Question re Seinbel Estrol

**Auto_Xer** · July 4th, 2003 11:21 AM

http://www.autoindustriya.com/inews.php?id=124

Are they related?

**mazdamazda** · July 4th, 2003 05:51 PM

it looks like... the cost in producing it is similar!

**mbt** · July 4th, 2003 07:04 PM

i don't think so... according to Senbel's literature, their biodiesel is derived from coconut plants.

i doubt germany would produce coconut-based fuels (are there coconut trees in germany?)

**Auto_Xer** · July 4th, 2003 07:37 PM

But wouldn't the technology to do so be similar if not the same?
So who came first?

**mbt** · July 4th, 2003 07:52 PM

oh, similar... i suppose the end products have similar characteristics, although iba siguro yung manufacturing processes and chemicals involved

**Auto_Xer** · July 6th, 2003 07:31 PM

Too bad Gov't here isn't keen on supporting alternative fuels.

Shouldn't that be the Senbel guys in the news?

**theveed** · July 7th, 2003 11:11 AM

In most western countries, corn is used for bio gas instead, whatever is the most abundant. Unfortunately, the process of making bio gas is very inefficient to produce, basically you use more energy producing a product that generates less energy that's the reason why bio gas hasn't been taking off as it should be... In theory, it take 1 unit of raw materials to produce half a unit of fuel, so in turn malaki rin ang wastage and usage of natural resources... Kinda like the same thing with H2 vehicles, it take much more fuel to power the machines to produce H2 gas than to create regular fuel... Electric cars din ganun...