Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Mercury Levels Rising: Report Release

I am so sorry to say that nothing you can eat will stop the heavy metals contamination if they are in your food or water. I do not know about food or water but our railway painters were given free milk to drink because of the lead based paints they had to use. Chris Wessex Ferret Club

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Mercury Levels Rising: Report Release

BTW and this is a little off topic as well but while we're on the natural remedies subject I've also found that rubbing bacon grease all over myself and my tent is very effective against mosquitos when I'm travelling in bear country. It's not a babe magnet either :( It doesn't polarise fuel

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Mercury Levels Rising: Report Release

Joe: Bacon grease may not turn you into a babe magnet but the black bears will certainly find you and your tent attractive as well as tasty. Doug Turner - Original Message - From: Joe Street To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 9:08

[Biofuel] How I spent my 15 minutes of fame - William Blum

The Anti-Empire Report Some things you need to know before the world ends February 14, 2006 by William Blum How I spent my 15 minutes of fame In case you don't know, on January 19 the latest audiotape from Osama bin Laden

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Mercury Levels Rising: Report Release

Greetings, We have found that real vanilla, mixed 1/2 1/2 with water and sprayed on skin is extremely effective against mesquitos here in Texas. It is possible to buy clear vanilla from Mexico so you don't stain your clothes. It also smells much nicer than bacon grease. Might help with the babe

[Biofuel] Fwd: Burning down the library

Fwd from the Sustainable Agriculture Network Discussion Group (SANET). Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 15:51:08 EST From: Michael Elvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Burning down the library To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The current administration's anti-science stance has been much

[Biofuel] Looking for still materials in Houston, TX

I am looking for materials for constructing an ethanol still out of copper pipe and fittings like the one shown below: http://www.moonshine-still.com/ materials list is here, the second one down on the page: Internal Reflux Still: http://www.moonshine-still.com/Appendix%201.htm any ideas where I

Re: [Biofuel] Looking for still materials in Houston, TX

They all look like standard hardware store items to me, but I'm also spoiled by a really good hardware store in town. Have you tried Home Depot? They might have stuff which could be made to work. On 2/15/06, Mark Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking for materials for constructing an

Re: [Biofuel] Looking for still materials in Houston, TX

Home Depot was my first stop. I have three of them within 10 mins of my house. the home depot's around here only carry copper pipe up to 1 diameter. 1.5 and 2 is uncommon in residential use here because of the climate, i suppose. i wish i knew a plumber here... but... pvc is plentiful but i

Re: [Biofuel] Looking for still materials in Houston, TX

Yeah, if I remember, they don't carry large copper here either -- drainpiping is most commonly ABS nowadays (and for the last 25 years I think...). What temperatures/pressures is it operating at? If you can find CPVC it might work, as it's designed for high temp use, unlike PVC. Since it's

Re: [Biofuel] Looking for still materials in Houston, TX

found a couple of suppliers, here. just had to do a little digging. thanks! -Mark -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark Kennedy Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:38 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Looking for still

Re: [Biofuel] Looking for still materials in Houston, TX

Mark, I llved in Dallas for 10 years and I found that Apex Supply always had what I needed. I also worked for Home Depot so I understand that they don't always have the specialty items. http://www.apexsupplyco.com/branches.htm They have several branches around Texas, the closest to you is

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Mercury Levels Rising: Report Release

Title: Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Mercury Levels Rising: Report Release What a fantastic solution this might be during BlackFly Season AAAGGG! Thanks Kim. Jesse From: Garth Kim Travis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:38:28 -0600 To:

[Biofuel] Biodiesel from Fresh-Pressed Oil

Dear Ken (Provost) and all, As per your response in: http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg35109.html Our cooperative plans on cold-pressing canola oil for utilization in Mike Pelly's model A processor. Do you forsee the gums posing a problem in reaching ASTM-spec

[Biofuel] Ordering pizza in the near future

http://www.aclu.org/pizza/images/screen.swf ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html

Re: [Biofuel] So called magnetic fuel conditioners

I use the Fuel Meiser recommended by Hakan's website; the bigger one made for V8's for my V6. I get ~1.5-2 more miles per gallon. Lillie ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel from Fresh-Pressed Oil

Joey: Gums will typically come out as a gunky brown layer floating on top of the gycerine but below the biodiesel. Degumming first will avoid having to deal with that layer, but is not necessary. Either way, they won't make it into the finished product. -K

[Biofuel] Trying to produce biodiesel in laboratory scale

Hi all! I’ve been trying (made 5 batches) to produce biodiesel in a laboratory, for educational purposes. This is what I’ve been doing: - 1 liter of virgin oil from supermarket - 200 mL of methanol - 3,5 grams of sodium hydroxide - Prepared the sodium metoxide by stirring for 24

[Biofuel] Plug pulled on renewable energy gurus

Published on 14 Feb 2006 by Denver Post. Archived on 15 Feb 2006.http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3506521 Plug pulled on renewable energy gurus by Diane Carman The day Carol Tombari got fired plays in her head like a scene from a cheesy espionage thriller.She arrived at work and was told to

Re: [Biofuel] Plug pulled on renewable energy gurus

Yeah. I knew several people who got canned there last week. This week I tried calling my former boss from when I worked there and found he had been deleted from the system. My roommate who works with Carol and John mentioned in the article managed to keep his job for this round, although he is

Re: [Biofuel] Plug pulled on renewable energy gurus

Hm. As well as this, posted on the same day: Burning down the library - Bush Axing Libraries While Pushing for More Research - EPA Set to Close Library Network and Electronic Catalog http://snipurl.com/mm1v All in the name of sound science I suppose. Strange how fossil-friendly sound science

Re: [Biofuel] Trying to produce biodiesel in laboratory scale

Hello Dennis Don't you mean sodium methylate? Best Keith One thing I've never seen mentioned is using sodium methoxide from a company such as BASF. I am using it in lab work and find it very convenient. It is water-free and about 25% in methanol. Take a look at this web page

Re: [Biofuel] Trying to produce biodiesel in laboratory scale

Hi Duarte I do get a clear phase separation after 24 hours, but my biodiesel isn’t crystal clear. It really doesn't matter much, or it doesn't matter at all. See, eg.: Allow to settle for 12-24 hours. Darker-coloured glycerine by-product will collect in a distinct layer at the bottom of the

Re: [Biofuel] Trying to produce biodiesel in laboratory scale

One thing I've never seen mentioned is using sodium methoxide from a company such as BASF. I am using it in lab work and find it very convenient. It is water-free and about 25% in methanol. Take a look at this web page http://www.basf.com/businesses/chemicals/alcoholates/biodiesel/index.html

Re: [Biofuel] Trying to produce biodiesel in laboratory scale

Dear Duarte, The basic reaction you are doing is a nucleophilic reaction were the methoxide replaces the glycerine in the fatty acid. So you get free methylstearates (if the oil have stearic acid). This substances called methyl-Stearates or Linoleates arethe Biodiesel. Now, I have some

Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted: Mercury Levels Rising: Report Release

You mean vanilla or vanillin? Commercially is also available ethylvanillin. Remarkable idea!!! - Original Message - From: Garth Kim Travis To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cross Posted:

Re: [Biofuel] Trying to produce biodiesel in laboratory scale

Hi, I am trying to construct a similar setup. How do you actually use the Liebig condensor to pickup the methanol gas? I have never used that piece of equipment before. Do you have a picture of the setup or diagram you can send me? Thanks! - JaredOn 2/15/06, Duarte Nuno Januário [EMAIL