Re: [Biofuel] Back to the future

2006-06-09 Thread Hakan Falk
Oil was first used for lamps and steam boilers. The diesel oil is a by product of the refining process to get gasoline and was used as for lamps, cleaning and heating. A cleaner version of diesel is used for dry cleaning. I do not remember the amount of different products that you get from crude,

Re: [Biofuel] A Framework for Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation

2006-06-09 Thread Hakan Falk
Keith, I am not arguing, because it is more complex and do not want to argue it. I do think that this comment, even as it is referred to a third person, should not have been done. To leave such a comment, without mention how simple and utterly stupid it is, is wrong. Maybe I should have said

Re: [Biofuel] Back to the future

2006-06-09 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Håkan, it is obvious that no patent or manufacturing lisence will last for one houndrad years, espcecially considering the development of the diesel engine. But Scania is the inheritar of the original diesel engine. However, it is not flattering for us Swedes to be so historically involved and

Re: [Biofuel] Back to the future

2006-06-09 Thread Jan Warnqvist
No I do not have a connection to Atlas Copco, but I know a little something about Rudolf Diesel. Jan - Original Message - From: Hakan Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Back to the future Jan, I did work

Re: [Biofuel] Back to the future

2006-06-09 Thread lres1
Jan, Thank you for the earlier reply. I don't suppose you would know if the following is correct or not. Australia had the maximum grant to any inventor set at AUD10,000. This was the maximum grant to enable development of an inventors idea. From memory the Swedes had a department that would

Re: [Biofuel] Back to the future

2006-06-09 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Before Sweden´s entry into the EC, the system was built upon shared risks. It could be very difficult to have grants from the official funds. The first condition was almost always that your bank should be involved. Then maybe, you could have some grants - anways smaller than 50% of the project

[Biofuel] Freenet -- anonymous web communication worldwide

2006-06-09 Thread D. Mindock
This'll drive the Big Brothers of the world nuts -- I hope. Peace, D. Mindock "I worry about my child and the Internet all the time, even though she's too young to have logged on yet. Here's what I worry about. I worry that 10 or 15 years from now, she will come to me and say 'Daddy,

[Biofuel] Hello and Question

2006-06-09 Thread Joe Jackson
Hi, I'm new to the list. My name is Joe; I've been interested in clean fuels for years and have become very focused on biodiesel - I drive a Prius and recently my wife purchased a Jetta TDI and we are interested in finding a cooperative in our area. Any Anne Arundel/PG County Maryulanders out

Re: [Biofuel] Online sources for self study - Black Bodies

2006-06-09 Thread Joe Street
LOL yeah I built a $12M facility here, but that work was actually done in the old lab. I'm serious though once you understand reactive ion etching and what makes the machines tick it wouldn't be too hard to build a cheap system to deposit silicon on a pipe and dry etch it. Sputtering the

Re: [Biofuel] Back to the future

2006-06-09 Thread Hakan Falk
Jan, You are right about the time before EC, I have personal experiences from this. When we needed the help it was very difficult to get it and we could not pursue it. Once when we were a proven success, they asked us and was upset when we said that we did not need any help from them. I must say

Re: [Biofuel] Back to the future

2006-06-09 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Håkan, this is a terribly low performance for any nation which claims supporting entrepreneurs. And think of all the people busy with not supporting what they are suppose to support! What is the point of such a system and such a mentality ? Jan - Original Message - From: Hakan Falk

[Biofuel] Super Battery (MIT) - New from old

2006-06-09 Thread Paul S Cantrell
MIT is researching using capacitors to make batteries that can be charged in seconds, have high capacity (currently 60 Wh/kg, 10 times DLC and half of Li-Ion batteries) and last nearly forever by adding nanotubes to the electrodes to increase surface area and hence charge capacity. They are

Re: [Biofuel] Online sources for self study - Black Bodies

2006-06-09 Thread Kirk McLoren
Laser targets look like a stack of razor blades. Multiple reflections and absorbance at each juncture. I once penciled a z fold with 20 degree aperture and made of polished copper would look as good as a black selective surface receiver. The polished copper has low emittance but even though

Re: [Biofuel] Back to the future

2006-06-09 Thread Kirk McLoren
Once the intake is closed and the concentrated sun starts its work the system is a closed oneso oxidizer/fuel density is unchanged. All you see is increased cylinder pressure and hotter coal dust and air. - less the motion of the piston during this time. I envision this engine as very slow moving,

Re: [Biofuel] Back to the future

2006-06-09 Thread Hakan Falk
Jan, For us it turned out very good anyway. We sold for value comparable to 500 Million $ in todays money, shared by founders and key staff. A nice and good transaction for everybody. Some of the partners went on and formed a company called Small World (facility management software) and

