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Think Again: Laundering Oil

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
269
Date Released
1981
Length of issue (in feet)
522
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Think Again: Laundering Oil
  2. 2Think Again: Vortex
  3. 3Think Again: Cobalt Computer

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
COI synopsis: Man’s compulsive search for perfection dictates a continuous re-appraisal of past success. For the enquiring mind, it’s just not enough that something works adequately - it can always be improved. Millions of gallons of lubricating oil are poured away just because it’s soiled - it’s like pouring money down the drain. Specks of dust, carbon and metal build up in working oil; but they are microscopic: therefore hard to remove. The answer was a coagulant. A secret formula developed by scientists at British Rail, thickens the dirt to a sludge. Then, simply centrifuge the dirt out and the oil gleams like new.
Researcher Comments
Story also appears in ‘Living Tomorrow No. 303’
Keywords
Science and technology; Engineering; Fuels
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 55 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/269
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Cutter
Fred Goodland
Cutter
Mike Murray

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Film Archive

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Notes
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