Did you know that there is a motor oil that cuts automobile pollution by 40 percent? Duane Johnson, a Colorado State University cooperative extension, he is a crops specialist that developed a lubricant made from canola oil, a seed crop grown in Colorado. This oil cut produces less automobile engine emission then the traditional motor oils. This canola oil is traditionally used as a cooking oil. However, with processing adjustments, this oil is as effective an engine lubricant as any traditional motor oil, with less engine emission.
Johnson stated, "Processing canola into oil produces no waste. By-products include only oil and ground seeds, called meal, which can be feed to livestock. There is no waste from the plant, and the production of the oil does not contribute to air pollution." This quote shows how the plant doesn't pollute as much as the traditional oil and doesn't cause harm to the environment.
This connects to the movie "The Lorax" because in the Lorax, when all the oncelers come in to town in their cars, they produce a bad air pollutant with their cars, along with all the factories and other machines. But if they found a source of fuel that did pollute as much (Canola oil), then they wouldn't have polluted as bad in their factories and cars.
I think that this oil should be used because you would save money and not pollute as much. The canola oil should be used instead and have the motor oil not used as much. This style will save animals habitats and lives. So lets hope that this can be implemented into our normal lives and get rid of the old motor oil.
Citation MLA Format- Colorado State University. "Colorado Crop Provides Environmentally-Friendly Alternative To Motor Oil." ScienceDaily, 29 Jan. 1998. Web. 30 Oct.
Website-2012.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/01/980129074428.htm
I think that we should switch to this alternative fuel. Clearly the environment is in need of such ideas. Humans depend on their cars for so much that it is almost impossible to stop. We try to cut down on our release of carbon dioxide but it is close to impossible. This alternative lets people be eco-friendly without putting in a lot of effort.
ReplyDeleteUsing canola oil as a non-polluting motor oil is definitely a great idea, since its production apparently doesn't cause pollution or unusable/poisonous byproducts. However, this isn't a fuel. It's an engine lubricant, it keeps the parts from screwing up with too much friction. It won't reduce the carbon dioxide releases from our vehicles, although it is an eco-friendly substitute for motor oil and its production doesn't harm anything.
ReplyDelete(You can use vegetable oil in diesel engines, though. it has to be modified to lower the viscosity, though, and not everyone has a diesel engine. I don't think it's taken off yet, and they've been experimenting with this for over a hundred years. Vegetable oil also seems to be less efficient than petroleum oil, despite being more environmentally friendly.)
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ReplyDeleteI think this is a great idea. If people used Canola oil as an alternative fuel, we wouldn't need to worry about this global warming as much. A question i have is, are all engines compatible with this canola oil because i'm sure it would be a very expensive process to make the engine work with the oil. I think the one downfall to this alternative fuel idea is if everyone did transfer to it, the world would smell like fast food because of canola oil is used in fryers. Once people use them for cars they may want to switch there gas furnace to canola oil furnace, which would also cause a fried food smell in your house. All in all i think it is a great alternative as long as you can withstand the scent.
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