Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-31 Thread bob allen

one laboratory method would be to combine equimolar amounts of methyl 
chloride (chloromethane by the iupac) with a nitrate salt.

Greg and April wrote:
 Then how is NitoMethane made?
 
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 Howdy Teoman,

 bubbling thru the solution is all that it would do. It doesn't react under
 these conditions.
 
 
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Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-31 Thread bob allen

  Teoman, you really need at least a short course in organic chemistry. 
   It would answer most if not all of your questions. A little 
understanding of organic chemistry can go a long way.

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 Any known functional groups?
 
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 Hydrocarbons are relatively inert. They only undergo reaction at
 vigorous conditions such high pressure and/or high temperature, i.e.
 with a spark(kaboom!). A reactant would need to have what is called a
 functional group to react at less vigorous condition. With alcohols,
 the functional group is -OH which makes it react.
 
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 How would you react the solution with the gas?
 
 Teoman Naskali wrote:
 
 Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or propane or
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 the methroxide but still... that would save a lot of money.

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Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-30 Thread Chris Tan

Hydrocarbons are relatively inert. They only undergo reaction at
vigorous conditions such high pressure and/or high temperature, i.e.
with a spark(kaboom!). A reactant would need to have what is called a
functional group to react at less vigorous condition. With alcohols,
the functional group is -OH which makes it react.

Best, 
Chris

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Teoman Naskali wrote:

Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or propane or
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Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-30 Thread Teoman Naskali

Any known functional groups?

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Hydrocarbons are relatively inert. They only undergo reaction at
vigorous conditions such high pressure and/or high temperature, i.e.
with a spark(kaboom!). A reactant would need to have what is called a
functional group to react at less vigorous condition. With alcohols,
the functional group is -OH which makes it react.

Best, 
Chris

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Teoman Naskali wrote:

Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or propane or
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the methroxide but still... that would save a lot of money.

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Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-29 Thread Teoman Naskali

Propane becomes liquid under pressure. 

Mehtane would be bubbled through the solution.

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Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-29 Thread Teoman Naskali

I knew that somebody would have thought of it if it were possible.

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The reaction works by replacing one alcohol with another

in Fats you have glycerol which has 3 alcohol groups which are attached
to 3 
fatty acids

when you react an alcohol with a acid you get an ester

it is call a transesterification because you substitute one alcohol for 
another

since the alkanes you mentioned do not have an alcohol group you could
not 
use them doing the transesterification reaction.

if you could catalytically oxidize to form a alcohol ... (oxidize alkane

think explosion or fire) them maybe.

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Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or propane or
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the methroxide but still... that would save a lot of money.

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Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-29 Thread bob allen

Howdy Teoman,

bubbling thru the solution is all that it would do. It doesn't react under 
these conditions.

Teoman Naskali wrote:
 Propane becomes liquid under pressure. 
 
 Mehtane would be bubbled through the solution.
 
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Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-29 Thread Greg and April

Then how is NitoMethane made?

Greg H.

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 Howdy Teoman,

 bubbling thru the solution is all that it would do. It doesn't react under
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[Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-28 Thread Teoman Naskali

Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or propane or
buthane instead of methanol? One would have to have some methanol for
the methroxide but still... that would save a lot of money.

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Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-28 Thread michael skinner

The reaction works by replacing one alcohol with another

in Fats you have glycerol which has 3 alcohol groups which are attached to 3 
fatty acids

when you react an alcohol with a acid you get an ester

it is call a transesterification because you substitute one alcohol for 
another

since the alkanes you mentioned do not have an alcohol group you could not 
use them doing the transesterification reaction.

if you could catalytically oxidize to form a alcohol ... (oxidize alkane 
think explosion or fire) them maybe.

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Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or propane or
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the methroxide but still... that would save a lot of money.

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Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-28 Thread bob allen

methane, propane etc. are hydrocarbons.  You need alcohols for a 
transesterification reaction. 
Sorry, they won't work

Teoman Naskali wrote:
 Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or propane or
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 the methroxide but still... that would save a lot of money.
 
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Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-28 Thread JJJN

How would you react the solution with the gas?

Teoman Naskali wrote:

Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or propane or
buthane instead of methanol? One would have to have some methanol for
the methroxide but still... that would save a lot of money.

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Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-28 Thread Mike Weaver

Beer or wine works, but you should not drink it until AFTER the reaction.

bob allen wrote:
 methane, propane etc. are hydrocarbons.  You need alcohols for a 
 transesterification reaction. 
 Sorry, they won't work
 
 Teoman Naskali wrote:
 
Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or propane or
buthane instead of methanol? One would have to have some methanol for
the methroxide but still... that would save a lot of money.

Has anynone experimented? Any good reason why I shouldn't?


 
 



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