The Washington times., 1921-10-15
FUEL
POSSIBILITY IN
.NEARFUTURE
Standard Material, as Aiuml-
mum, 10 Also Predicted by
4 Expert.

mum, 10 Also Predicted by
q Expert.
We do not know what influence the
vast number Of bootleggers have with
our governing group In the District Of
Columbia. but we suggest 10 aforemen-
syrups that they begin to protect their
that the distillery. the brewery, the
Haig q Haisery, and the rest, may In
the very near future be helping to
turn out automobile fuels, says M. c.
Krarup. in MOTOR.
Even the honest bootiegger, II there
ls one, will not deny that these once
fameas, hustIing institutions nre
capable Of producing alcohol and mix
ing II with. say. benxol or gasoline, or
some other fuel, 20 that we motorists
have something to burn that costs us
less than the Standard OIL Company
thinks we ought to pay.
I'VE have today mixed fuels, that
is to say. combinations Of different
fuels, which are better than gasoline
by far. but which are not cheaper than
gasoline to any extent. Some cost
more per gallon. You may have heard
such trade names as Alcogas or
BAagas which are nothing more than
high quality fuels produced by mixing
combustible liquids together.
Dhtilleries to Be Used.
The day will come. perhaps. when
our distilling resources may be used
for the production Of such synthetic
fuels. but not m the same manner that
they produced the useful spirits Of
old. The distilleries, the breweries.
and the rest will simply provide the
fundamental means of production Of
alcohol, for to obtain II cheaply means
the finding OF some cheap base and q
cheap process Of manufacture. We
have some today. 30 we are told, one,
for instance. In Germany In which
alcohol IL produced indirectly from
curry. TheS make alcohol this way for
less than cents per gallon, and can
sell II for about 10 cents II mixed with
other fuels. And there viii be big
profit In Il.
Alcohol can be manufactured any
where in the world. which at once sug.
gests that we might as well have, In
addition TO a universal fuel, q uni.
versai material. That means alumni
mum, for It is found In practically
every country to some extent. The
would give us a cheap
fuel In a lightweight car, 30 that vur
cost would be cut In half and
our depreciation likewise,
Nations Interysted.
Every nation today is thinking Of
,nother fuel for automobiles. Every
nation has experimented with the
various substances containing starch
,r sugar from which alcohol can
De made. They have used the
waste from the manufacture of gu.
rar. they have tried sawdust, wasts
.inue there is no reason why they
,annot produce a synthetic fuel
,heaper than gasoline by far and |
Tith properties exceliing II. Benzol, |
or instance, has been used extern |
lively In certain sections of the coun- |
.ry. Straight benzol, however, is |
rot satisfactory for ths variable loads |
inder which an automobile engine |
operates. Operated at full load al |
Ways there ID little carbon deposit. |
,ut there remains the big dIsad. |
,antase that the liquid freeHes
'round 40 degrees r.. which is too
lose to the freezing point OF water.
Mixtures Of gasoline and bersoi,
Nuie tn8y RpssfNs 'tneNe QlSAuVan- |
ages also. indicate them in lesser
legree. Etr
Alcohol offers a much better base
han benzoi. Your engine viii run |
IN alcohol alone. but there are cer-
ain Disadvantages connected with /
his fuel when so used. The en-
line starts. harder. and the mixture
must be regulated 40 that n euffi. |
lent amount OF alcohol viii be In
70 produce the desired power.
When once set. more power may be
ad, but then you have 20 burn q
,t of alcohol. An alcohol mixture
y. however, a solution of our fuel
robiem. Such fuels have been pro.
uced and are now being sold IN
ONE sections. but Il is still neoes.
airy 10 get big production and ma,
Ionwide distribution so the fuel can
Q sold for half the present price Of
nsolire. II IL possible and I pre.
let II win come.
II we can employ alcohol rs n fuel
ase we also can use aluminium as
IL a lx<x Al L.