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Show Oil From Rubber The motorist of the future may be able to obtain his petrol and oil from old tires. Government chemists of the fuel research board have discovered dis-covered that by compressing rubber and hydrogen nt high pressure and high temperature a process similar to that used for extracting oil and tar from coal it is possible to produce pro-duce either motor spirits or lubricating lubricat-ing oil. In one experiment a temperature temper-ature of 350 degrees centigrade was reached, and a quantity of pale yellow yel-low oil equal to about one-eighth of the bulk of the rubber was produced. At a higher temperature, 450 degrees centigrade, the scientists succeeded In obtaining a yield of motor spirit equal to half the amount of rubber used. London Tit-Bits. |