[biofuel] Re: Oil Seed production

2002-04-01 Thread cavm
In a message dated 4/1/2002 8:23:53 AM Central Standard Time, biofuel@yahoogroups.com writes: From: John Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Oil seed production Some work has been done over your way on oils that are not in competion with established markets have a look at

[biofuel] Re: Oil seed productioin

2002-04-01 Thread cavm
In a message dated 4/1/2002 8:23:53 AM Central Standard Time, biofuel@yahoogroups.com writes: From: AOAR Welch B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Oil seed production you don't have anny clients,do you? Well, yes, actually. My company is a project management firm. We usually work in

[biofuel] Re: Jojoba

2002-03-31 Thread cavm
Steve, Is one of the problems with Jojoba is that so much of the crop is lost in attempts to harvest it? I seem to recall a big to do about this plant some time ago that faded partly because the farmers can't get it out of the field convenienty. Or was that another crop? Neal Van Milligen

[biofuel] Oil seed production

2002-03-31 Thread cavm
A couple of my clients have expressed an interest in large scale oil seed production. Both are in semi-arid areas. One is north western Mexico and the other in northern Arizona. I have looked at many kinds of seeds with multiple uses of feed and oil but would like your recommendations. It

[biofuel] Biodiesel production costs

2002-03-31 Thread cavm
If we had access to about 2,000 to 3,000 gal per day of animal fat, what would you say it would take to process it into biodiesel? Any ideas of the capital cost and cost of processing? Neal Van Milligen Kentucky Enrichment Inc. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor

[biofuel] Re: Livestock role in agriculture

2002-03-27 Thread cavm
Keith, I applaud your sensible stand on the issue of livestock. ...there is no sustainable way of raising plants without animals. There is no traditional farming system that doesn't used animals, and never has been. It just doesn't work - soil fertility sooner or later fails, and then

[biofuel] Palm oil in Malaysia

2002-03-13 Thread cavm
Keith, This posting was originally a request for assistance in converting palm oil waste into poultry feed. We suggested biodiesel instead. The messages below show most of the conversation so far. I think that the requester is associated with a French institute in Malaysia. Feel free to

[biofuel] Re: Themal Cracking

2002-03-13 Thread cavm
Keith, I originally contacted Green Oasis in South Carolina about their thermal cracking process on behalf of a client who is interested in processing waste motor oil to diesel. However, Green Oasis tells me that they have succeeded in making biodiesel from soy oil and animal fat using their

[biofuel] Soapbox diesel

2002-03-12 Thread cavm
Aren't you all proud of how long I have held my tongue? As for the new breed of US diesel vehicles, I have a F350 diesel with 220,000 miles on it. Change the oil and it keeps on going. 19 MPG empty, 17 MPG loaded to 11,000 lbs gross weight. Try getting that from a 1950's automobile. I am

[biofuel] Re: Thermal cracking

2002-03-08 Thread cavm
WHY? $4,000,000? i can do 20 gpm for a $20,000 investment at the render plant i am at. using meth and koh, but cost is upset by glycerine sales. why would anyone want to spend 4 mil? I must have had a thermal cracking going when I wrote that. The 1500 gallon per hour plant

[biofuel] Re: Hemp oil

2002-03-08 Thread cavm
I have no knowledge of how hemp oil production compares to anything else but I can tell you that I have eaten beef fed on hemp seed meal. It was unbelievable. I understand that the same high quality comes to pork and lamb fed hemp seed meal. This might be a way to make the production of

[biofuel] Re: Drought and thermal cracking

2002-03-06 Thread cavm
Here comes Neal ducking and running. The thermal cracking site I visited was Green Oasis, Charleston, SC. Looked good to me since I like simple things. I agree that you may give up some benefits of standard biodiesel production from vegetable oil but it seems so simple. One big drawback

[biofuel] Re: BSE not in the USA

2002-03-05 Thread cavm
Keith and Todd, OK I surrender. There are a lot of issues that you brought up which are worth discussing over coffee at length. We might even find that we agree on many points, and not on others. Hey, I wrote a note on another discussion group asking about biodiesel in UK using condemned

