RE: [Biofuel] de-polymerizing cellulose not practical at this point

2005-08-14 Thread Bede
You would be farbetter to try and build a ranch community that didn't require heating other than that provided by the sun, there's a number of these sorts of projects going on, for cooling fan forced cooling via the concrete foundation slab is becoming more popular. this removes the

Re: [Biofuel] de-polymerizing cellulose not practical at this point

2005-08-14 Thread Pannirselvam P.V
Helow Brain, Tom , Robert , Keith and every one As I am from academics side involved in this subject in our list with PHD thesis (IIT, Delhi, India in 1980) on enzymatic hydrolysis of bimass waste and following the research for the past 25 years in this area .After seeing

[Biofuel] wash problems resolved

2005-08-14 Thread Thomas Kelly
My original message: I have pump-washed a 15L batch of biodiesel 7 times and the wash water is still milky. Does this indicate an incomplete reaction? Prior to washing I did a "shake test" and got clear separation with only a thin layer between the water and the biodiesel. Tom

Re: [Biofuel] de-polymerizing cellulose not practical at this point

2005-08-14 Thread Brian Rodgers
Okally Dokally. Thank you for your concern. Twenty years ago part of my job at the local movie theatre was keeping all the machines in operation. This included maintaining an old natural gas boiler down in the dark nasty basement. This old dinosaur had been converted from coal to oil and then

Re: [Biofuel] de-polymerizing cellulose not practical at this point

2005-08-14 Thread Dale Volzka
Brian- I'm new to the list and might reply to the group if I knew how. It sounds like your Pop is a good guy to know, especially since mine never got past eighth grade, but in some ways he was pretty smart too. One of the things he recommended was to get off

Re: [Biofuel] de-polymerizing cellulose not practical at this point

2005-08-14 Thread harlan hamlow
Hi Brian, Why not use the cellulose and convert it to methane using anerobic fermentation. The residue is fertilizer and the products are CO2 and methane gas. One glucose molecule gives you 3 parts methane and 3 parts(molecules) CO2. Burn the methane directly in the generator. Separating the

[Biofuel] County considering GM food

2005-08-14 Thread marilyn
Hi everyone, My Santa Cruz, California county is considering outlawing genetically modified food in the county. I have downloaded a lot of info on the subject from your emails to share with them. Does anyone have anything that can help regarding how people have successfully made it illegal in

RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-14 Thread Hakan Falk
Tim, This is not really the question form and maybe many others. It is not the question of that US is engaged, it is the way US does it and traditionally did it. It is immoral to support activities by their corporations, that are not up to their standards and laws for US at home. It is not

Re: [Biofuel] de-polymerizing cellulose not practical at this point

2005-08-14 Thread capt3d
brian, i would seriously encourage you to look into a solar rather than wood power to run your boiler. i don't know the capabilities or limitations of solar boilers, but i know they're out there and your location, well, isn't that kind of like solar paradise? battery banks can provide your

RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-14 Thread dwoodard
There may have been a misunderstanding in Baghdad. I suspect that the people in Washington knew exactly what they were doing. Doug Woodard St. Catharines, Ontario On Sun, 14 Aug 2005, Hakan Falk wrote: Iraq is the result of a misunderstanding, Saddam Hussein asked for the US permission to

Re[2]: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-14 Thread Gustl Steiner-Zehender
Hallo Doug, Sunday, 14 August, 2005, 16:42:09, you wrote: dbo There may have been a misunderstanding in Baghdad. I suspect that the dbo people in Washington knew exactly what they were doing. dbo Doug Woodard dbo St. Catharines, Ontario There is no suspect about it. I heard the US

Re: [Biofuel] County considering GM food

2005-08-14 Thread S. Chapin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, My Santa Cruz, California county is considering outlawing genetically modified food in the county. I have downloaded a lot of info on the subject from your emails to share with them. Does anyone have anything that can help regarding how people have

Re: Re[2]: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-14 Thread marilyn
I read that G Bush Sr. did not plan to invade Iraq over Kuwait until he met with Maggie Thatcher and she told him how her popularity soared after the war she waged in the Faulklands, and this made him rethink his response to Saddam invading Kuwait. Is there any truth to this? Marilyn dbo

Re: [Biofuel] de-polymerizing cellulose not practical at this point

2005-08-14 Thread robert luis rabello
Brian Rodgers wrote: Thank you for your concern. You're welcome! I think I have a better grasp of your aptitude at this point. Even if you ARE comfortable with boilers, I suggest you join a Live Steam group and spend some time with people, like you, who understand machines. Skip

Re: [Biofuel] de-polymerizing cellulose not practical at this point

2005-08-14 Thread Manick Harris
Hi Brian, You have another option with steam. It will break down on its ownhemicelluloses under pressure. And if a catalyst is present celluloses also, in yields depending on amounts present. I think you could use acids or alkalis as catalysts. You could use undigested lignin as boiler fuel.

Re: Re[2]: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-14 Thread dwoodard
I don't know enough to say, but my suspicion is that Saddam was encouraged to overreact to Kuwaiti drilling into disputed areas, in order to 1. turn Saddam's Iraq from a client state into an enemy. The U.S. didn't have enough enemies at the time to justify its national security apparatus, which I

[Biofuel] Biofuel College Courses

2005-08-14 Thread Pablo
I am 18 and not sure where I want to go to college. I might take the year off, as it is so late to be signing up. My question for everyone is, does anyone here know of some good colleges, preferably in the New England area, that have specialty biofuel(or related) courses? That would be a great

Re: [Biofuel] Biofuel College Courses

2005-08-14 Thread Rachel Burton
Hello Pablo. We have a certificate program at Central Carolina Community College in Biofuels in Pittsboro, North Carolina. www.biofuels.coop/education.shtml www.biofuels.coop/cleantech There is also a degree program in Sustainable Agriculture.

Re: [Biofuel] mercedes/dodge sprinter vans?

2005-08-14 Thread S. Chapin
Does anyone out there have have a (diesel) biofueled Sprinter aka 316 I think? We are considering one, a CDI 5cyl turbo mercedes, for general hauling. My feeling is that there will be no problems with even b100 (mild climate) but just to see thought of casting about on the list. Other than the

[Biofuel] Making fertilizer into hydrogen

2005-08-14 Thread marilyn
See the Economist magazine for a good article on making fertilizer into hydrogen. http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID =4269849 A new way to store solar energy Aug 11th 2005 From The Economist print edition MIX a pile of manure with some zinc oxide, angle a few

[Biofuel] code yellow security alert

2005-08-14 Thread Kirk McLoren
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Re: [Biofuel] Biofuel College Courses

2005-08-14 Thread marilyn
Hi Paul Prescott College in Prescott, Arizona seems to have a good environmental program that includes Agroecology. They encourage people to do independent study, so you could probably have a lot of freedom in planning what you want to learn. Check our their website and give them a call. The

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-14 Thread Michael Redler
Well done Keith. Earl wrote: "Socialism and true communism may have its value to some and will thrive in some places of the world, but I prefer not to live under it. Or at least, if I have to, please call it as such - The Socialist Unoin of America." You prefer not to live under a model