PROPOSED ETHANOL PIPELINE

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PAT.C
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PROPOSED ETHANOL PIPELINE

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THIS WOULD HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON TRAIN TRAFFIC. :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Re: PROPOSED ETHENOL PIPELINE

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OMGosh yes. Look what the pipeline has done to other petroleum products that traditional went by rail. It could reduce it to a trickle of what it is now.

Of course, the construction would potentially mean thousands of railcars with pipe.
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Congress has to change the rules so the project can qualify for a federal loan guarantee. That means you and I get to pay when it fails :cry: If the bankers and big oil don't want to bankroll it, it's not a good business deal.
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correct me if im wrong, but isnt ethenol fairly corrosive. Which if that is the case, this is going to be one pricey pipeline. Because that means its going to need to be made out of stainless steel.
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JDavis21835 wrote:correct me if im wrong, but isnt ethenol fairly corrosive. Which if that is the case, this is going to be one pricey pipeline. Because that means its going to need to be made out of stainless steel.
It appears the biggest problem is it's affinity for water which makes the pipeline a single product pipe line (unlike a petroleum pipeline which can handle multiple products). Corrosion may be a problem http://www.enewsbuilder.net/aopl/e_article000570935.cfm but based on the info in the article, it may affect all steel.
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