Replies to post #67835 on Plastic2Oil Inc (PTOI)

[Zardiw]

A better question is 'What is Diesel'. And THEN, you have to ask yourself: 'How easy is it to turn JBII's 'Near Diesel (which is basically 85% Diesel mixed with 15% Gasoline)' into Diesel that can be sold anywhere'.

Seems like that would be pretty easy huh? Maybe all you need is to separate the Gasoline out, and use a Blending Facility to make 'Diesel'.....and JBII HAS a Blending Facility.

And guess what. The Gasoline you just separated can be sold ALSO.

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[Rawnoc]

The "near diesel" fuel is diesel with some extra light fuel fractions (gasoline range fuel). The extra gasoline can be separated at the Company's fuel blending site or our fuel can be sold to a refinery. The Company is working with Islechem to add an additional piece of hardware to the P2O processor to separate the extra light fuel (which is valuable) from the output fuel. The company has been able to shift the output fuel range from light hydrocarbon gasoline fuels to heavy oils.

http://www.jbiglobal.com/news/2010-press-releases/isle-chem-validation.aspx

[Steady_T]

Near diesel is the mixed hydrocarbon output of the P2O process before further processing. It is a mixture of longer chained hydrocarbons that make up diesel fuel along with a small percentage of shorter chained hydrocarbons that make up gasoline.

The is an even smaller percentage of very short chained hydrocarbons that are comprised of butane, propane, methane and ethane.

The mixture of liquid hydrocarbons contains approximately 85% diesel range and 15% gasoline range hydrocarbons. The closest description of the mixture is "near diesel".

After a further separation step the mixture will cease to be "near diesel" and will become diesel, 85% by volume, and gasoline, 15% by volume.

The gas mixture is compressed for storage. As a byproduct of compression the butane condenses out and is recovered as a liquid.


You can make your own "near diesel" at home if you have a specific need for it.

Near diesel can be used as a blending stock, as boiler fuel, or can be separated into the usual fraction for sale as motor fuel.

Hope this clarifies what "near diesel" is for you.