Swift Fuel
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Melting Slicks
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From: Orange Ct
Swift Fuel
I hadn't seen this before and it's not alcohol. 110 Octane.
http://www.insideindianabusiness.com...m.asp?ID=42827
http://www.insideindianabusiness.com...m.asp?ID=42827
Melting Slicks
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From: DFW
They are working on a lead free bio fuel to replace 100 octane low lead aviation fuel. I guess racing is a logical place to go for some PR, maybe to attract investors. They have been in the aviation press for the last year or two, pretty regularly.
Harry
Harry
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Melting Slicks
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From: Orange Ct
"The components that make up 100SF are bio-derivable (sugars, cellulose, and lignin). Using sorghum as an example, 89 gallons of 100SF can be produced from 1 ton of sorghum biomass. The fuel contains no alcohol or oxygenates, but ethanol and ethanol plants can be used in the production process. The uniqueness of this approach is the fact that the Swift process does not produce alcohol, but rather hydrocarbons already present in petroleum fuels, from biomass."
From Aeronews.com
From Aeronews.com
