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Old 06-13-2004, 01:20 PM
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no mention of acrolein

Here is another study and again no mention of acrolein.

here is one of the educated comments on acrolein posted at the General SVO board (linked previously)

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by HCR: Incomplete combustion of glycerine does produce acrolein; that is a fact. I have no idea what quantities are produced by burning tri-, di- and mono-glycerides though. Remember that there is no significant free glycerine in svo.

Acrolein is a nasty chemical, too. It does nasty things to people. The studies I have read did not mention it as a factor to consider in the tailpipe emissions from svo, so I can't really comment further at this stage.
Tom so far it sounds like your acrolein concerns are somewhat overstated. I'm happy cause one of the reasons Im diving into this field is environmental concerns.
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