Subj : Re: Lookin' for oil
To   : Deuce
From : Finnigann
Date : Sat Sep 03 2005 05:00:00

-=> Deuce wrote to Angus McLeod <=-

 De>   Re: Re: Lookin' for oil
 De>   By: Angus McLeod to Deuce on Fri Sep 02 2005 21:09:00

 >  >  > Which is why it is so *stupid* to go to so much trouble to find the st
 >  >  > and then SET IT ON FIRE!
 >  >
 >  > Ofcourse, currently, the bits used for petro aren't used for plastics...
 >
 > Not because the *couldn't* be...

 De> That's not my understanding, but I could be wrong.  My understanding is
 De> that plastics require the larger molecules and the ones we burn are the
 De> smaller ones.

CH2 make the chains if you have a dozen of so you have a fuel, more make
plastics and so forth for a myriad of compounds.

     H        H             H    H    H
      \      /              |    |    |
       C == C       ->   -- C -- C -- C --
      /      \              |    |    |
     H        H             H    H    H
                         
  ethylene monomer      polyethylene polymer


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