[Biofuel] Permits and lots of other problems

2006-08-06 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
Hi everyone, I am currently in the process of helping to start up a biodiesel production faculty on the border of Wisconsin and Illinois. We were making good progress to setting up to a capacity of 1000gallons a day. Unfortunately we have had a recent run in with the cities inspector.

[Biofuel] Methanol Recovery?

2006-01-16 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
Hello everyone, I am scaling up the size of my processing units to make about 300-400gallons of biodiesel a day. Right now I do not do any methanol recovery however at the larger scale it makes a lot of finical sense to get back the methanol. I have had a lot of trouble finding somewhat

Re: [Biofuel] Clogged filter

2005-07-04 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
Hey don’t worry about the filters that’s exactly what is suppose to happen. In my diesel benz I had to replace my fuel filter because they had completely plugged up. I decided to break one of the filters open and inside was a mushy, muddy type gunk. That’s the residue that biodiesel cleans out of

[Biofuel] good news, but solid glycerin problem

2005-05-07 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
feedback would be great. Thanks again, Theo Chadzichristos ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net

[Biofuel] I just cant firgue out which one is right

2005-04-28 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
was right around neutral. I am thinking of purchasing a hydrometer to check the specific gravity of the final three products and seeing which is in the range of .85-.90, which I read, is the range that biodiesel should be in. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks again, Theo Chadzichristos

[Biofuel] Orange an not so clear biodiesel

2005-04-27 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
and that more catalyst should be used. I would greatly appreciate any outside insight and I hope I provided enough of the finer details. Thanks again everyone, Theo Chadzichristos ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo

[Biofuel] Isopropyl questions and a few other questions

2005-04-14 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
, Theo Chadzichristos ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net

[Biofuel] Questions with plumbing on the bd processor

2005-04-03 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
Hi everyone, Well I finally put forth the effort to switch to BD and am putting the finishing touches on my processor. I will be using a pump for mixing and was wondering about pvc and hoses. Im trying to decide if I should plumb my processor with some pvc pipe or plastic tubing. I found

Re: [Biofuel] Born Again: Help Portland, Oregon

2005-03-02 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
Hey scott, Hey scott, I feel your pain ive been on the path of starting up myself. With regards to getting reaction vessels id stick to the metal ones. I myself just bought a welder and am fortunate enough to have a small supply of 55gal barrels and lots of good plastic containers to

[Biofuel] (no subject)

2005-01-15 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
Theo Chadzichristos I still have a virtually untapped drum of methanol in Indiana, and will be moving to California in less than two weeks. I'm not going to want to try transporting it across country, and I do want to see it go to someone who will use it. If anyone wants it, let me know

[Biofuel] Whats the best way to heat wvo?

2004-12-26 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
methods. Thanks, Theo Chadzichristos ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http

[Biofuel] I need filters

2004-12-21 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
filter the WVO, does anyone have any experience with these? Also does anyone have any special filters to do a final filtering of the biodiesel before it goes into the tank (like 10 microns or less). Thanks, Theo Chadzichristos ___ Biofuel mailing

[Biofuel] Cleaning out the tank

2004-12-04 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
hi all, I have heard alot of people saying that their filters and sediment filter in their tank clog up due to biodiesel use. Does anyone know if there is a way to clean out the dino gunk other then just letting the biodiesel clean the tank. In the spring im going to start making and

[Biofuel] Questions with using biodiesel

2004-11-10 Thread Theo Chadzichristos
HI all, Iâve been looking for a post that people actually respond to, and it looks like I have finally found a good one. I have made blender sized batched of biodiesel successfully but I want to move to a larger scale. I have a 1976 Mercedes Benz 300d which I want to run on biodiesel. I