THE NEW GASOLINE
BEHAVES LIKE STEAM.
(Received 10th August, 10 a.m.)
NEW YORK, 9th August.
In connection with the production of the reported new synthetic fuel, which will be marketed under the name of "Synthol," it is stated that it may be manufactured from petroleum, coal, or lignite. Its base, according to analysts, who have tested the product, is benzol, several varieties o£ alcohol, and a mysterious metallic catalyst, not unlike tetraethyl lead, make up the mixture. Its action in the hew motor, designed for its use, is said to be more nearly like steam power than that of any other internal combustion engine yet devised.' The| gas in the cylinders, at a higher compression than is used in an ordinary en*gine, expands without explosive force, and hisses from the exhaust valves like escaping steam. It it claimed that the fuel will revolutionise motor and aerial transportation. '
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 35, 10 August 1925, Page 7
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