204. One small step

I have to say that Sun Digui and Zuo Lin's investment in this project is really large. Originally, when Passare reported his results to Zuo Lin, and later was taken over by Sun Digui, the process of separating insect oil from the garbage was already very smooth. However, there are several issues that need to be addressed, one is how to ensure the stability of the microbiota that is being refined. At a time when the city is full of industrial waste and household waste, Passare's idea is to dispose of it without any kind of waste to produce insect oil. However, it is not a single species, but a colony of 84 different bacteria and microorganisms. The different components of the garbage will lead to changes in the proportion of the microflora, which will affect the effect of refining, and the microorganisms themselves are extremely simple living organisms, which means that the difficulty and tendency of microorganisms to evolve and mutate in order to adapt to the environment are much higher than those of complex living organisms. In this case, additives that are non-toxic and have no side effects and can stabilize the microflora are a must. Another challenge is how to deal with the results of the separation. It is not difficult to separate the insect oil from the solid residue, but the difficult thing is how to separate the residue and use it in a simple and low-cost way. In order to adapt to the large-scale factory production model, the additive that stabilizes the microflora has been successfully developed, which is also a biological agent. For the re-separation of residues, it has become quite convenient to separate residues with different specific gravity after using equipment such as solid mixers and large centrifuges, and then dispose of them. Generally speaking, the technical conditions are ripe for the industrial large-scale production of insect oil as a new environmental protection industry.

In fact, the institute that carried out the research on the outskirts of Shanghai with a special environmental research institute sign is now actually a medium-sized factory. Two sets of production lines are now installed in the room, from the garbage feeding all the way to the sorting of insect oil and different types of residues, and the load test of the assembly line is underway to see what level of production capacity can be achieved. At least from the running these days, it's pretty good. In addition to the relatively large initial investment, this technology can continue to reuse waste that has been discarded for various reasons, especially plastics, which are almost impossible to degrade under natural conditions, which have been the most serious environmental problems, and those metals that cannot be recycled by conventional means added to various products, are no longer a problem. These two fully automatic assembly lines are capable of processing 95 tons of garbage per day, from which less than 10 tons of insect oil are refined, and the volume of residue is greatly reduced. After all, it turns out that although the garbage has been crushed, the volume is still a big problem.

After separating the metal slag from the residue, further separation processes are still being explored. However, metals that are more stable and less prone to compounding, such as gold, can be easily separated and reused. At first, we didn't understand where to get so much gold, but then we saw that almost all the large and small connectors and plugs were gilded and gold-plated in a certain audio store, and then there was a feeling of sudden realization. Due to the lack of specialized personnel in metal smelting in the research institute, how to separate other metal materials may be a problem that can only be solved through recruitment and poaching.

After separating the metal slag, the residue can be used for conventional treatment, which can be used to make building materials or directly used as a filler for road construction and other projects. Whether it is the particle structure, density, and specific gravity of these residues, they are good materials for doing these jobs. In the past, many environmentally friendly factories produced similar bricks and other building materials, not because the technical indicators of these things were relatively low, but because the cost was relatively higher than that of ordinary bricks. And the bricks made of this residue should not have this kind of problem, how can insect oil and metal slag also comprehensively recover the cost. Many cities subsidize companies that deal with municipal waste, regardless of their business status, to make them more competitive and able to process more waste. The reuse of residues is not a problem. After calculations, everyone felt that the cost of making bricks was negligible. Even if the bricks were taken away for free or supplied to developers and engineering teams at the lowest market price, it would not be a problem. At the same price as low-grade red bricks, you can get environmentally friendly bricks that are lightweight, sound absorbing, and have good thermal insulation effects, which many developers will probably consider.

As for the most important product, it is still insect oil. Insect oil now burns with the same burning effect as gasoline 93. Combustion produces only carbon dioxide and water. There is no way to produce carbon dioxide, but the emissions are only one-third of that of No. 93 gasoline when it produces the same amount of power. Moreover, it can be used with only minor changes to the existing car engine. At present, Sun Digui and his subordinates have calculated that the cost of insect oil is 5 yuan per liter, and most of it is the depreciation of equipment and the cost of those additives, and the scientific research funds invested in the early stage are diluted into the price of products. In fact, if large-scale production is put into operation, and the price advantage of the group procurement of those equipment and materials is obtained, I am afraid that the price can be further reduced, and the comprehensive treatment of residue revenue, I am afraid that it will not be very difficult to set the sales price of insect oil below the price of gasoline. In general, this series of technologies of the Passare is very economical and practical, and more importantly, with such a technical process, the industrial and domestic domestic waste that plagues many cities is no longer a problem.

