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Greenbox - Recycles Car Exhaust into Fuel, Eliminates Greenhouse Gasses using Algae
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Three Welsh fishing buddies claim to have done what mega corporations spending billions of dollars have failed to do. They have developed a device they call “Greenbox” that soaks up exhaust emissions’ from gas and diesel fueled engines. The contents of the Greenbox would have to be replaced at every fill up, but the contents will be fed to algae that will eventually be crushed to produce an extract that can be converted to diesel fuel.
They have developed a box which they say can be fixed underneath a car in place of the exhaust to trap the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming -- including carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide -- and emit mostly water vapor. The captured gases can be processed to create a biofuel using genetically modified algae. Dubbed "Greenbox," the technology developed by organic chemist Derek Palmer and engineers Ian Houston and John Jones could, they say, be used for cars, buses, lorries and eventually buildings and heavy industry, including power plants. "We've managed to develop a way to successfully capture a majority of the emissions from the dirtiest motor we could find," Palmer, who has consulted for organizations including the World Health Organisation and GlaxoSmithKline, told Reuters. The three, who stumbled across the idea while experimenting with carbon dioxide to help boost algae growth for fish farming, have set up a company called Maes Anturio Limited, which translates from Welsh as Field Adventure. The men are also in contact with car-makers Toyota Motor Corp of Japan and General Motors Corp. of the United States. Houston said they have also received substantial offers from two unnamed Asian companies.
(news.yahoo)
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