Arizona Bio Fuels Research
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2007 was a "Banner Year" for Arizona Bio Fuels Research.We saw our "E-85 Infrastructure Development Program" fall flat on it's face. It wasn't because of the program's merits - it was because the investors took a cue from the bankers and pulled out. The bankers (who are all heavily invested in Petroleum Stocks - Ever wonder why banker's don't like "Alternative Energy") told three of our four major investors that Ethanol and BioDiesel are a "passing fad" and that no one is actually making money in these industries. The reason no one is making any "real money" is because no one is seriously developing these industries. The government rants and raves about how "Bio Fuels" and "alternative Energy" resources will help lessen our dependence upon foreign oil imports. They even tout how these energies are "Environmentally Friendly" and how they will help clean up our environment. But then our "learned law makers go out and pass "stupid" laws and initiate programs and grants that are clearly aimed at funding petroleum fuels. In fact, I would swear by the looks of it all - that they are letting the oil companies write the laws for them! Our Biodiesel Plant and Industry projects went really well. We managed to build and assist over seven Biodiesel producers to construct and get their plants operational. At present we are focusing our efforts on our "Research and Development" Initiatives, our "Scholarship" programs to get individuals' trained in the scientific disciplines necessary for our "future" Bio Fuels Industries, Our Jatropha initiatives. These comprive of a varied "mixture" of incentives, and projects that are laying the foundation for a Revolutionary" development. Keep your eyes on this area - I think you will be amazed at the upcomming releases. But this page is devoted to our curent programs, so I humbly
apologize for the momentary lapse and ranting. We still have two major program interest that are on-going: The first one is our Jatropha Plantation. We are proposing to build a Jatropha Agricultural Industry
base here in the Southwestern United States. This is no small undertaking and will involve dozens of individuals and groups in
order for it to be successful. We are setting a standard to develop an BioDiesel Industry
here in Phoenix, Arizona (USA for you out of country folks). Our Jatropha Plantation is still two years out (because of technical and legislative set-backs, coupled with the technical requirement that it takes over two yeasr to start really producing Jatropha seed stock in any great quantities) . The Jatropha Plantation Facility has stalled in bereaucratic red tape and has not even broken ground (an event that was originally planned for August, of 2007).. This is a really vast project too. Because it also entails
a "retail sales" industry (to get the BioDiesel to the consumer - you know like pump locations at the gas stations). It also entails
the wholesale distribution of product from the plants to the gas stations. Pricing issues and concerns must be addressed, as well
as fuel quality issues. Then there is the marketing aspects (you must advertise and provide consumer education), you must make
the consumer aware of the benifits and desirability of you product. Otherwise it will just sit in the tanks at the stations and
few people will buy it. The Second one is our Hydrogen Fueled Vehicle/Generator Project. We are actively involved in the development of a Hydrogen/oxygen fuel development program. This program will enable the fueling of ordinary gasoline vehicles with a viable fuel using ordinary "distilled Water" as a fuel component source. Think this is impossible - Think again!!! The use of Hydrogen as a fuel source is not new. In fact it is a very viable method, and a tried and true process. The utilization of Water molecular fracturing (known as hydrolysis) is also not a new practice. But its application to production of a motor fuel for cars and trucks is a novel application. The major stumbling block with this technology is the exposive nature of Hrdrogen/Oxygen gas mixtures. When you fracture a water molecule, you get two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen (this is commonly known as HHO Gas - but HHO has been trademarked by individuals looking to capitalize on this process. So we will refer to the gas as "hydroxy" gas, or even" HOH" gas.). The end result is that this Hydroxy gas needs to be consumed in the engine as it is produced. Due to its unstable and volatile nature, it should not vbe stored in a compressed tank or cylinder. Therefore the major stumbling block is "The production and utilization of the gas at the point of use". Arizona Bio Fuels Research
will continue to fund both under-graduate and post-graduate scholarship programs. Coupled with our on-going tasks to build and develop Research and Development facilitie - this is of paramount importance to Bio Fuels Industry Development. This is the "Key" to the Alternative Fuels Industry Growth. Research and development efforts will bring about the innovations and future
growth to assure the industry's place for generations to come. Dave R. Mason, PhD
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