After listening to the detailed explanation, everyone was a little excited. Except for the scientific researchers led by Passare, they were the first to learn about this, but after the excitement, everyone couldn't help but be a little apprehensive. If it is simply a garbage disposal process, maybe they will celebrate it, and then promote this technology, relying on the relevant policies and subsidies in various places, it must be able to solve many problems for the world. Or, the cost of producing insect oil is much higher than that of gasoline, and it will take longer to gradually reduce the cost, so forget it, although it will cause some people to be dissatisfied, I am afraid that there will be an endless stream of professional killers and commercial spies, but they are not afraid of killers and spies at all. However, I didn't expect that Passare had accumulated a lot of money, and the results could be said to be in place in one step. For quite some time, there may be little more to think about than the need for further efficiency in the treatment and utilization of residues.

Although everyone knows how much the birth of such a technology will contribute to environmental protection, how much oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced, and how much car exhaust pollution will be reduced. But at the same time, everyone knows how many people's interests will be touched. Needless to say, those oil oligarchs are afraid that once they learn of the existence of this technology, they will destroy it at all costs to organize the development and popularization of this technology. The people of the Druid Council don't pay too much attention to this, it's just that the soldiers come to block the water and cover the earth. The Druid Council fought against the Roman Empire and the Holy See in its heyday. Fought against the Dark Council, and in the two world wars, druids were present on all fronts, whether or not they revealed their identities. Could it be that the druids were still afraid of these ordinary people and the cultivators and supernatural beings who could be dominated and controlled by ordinary people?

However, the state apparatus is one problem, and the ordinary people who depend on the oil industry for their survival are another. The war in the Middle East started because of oil, and the birth of this technology made war meaningless, but what should happen to so many ordinary people who depend on oil for their survival? In the buffer period when insect oil gradually replaces gasoline, can those countries and people find a new way out for themselves? Perhaps, oil will still exist as an important industrial raw material, but it will no longer have the ability to influence the dynamics of the world. In contrast, countries that would want to destroy the technology and those who want to rely on it to change their passive position in energy are not too much of a problem.

"Let me start with a statement," Zuo Lin said, "this is our first step, and it is also a great step." But developing this technology is only one small step on the road. No matter what the situation is, I will work hard to advance this technology and keep going. ”

It's not that Zuo Lin is unaware of the difficult and dangerous future ahead. The development and popularization of insect oil refining technology is like a tightrope, and one end of the tightrope is now, and everyone may not be satisfied with the control of oil and energy, and the position of various countries in the world situation dominated by oil, but they still maintain mutual tolerance. On the other side of the tightrope is a new situation in the world's energy, and a new situation in which more creatures in this world can live better. But beneath this tightrope is an abyss.

Everyone looked at Zuo Lin, and suddenly they didn't know whether to encourage him or persuade him. Sophocles frowned, as if he wanted to say something, but as if he had difficulty organizing words.

Zuo Lin shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I have the intention of being ready to fight to the end, but I won't be reckless." The road, after all, is taken step by step. How to make this happen, I think, should be very particular. I ask that Xu Yi join us in the discussion. His brain...... It's not quite like us. ”

This recommendation was adopted without question. In fact, at this time, Xu Yi's action against the Tang family was only carried out in the second part, that is, the part of the payment in other places, but his plan was recognized by everyone. Everyone transferred some resources to him, so that his deck of cards could be played more and more smoothly. The Druid Council has always lacked a strategist-type figure, neither the druids nor the squires. Druids have animalistic sensibilities for avoiding danger, but less for how to run a complex trap.

Xu Yi was soon called, and although he was running a trap on the other side of the world, Xu Yi was still staying in Shanghai peacefully. Every morning, after washing my face and brushing my teeth, I played video games while waiting for the takeaway girl to deliver breakfast, and only after breakfast did I change my clothes to go to work. Everyone didn't even notice any difference between his actions and usual. I'm afraid that if you tell others what Xu Yi is doing at the moment, no one will believe it.

Xu Yi only knew that the garbage disposal project that Oaktree International was working on was very expensive, although he thought about making some suggestions to remind these druids who didn't take money seriously that they had to live within their means to save the planet, but in the end he shut up. He knows that idealism and rationality have never been very compatible. But when Xu Yi really came into contact with the technology of insect oil refining, and saw that everyone was counting on him to come up with a plan that would allow everyone to safely move towards the new era, he was excited. How can a person be so happy that he can act as a savior? This is simply the highest legend that a person can achieve.