[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"That means for every 100 Btus in the feedstock, we use only 15 Btus to run the process."

If that is true and this process is all that it is cracked up to be, then the Saudis will be sucking hind teat before long.

[webstersII]

"If a 175-pound man fell into one end, he would come out the other end as 38 pounds of oil, 7 pounds of gas, and 7 pounds of minerals, as well as 123 pounds of sterilized water. "

Sounds like it will be of interest to the guys who took care of Jimmy Hoffa and the rest of the "family". Ain't technology grand?

[spodefly]

If a 175-pound man fell into one end, he would come out the other end as 38 pounds of oil, 7 pounds of gas, and 7 pounds of minerals, as well as 123 pounds of sterilized water.

The moral of the story: don't fall in, lest we extract your 'net worth'.

Very interesting article and a very hopeful technology BUMP.

[Junior]

A definite bump.

[DeSoto]

This is the thread I was telling you about.

[Our man in washington]

So let's keep a running scoreboard:

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS BROUGHT ABOUT BY PEOPLE LOOKING TO MAKE A BUCK vs. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS BROUGHT ABOUT BY ENVIRONMENTALISTS.

The "make a buck" crowd currently has a huge lead, and may be about to pile it on.

[Destro]

If a 175-pound man fell into one end, he would come out the other end as 38 pounds of oil, 7 pounds of gas, and 7 pounds of minerals, as well as 123 pounds of sterilized water.

SOYLENT GREEN IS MADE OUT OF PEOPLE!! IT'S PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!

[Junior]

Figured you guys might like this one.

[soundbits]

Bumping for later close reading.

[citizen]

Any FReepers live near Carthage, Missouri and can check on this plant?

[PeaceBeWithYou]

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[xm177e2]

If a 175-pound man fell into one end, he would come out the other end as 38 pounds of oil, 7 pounds of gas, and 7 pounds of minerals, as well as 123 pounds of sterilized water. While no one plans to put people into a thermal depolymerization machine...

Speak for yourself! I mean, um... that's just a crazy paranoid science-fiction conspiracy theory. No one would do such a thing. Not even me.

Muahahahaha

[FoundingGeorgeW]

putting the inventors name Paul Baskis in the company search section of the patent records at http://ep.espacenet.com/ I received his patent numbers in various countires. the process is described in detail and is patented in many countries as you can see US5269947 is the us one and easy reading You looked for the following: (Paul AND Baskis) 20 matching documents were found. To see further result lists select a number from the JumpBar above. Click on any of the Patent Numbers below to see the details of the patent Basket Patent Number Title CA2389720 ROTATIONAL INERTIAL MOTOR EP1226374 ROTATIONAL INERTIAL MOTOR BR9917536 No English title available. AU1465200 Rotational inertial motor WO0133107 ROTATIONAL INERTIAL MOTOR BR9307061 No English title available. HK1001257 Reforming process and apparatus AU683624 Reforming process and apparatus DE69312723T No English title available. AT156102T No English title available. DE69312723D No English title available. US5360553 Process for reforming materials into useful products and apparatus US5269947 Thermal depolymerizing reforming process and apparatus ZA9309325 Reforming process and apparatus. WO9406721 REFORMING PROCESS AND APPARATUS NZ256755 WASTE TREATMENT; MATERIAL IS MIXED WITH LIQUID TO FORM A SLURRY WHICH IS PRESSURISED AND HEATED, THE PRESSURE THEN BEING REDUCED AND TEMPERAT IL107963 Reforming process and apparatus EP0660806 REFORMING PROCESS AND APPARATUS CA2144959 Reforming Process and Apparatus AU5161993 Reforming process and apparatus