Re: [Biofuel] Back to the future

2006-06-09 Thread Mike Redler
Ah...I see. You wrote: "Once the intake is closed and the concentrated sun starts its work ** the system is a closed one ** so oxidizer/fuel density is unchanged." That makes a lot more sense. Mike Kirk McLoren wrote: Once the intake is closed and the concentrated sun starts its work

Re: [Biofuel] Online sources for self study - Black Bodies

2006-06-09 Thread Joe Street
What I did is the same idea but instead of blades stacked with thier edges facing you picture needles on a nano scale. Blades are effective on one axis. Needles on two axes. J Kirk McLoren wrote: Laser targets look like a stack of razor blades. Multiple reflections and absorbance at each

[Biofuel] New UK member

2006-06-09 Thread Matthew Law
Hello, I've just joined the list. My name is Matt and I live near Sheffield, UK. I am currently at the stage of researching biodiesel production to power my 2001 Ford Focus 1.8 TDI. Ultimately, I'd like to make a reactor to produce batches of around 50 litres with Methanol recovery to reduce

[Biofuel] Tallow

2006-06-09 Thread Parraga Pablo-Francisco
HI everybody and Bob and JJN specially, I have made the porr man´s tritation process withtallow. I did apply for the experiment an equivalent of 300mL of methanol per liter, and 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0 and 7.5of KOH. My results, were to have transformation in all cuantities of catalyst but

Re: [Biofuel] Online sources for self study - Black Bodies

2006-06-09 Thread Joe Street
A quick search online and I found this about RIE etching of copper using HCL gas. http://yuekuo.tamu.edu/Rie.htm Have a look at the 3rd SEM micrograph down which compares exposing copper to HCL gas vs. HCL plasma. The one on the right (plasma etch) shows surface topography in the micron to

Re: [Biofuel] New UK member

2006-06-09 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Matt, welcome Hello, I've just joined the list. My name is Matt and I live near Sheffield, UK. I am currently at the stage of researching biodiesel production to power my 2001 Ford Focus 1.8 TDI. Start here: Where do I start? http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html#start Follow

Re: [Biofuel] Tallow

2006-06-09 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Pablo HI everybody and Bob and JJN specially, I have made the porr man´s tritation process with tallow. Fresh tallow or used tallow? If it's used tallow did you titrate it or just use the bracket tests? I did apply for the experiment an equivalent of 300mL of methanol per liter, and 4.5,

Re: [Biofuel] New UK member

2006-06-09 Thread Chris Lloyd
I also understand that we are not permitted to store more than 20 litres of 'fuel' on domestic property here, is this true? and if so what is the workaround ;-) Hi Matt, you used to be able to get a license from the local fire brigade to store fuel in your workshop. Chris.

Re: [Biofuel] Hello and Question

2006-06-09 Thread E. C.
Hello Joe (Maybe i should say Joe J., as there's at least one other [ very-knowledgable] Joe {Street} who often contributes here) Welcome, from another newbie (been avidly reading occasionally commenting/questioning for less than a year). First off, let me say you are now on probably THE

Re: [Biofuel] Tallow

2006-06-09 Thread Parraga Pablo-Francisco
I used Fresh Tallow I worked first with fresh vegetable oul and the results of tallow are quiete similar but the glicerine is LIgtherl (less brown). I have not washed any of the tests. I did not tritate I just put in a 200mLmelted tallow in each of the 7 bottles, and add quantities of metanol

Re: [Biofuel] Net Hypocrisy

2006-06-09 Thread Michael
Enron Republicans said Don't Regulate for public power utilities. Then there was no longer an assured profit, so not enough investments were not made in power plants or transmission lines. Now our city of Baltimore is facing a 72% fee hike and brown outs followed by black outs over time.

[Biofuel] help needed

2006-06-09 Thread bruno
I''m using foolprof process for about half of year with great succes.Recently I've got oil from diferent restaurant than usual and here comes the problem.After usual processing the oil was red as if it woud have full of glicerine in it.The glicerine did settled in usual amount (cca115 ml) and

Re: [Biofuel] Tallow

2006-06-09 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Pablo I used Fresh Tallow In that case use the standard amount of lye, there's no need to do bracketing tests. Since you're getting strange results, what else are you doing that could be wrong? How did you process the tests? What temperature? How did you agitate it? For how long? How did

Re: [Biofuel] help needed

2006-06-09 Thread Keith Addison
I''m using foolprof process for about half of year with great succes.Recently I've got oil from diferent restaurant than usual and here comes the problem.After usual processing the oil was red as if it woud have full of glicerine in it.The glicerine did settled in usual amount (cca115 ml) and the

[Biofuel] Herbicides in your corn?

2006-06-09 Thread D. Mindock
It might be a really good idea to lay off corn in your diet. This is a classic case of "science" being guided by accountants ( greed).Where was the FDA on this? Who is protecting us? Peace, D. Mindock GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CORN PRODUCING HERBICIDES IN