Re: [Biofuel] Titration question from a Newbie

2007-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
Good Day to all, I have a question about the purity of Isopropyl alcohol. Will 90% yield good results or does it have to be 99%?? Isopropanol for titration is available from chemicals suppliers. Some people have used the other kind of Dri-Gas, which is isopropanol, but they found that it's

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel compatible gravity-fed filter?

2007-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Derick How long does it normally take the cloudy biodiesel to clear, without using the filter? Best Keith Hello Matt I have used a under the sink type water filter for experimental purposes. it has a 1 fitting on both sides. I used a 2 micron carbon filter element for the micron size

Re: [Biofuel] Isuzu NPR

2007-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
i have a 93 that i have run on b100 for over 2 years, the only problem is the stock filter is VERY sensitive to any level of gelling. cold morning starts are impossible unless you have a heater. i run my fuel line through the heater hose, so once it is started it works great.another thing ive

[Biofuel] removing water from ethanol / methanol

2007-05-03 Thread doug swanson
I've been wondering about a reverse osmosis filtering system, whether or not it would be able to remove water from ethanol or methanol. Maybe it would take a different membrane from the one commonly used to filter impurities from water, if it would work at all. Seems like there might be less

Re: [Biofuel] Titration question from a Newbie

2007-05-03 Thread Thomas Kelly
I agree with Keith that it is best to 1. Use the best quality chemicals and measure accurately. (This will always be important, but absolutely crucial when doing small, initial test batches.) 2. Do not attempt to use WVO (and titration) until you have succeeded in making

Re: [Biofuel] Titration question from a Newbie

2007-05-03 Thread Ken Provost
On May 2, 2007, at 5:59 PM, shawn patrick wrote: I have a question about the purity of Isopropyl alcohol. Will 90% yield good results or does it have to be 99%?? The other responses are technically correct -- however, the isopropanol is only being used as a solvent for the FFAs in the oil

[Biofuel] DOE Announces up to $200 Million in Funding for Biorefineries

2007-05-03 Thread Mike Weaver
*DOE Announces up to $200 Million in Funding for Biorefineries* On May 1, 2007, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman announced that the DOE will provide up to $200 million, from FY07 to FY11, to support the development of small-scale, (at ten percent of commercial scale),

[Biofuel] DIGG'ers Tell Copy Protection Nazis Where to Shove It

2007-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
Digg removed many posts -- and terminated the accounts of some of its users -- for posting a 16-digit hexadecimal number that is used to lock up HD-DVD movies. The number -- a processing key -- was discovered by Doom9 message-board poster muslix64, who was frustrated by his inability to play

Re: [Biofuel] removing water from ethanol / methanol

2007-05-03 Thread José María Montenegro
I'm not really sure, but the way of working of reverse osmosis is to separate a concentrated solution (of one/various solid in a liquid) between an very-low concentrated solution and a very-high solution. But it is the case of solids solved in liquids. The problem between methanol-ethanol/water

Re: [Biofuel] Biofuels - facts and fiction (The Ecologist)

2007-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
Interesting that the article criticizes the biofuel lobby for claiming some energy output derived from waste or 'co-product' streams and yet the article goes on to state that anaerobic digestion of vinasse from ethanol production results in methane gas which they choose to call a greenhouse gas

Re: [Biofuel] removing water from ethanol / methanol

2007-05-03 Thread Ken Provost
2007/5/3, doug swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've been wondering about a reverse osmosis filtering system, whether or not it would be able to remove water from ethanol or methanol. Maybe it would take a different membrane from the one commonly used to filter impurities from water, if it

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel compatible gravity-fed filter?

2007-05-03 Thread Derick Giorchino
Well that has a long explanation. if you talk about summer here 90 deg + just 2 to 3 days works well in the winter it can take much longer since it has a tendency to get a little thick. Take a soda bottle sample and put it in the window or worm place if it doesn't get better there is something

[Biofuel] Fwd: Wonderful article by Howard Zinn

2007-05-03 Thread Kirk McLoren
Subject: Wonderful article by Howard Zinn http://www.alternet.org/rights/50127/?page=1 - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.___ Biofuel mailing list