From: Jim Webster (james.webster@iomartdsl.com)
Date: Thu Oct 06 2005 - 04:29:50 PDT
Mike Maynard wrote:
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Joe Greene [mailto:joegreene@urnet.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 10:52 PM
> To: biodieselbasics@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [biodieselbasics] Diesel Exhaust converted to water -
>
> Hey - Why not ?
>
> Tapping Into the Tailpipe
> To paraphrase the recently departed Don Adams, "Would you believe, a soldier
> drinking diesel fumes?"
>
> The Army is spending $2 million to outfit two Humvees with filtering systems
> that convert engine vapors into potable water. The gunk that is generated
> from diesel combustion is put through a six-stage filtering process to
> create agua that the Army says will be at least as good as tap water.
Incredibly old story. There have been images on JED of this for at least
two years though back then the water tasted a bit like battery acid
apparently :-)
-- TTFN Jim ICQ: 58721472 *********************** http://www.jedsite.info JED Military Equipment ***********************
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