Green Building Forum - Air Fuel Synthesis - Petrol from air. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:47:09 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 Air Fuel Synthesis - Petrol from air. https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9722&Focus=159464#Comment_159464 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9722&Focus=159464#Comment_159464 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:42:33 +0100 Chris P Bacon
The boys from Darlington producing petrol from air and electricity.

http://www.airfuelsynthesis.com/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/company-that-made-petrol-from-air-breakthrough-shudders-at-prospect-of-oil-industry-approaches-8218812.html]]> Air Fuel Synthesis - Petrol from air. https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9722&Focus=159467#Comment_159467 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9722&Focus=159467#Comment_159467 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:46:46 +0100 SteamyTea Air Fuel Synthesis - Petrol from air. https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9722&Focus=159480#Comment_159480 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9722&Focus=159480#Comment_159480 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:46:06 +0100 WillInAberdeen
Then reform the methanol into higher hydrocarbons.

Then distill the hydrocarbon to recover the diesel.

Interesting chemistry, but energy intensive, might be better just to use the hydrogen as fuel. Or the methanol.

Would be easier to recover the co2 from power station flue, rather than extract it from air.]]> Air Fuel Synthesis - Petrol from air. https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9722&Focus=159481#Comment_159481 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9722&Focus=159481#Comment_159481 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:52:07 +0100 SteamyTea Posted By: WillInAberdeenWould be easier to recover the co2 from power station flue, rather than extract it from air.
Already done with algaes as a test.

May just be better to use the 'green' electricity where it can save the most CO2e/pollution, so possibly for transport (thinking electric railways rather than road vehicles as the infrastructure and cost is against cars).
Not making a charter to carry on burning fossil fuels, just that this is not a fully developed idea yet.]]> Air Fuel Synthesis - Petrol from air. https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9722&Focus=159488#Comment_159488 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9722&Focus=159488#Comment_159488 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:09:39 +0100 Gavin_A