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Originally Posted by UHH47
I can only relate my theory to PROPANE gas.
One full tank of Propane that I use on my grill is 20 lb, in relation that would be 73 tanks of CO2 gas released into the atmosphere. If you burn 1 gallon of gas in 2.5 hrs that would be 52 gallons of gas/year = 436 lb (8.4lb per gallon). With my figures of simple math, gasoline is producing 338% more CO2 than the weight of gasoline.
No wonder the vegetation is growing like crazy.
Please give me guidance.
QUOTE=Kelevision;2227451]A gas-powered golf cart with a 10.5 horsepower engine that operates for 2.5 hours each week emits 1474.2 pounds of CO2 each year, according to a study by Princeton University.
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Guidance: There are many inaccuracies in your simple math assumptions but the biggest error is that you did not add the weight of Oxygen in the resulting CO2 when gasoline is combusted..
Using gas in golf cart uses about 1 gallon in 2.5 hours (2.gal x 20 mpg=50mpg which is typical for gas cart). Round numbers yearly use is 52 gal regular gasoline.
Gasoline is about 6 lbs per gal for regular
a. 13% Hydrogen which produces 0 lbs CO2 when burned
b. 87% Carbon by weight or 5.22 lbs C but adds 10.44 lbs Oxygen
to make CO2. Total CO2 is 15.66 lbs per gal
c Annual CO2 is 52 x 15.6 = 811 lbs per year at 50 mpg
To get to the Princeton numbers, the mileage on the gas cart is more like 27-28 mpg. My 50 mpg is probably too high.
