[ExI] An odd kink in the road

[Henrik Ohrstrom]

This looks promising but sewage sludge is not likely to work well as water
source,  it could perhaps work as a carbon source but I can't in anyway see
how contaminated water would do well in your steamgenerator.
Anyway the base assumption of using excess solar energy to generate syngas
do not need anything like sewage water to be of interest. It is a good
start even if you assume that it is a finicky bastard operation that
requires clean water for steam and a carbon source (waste) that has been
sorted to remove PVC etc uncooperative materials.
If the syngas can be transformed into methane and/or some liquid petrol
lookalike that is an enormous upgrade to what's otherwise an rather
unremarkable fuel for heating something.
That's probably the limiting factor, can we produce more heat that generate
electricity than just burning the waste neet?
If so we are in business, otherwise not so much.
Can we produce methan/syn-avgas to a competitive price compared to getting
it from a at the moment rather smoky middle east? Then we are in business
there too.
If the peace talks is sabotaged, then this will probably become all to cost
effective :(
/Henrik

Den tis 7 apr. 2026 01:41ilsa via extropy-chat <
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> Can you send it to me in text I can't open the packet you sent me
>
> Ilsa Bartlett
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> On Mon, Apr 6, 2026, 10:11 AM Keith Henson via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> I realize this is not strongly related to power satellites, except as
>> competition, but I am reaching out for any help I can get.
>>
>> This is directly related to the current energy crisis, since it is a
>> way to make liquid fuels from any carbon source and renewable energy.
>> (It does need some scrap iron in the feed for the metal pool at the
>> bottom of the gasifier.)
>>
>> I could use two things.  Contacts with chemical engineers and anyone
>> who could give me a recommendation to arXiv, so I could post the
>> attachment where it can be cited.  Any help or suggestions are highly
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Keith
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