Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoPosting here first before no stupid questions. Have or has anyone developed synthetic oil? That does not rely on sucking the earth dry? And we can pretty much get rid of the oil prob?message-squaremessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down13
arrow-up124arrow-down1message-squarePosting here first before no stupid questions. Have or has anyone developed synthetic oil? That does not rely on sucking the earth dry? And we can pretty much get rid of the oil prob?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square24linkfedilink
minus-squareAdmetus@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 days agoYeah, in chemical basics putting molecules together requires energy. If we are doing that, we may as well just start using hydrogen as a fuel.
minus-squareGreyEyedGhost@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoHydrogen has its problems. I’m not sure those problems are as big as synthesizing hydrocarbons.
Yeah, in chemical basics putting molecules together requires energy. If we are doing that, we may as well just start using hydrogen as a fuel.
Hydrogen has its problems. I’m not sure those problems are as big as synthesizing hydrocarbons.