in lubricants but has never actually replaced petroleum. Unless this product is markedly better than existing POE and other esters and manages to have none of their pitfalls, as well as being less expensive to produce, I have a hard time envisioning it gaining much traction
Yes I think this is going to be the old story of the $$ per Jug. Competitive pricing vs. greed.
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The oil works similar to castor oil, but more efficiently at high temperatures. While castor oil can become gummy in engines, the violet cress oil has less of a tendency to do this. In theory, this could pave the way for breeding violet cress to use its oil to replace petroleum or synthetics as a lubricant in engines.
Yes, similar to castor oil, which has a history of being used in lubricants but has never actually replaced petroleum. Unless this product is markedly better than existing POE and other esters and manages to have none of their pitfalls, as well as being less expensive to produce, I have a hard time envisioning it gaining much traction
Yes I think this is going to be the old story of the $$ per Jug. Competitive pricing vs. greed.
It took me clicking on the article to realize that it said plant, not planet
I clicked, and immediately recognised the plant as one that I noticed last week growing in my carport next to the Colorado.
Sensing impending fortune, I raced out to confirm, inly to realise that I stepped on it, probably last night after work, getting home in the dark.
Alas, another fortune escapes me.
Sensing impending fortune, I raced out to confirm, inly to realise that I stepped on it, probably last night after work, getting home in the dark.
Alas, another fortune escapes me.
Well let's hope they find this plant can replace or supplement processed dinosaurs.
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
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The oil works similar to castor oil, but more efficiently at high temperatures. While castor oil can become gummy in engines, the violet cress oil has less of a tendency to do this. In theory, this could pave the way for breeding violet cress to use its oil to replace petroleum or synthetics as a lubricant in engines.
Yes, similar to castor oil, which has a history of being used in lubricants but has never actually replaced petroleum. Unless this product is markedly better than existing POE and other esters and manages to have none of their pitfalls, as well as being less expensive to produce, I have a hard time envisioning it gaining much traction
Not sure given the size of my solitary plant how many you would need to squeeze to fill the 5.7L sump of the Colorado.
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The oil works similar to castor oil, but more efficiently at high temperatures. While castor oil can become gummy in engines, the violet cress oil has less of a tendency to do this. In theory, this could pave the way for breeding violet cress to use its oil to replace petroleum or synthetics as a lubricant in engines.
Yes, similar to castor oil, which has a history of being used in lubricants but has never actually replaced petroleum. Unless this product is markedly better than existing POE and other esters and manages to have none of their pitfalls, as well as being less expensive to produce, I have a hard time envisioning it gaining much traction
Not sure given the size of my solitary plant how many you would need to squeeze to fill the 5.7L sump of the Colorado.
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Originally Posted By: Shannow
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
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The oil works similar to castor oil, but more efficiently at high temperatures. While castor oil can become gummy in engines, the violet cress oil has less of a tendency to do this. In theory, this could pave the way for breeding violet cress to use its oil to replace petroleum or synthetics as a lubricant in engines.
Yes, similar to castor oil, which has a history of being used in lubricants but has never actually replaced petroleum. Unless this product is markedly better than existing POE and other esters and manages to have none of their pitfalls, as well as being less expensive to produce, I have a hard time envisioning it gaining much traction
Not sure given the size of my solitary plant how many you would need to squeeze to fill the 5.7L sump of the Colorado.
I'd wager a few acres, give or take, LOL
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
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The oil works similar to castor oil, but more efficiently at high temperatures. While castor oil can become gummy in engines, the violet cress oil has less of a tendency to do this. In theory, this could pave the way for breeding violet cress to use its oil to replace petroleum or synthetics as a lubricant in engines.
Yes, similar to castor oil, which has a history of being used in lubricants but has never actually replaced petroleum. Unless this product is markedly better than existing POE and other esters and manages to have none of their pitfalls, as well as being less expensive to produce, I have a hard time envisioning it gaining much traction
Not sure given the size of my solitary plant how many you would need to squeeze to fill the 5.7L sump of the Colorado.
I'd wager a few acres, give or take, LOL
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This plant would probably grow well in the same places Canola is grown:
http://www.uscanola.com/what-is-canola/ including Canada.
Physical Chemists will most likely analyze and model the molecular structure and determine how to extract and process the fatty acid.
It will then be determined what alcohol would be suitable to then create an ester.
I liken this to the LXE esters developed by ILI:
http://www.lubegard.com/LXE.aspx
BIO-Derived Esters
http://www.uscanola.com/what-is-canola/ including Canada.
Physical Chemists will most likely analyze and model the molecular structure and determine how to extract and process the fatty acid.
It will then be determined what alcohol would be suitable to then create an ester.
I liken this to the LXE esters developed by ILI:
http://www.lubegard.com/LXE.aspx
BIO-Derived Esters
I can see that a major roadblock to adoption will be BITOG users calling consumers of the flower derived oil "Penzeys".
Originally Posted By: Shannow
Not sure given the size of my solitary plant how many you would need to squeeze to fill the 5.7L sump of the Colorado.
You will need to genetically modify the heck out of it first, into a giant man eating monster plant with many seeds, and make it round up resistant, drought resistant, heat resistant, etc.
Not sure given the size of my solitary plant how many you would need to squeeze to fill the 5.7L sump of the Colorado.
You will need to genetically modify the heck out of it first, into a giant man eating monster plant with many seeds, and make it round up resistant, drought resistant, heat resistant, etc.
Don't forget it will need a special "activator" fertilizer that you have to pay for each year, along with new seeds, and that each new year's activator will not make last year's seeds sprout.
It all goes downhill once they can patent a living plant...
It all goes downhill once they can patent a living plant...
They could call it Penzey-oil and start a giant trademark war.
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Originally Posted by Shannow
Found one that hasn't been trodden on...my oil empire has doubled in a week
Once the millions $$ start rolling in,don't forget your friend here in Texas
Found one that hasn't been trodden on...my oil empire has doubled in a week
Once the millions $$ start rolling in,don't forget your friend here in Texas
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