[PW] Help with patrons question, please

[Doty, Fadia]

I really need help with this - hopefully someone has come across a
similar inquiry.

How long is the copper tube on a still used to make gasoline?  Patron
saw on a TV show the production of gasoline from plants.  Plants are
left to rot in an airtight tank for a few weeks.  Afterwards the tank is
heated and gas is distilled from the plants.  The process is the same as
for alcohol only you get gasoline. Supposedly the patron heard of this
on a television show 'decades' ago called "Real People".

I have searched sources that take me to ethanol and the patron say "no,
not ethanol".  The closest I have come is searching under MTBE which
describes an oxygenating additive to gasoline.  Thought about checking
uspto.gov since the information the patron wants has to do with the
process or processing of this 'gasoline'.  


Fadia Doty,
Senior Library Asst.
San Joaquin Valley Information Service
(559) 488-3824