The best way to reduce pressures in the reboilers and degasser is to use sulfuric acid.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of robert luis rabello Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 7:59 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Bug Power Keith Addison wrote: > Thankyou. Interesting. It uses a lot of ammonia. Do you get it back > for re-use? Yes. Once the ball valve opens, the vaporized ammonia flashes into another container where it is condensed for re-use. > It doesn't say anything about pressure, only heat. That's encouraging, > if I've got it right (pressure is discouraging, IMHO). Adding heat increases pressure, so it has to be done in a pressure vessel of some sort. There was an ammonia based refrigeration unit powered by an off axis solar tracker in Home Power magazine many years ago. It produced pressure in excess of 100 psi (I think. . . Oh, where ARE those brain cells???) during its operation, and I thought it would make an excellent unit for the AFEX process. Combined, it could produce ice and subsequent to enzymatic treatment, feedstock for fermentation and ethanol fuel. >Do > you have the complete paper? Yes, there are two papers buried somewhere in my files. They were rather poor quality photocopies given to me by Roy McAlister of the American Hydrogen Association. That seems like a lifetime ago already. (Any time before I had children seems like a lifetime ago!) > You might Robert, but I wouldn't, or at least I didn't. I didn't > encounter anything like that in school (primitive). I've learnt quite > a lot of biology since, or how to apply it anyway, but this was > clearly put, I learnt something more, thankyou. You're welcome, Keith. I'm glad to contribute something of substance now and then. robert luis rabello "The Edge of Justice" Adventure for Your Mind http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=9782> Ranger Supercharger Project Page http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.4 - Release Date: 6/6/2005 _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
