new biofuel re-discovered : butanol

Butanol or (n-Butanol to be precise) is not a new chemical. It used to be distilled in the 1900's for industrial purposes. It turns out it could be a new biofuel

• With 4 carbons, butanol has more energy than ethanol - 25% more energy per unit volume.
• Butanol has a lower vapour pressure and higher flashpoint than ethanol, making it easier to store and safer to handle.
• Butanol is not hygroscopic while ethanol attracts water. Ethanol has to be blended with petrol shortly before use. Butanol can be blended at a refinery without requiring modifications in blending facilities, storage tanks or retail station pumps.
• Butanol can run in unmodified engines at any blend with petrol. Ethanol can only be blended up to 85% and requires engine modification.
• Unlike ethanol, butanol may also be blended with diesel and biodiesel.
• Butanol is less corrosive than ethanol and can be transported using existing infrastructures.

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Butanol can be made from non food crops. Here's an example, butanol distilled from leftovers of whiskey production.
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Elder scrolls iv: oblivion sale

 

 

 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition includes Knights of the Nine and the Shivering Isles expansions.

$6.79 USD

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition Deluxe

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition Deluxe includes Knights of the Nine and the Shivering Isles expansions plus Fighter's Stronghold Expansion, Spell Tome Treasures, Vile Lair, Mehrune's Razor and much more.
$8.49 USD

Today's sale on gamersgate

XIII for $5
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ArmA Gold is pack of ArmA Armed Assault and an expansion pack Queen's Gambit. $10

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 dark sector for $4
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 frontlines fuel of war for $3
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cybertec surge suppressors

You see lots of surge suppressors or surge protectors in the market. Here's one. Cybertec brand.

The pics clearly show the "surge suppressor" claim on the box, while the internal pics only show power sockets, switches, indicator lights and a box for the fuse. Compare this with a true suppressor which has varistors and EMI filters

I bought it because its only 300 pesos, I need a power strip with individual switches, it looks a heck of a lot better than my old one which has a busted switch and no fuse, and I need plugs that are widely spaced apart so that a small power supply or transformer does not cover adjacent slots. I would have liked to have a real one but I'm on a budget.

new 27 inch IMac requires proprietary SSD

Okay, everybody knows that apple  is obsessive compulsive and hates people who modify their products. Here's an example. The 27 inch imac has two drive bays. Buy a SSD from apple and you can install it in the second drive bay. Well, whats to stop you from saving money by buying a SSD from somewhere cheaper and installing it yourself? You'll be needing a mounting bracket and a couple of cables that are only supplied with Apple's own SSD.

I predict that knock off adapters and cables will soon be available.



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DC Universe Online: The best superhero movie you'll never see

A new CG trailer for Sony's DC Universe Online game features what might be the best superhero battle ever committed to the screen. Seriously, it's so good, it'll make you weep for what doesn't exist...yet.

I agree. This trailer is AWESOME!!


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MyFi router now available in the philippines

Myfi routers are now available in the philippines

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