[biofuel] Re: BSE not in the USA

2002-03-05 Thread cavm
Keith Trust Us, We're Experts. Well, we've been into all that, and found it wanting. It's strange that you think the only possible point of it was political bashing, which wasn't the point at all, and doesn't even seem to be there. The politics of the posting? What's that mean? I think

[biofuel] Re: BSE not in the USA

2002-03-03 Thread cavm
In a message dated 3/3/2002 5:11:31 AM Central Standard Time, biofuel@yahoogroups.com writes: From: Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: BSE not in the USA Safety of American markets from BSE is far from certain...so much so that studies released this week actually gave US

[biofuel] Re: BSE not in the USA

2002-03-02 Thread cavm
Keith, I know the reason you posted the lengthy message about the GAO report saying BSE is not in the USA was to point out to us in the last paragraph that animal fat is becoming cheaper and more readily available in the US market. I don't imagine you were actually saying that the GAO knows

[biofuel] Re: US Tax Code

2002-02-16 Thread cavm
Arne, I don't think anyone here wants this to become a forum of income tax schemes but let me say that the explanation your friend gave you about who is required to file and pay income taxes in the United States is incorrect. All individuals, who have income in the United States are required

[biofuel] Calcium Silicate

2002-01-24 Thread cavm
So how do we make calcium silicate? Neal Van Milligen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM

[biofuel] Biodiesel in fuel

2002-01-20 Thread cavm
Kentucky has proposed a bill to require at least 2% biodiesel to be in all fuel sold in the state. Boy did the howl start. The loudest has been the railroad which claims that they own 2000 diesel locomotives costing over $2,000,000 each. They say that the manufacturer will void the warranty

[biofuel] Vegetable oils substitute for diesel fuel

2002-01-06 Thread cavm
I found this web page and cited a portion of it below. Maybe everybody but me already knew this but I found it intereting. Neal Van Milligen -- --

[biofuel] HCL

2001-12-31 Thread cavm
Can HCL be fomulated on a small scale? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Tiny Wireless Camera under $80! Order Now! FREE VCR Commander! Click Here - Only 1 Day Left! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WoOlbB/7.PDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM

[biofuel] Re:Unimog

2001-12-11 Thread cavm
Steve, With the Unimog starting price of $84,000 I think I will stick with my F350. It is a bit pricey don't you think? Neal Van Milligen Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Quit now for Great American Smokeout

[biofuel] Re: Project funding

2001-12-08 Thread cavm
What country (s) did you have in mind? Cornelius A. Van Milligen Kentucky Enrichment Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] - In a message dated 12/8/2001 1:19:58 PM Central Standard Time, biofuel@yahoogroups.com writes: Date: Fri, 07

[biofuel] Current plague of email viruses

2001-12-03 Thread cavm
* IMPORTANT NOTICE ON STOPPING SPREAD OF WORM VIRUSES ** Helping to stop the worm virus To protect your E-address - I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in its simplicity. As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your computer it heads straight for your email address

[biofuel] Re: WVO and diesel generator business

2001-10-13 Thread cavm
From: eric almanzan I would like to start a small business installing diesel generators, and also providing filtered waste veg oil to run the generators. Eric you have the beginnings of a great idea there. Before you sink any money into it, however, consider some of your issues. You must

[biofuel] Forward from Metro Farm

2001-10-11 Thread cavm
A SATURDAY FOOD CHAIN RELEASE FROM METROFARM.COM... What will we do when we no longer have access to the petroleum locked up in the sands of the Middle East? We will farm our own petroleum! This Saturday morning at 9am Pacific on AM 1080 KSCO and AM 1340 KOMY, the Saturday Food Chain with

[biofuel] Re: Mother Earth News

2001-09-13 Thread cavm
In a message dated 9/13/2001 4:16:30 AM Central Daylight Time, biofuel@yahoogroups.com writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: wvo - storage precautions If i can store hydrogen the biofuel is a cinch thank you for your concerns. I go back to Mother Earth days and methane

[biofuel] Re: Cooperative

2001-09-01 Thread cavm
Husey, where are you located? We have helped form a cooperative in Kentucky and would be pleased to work with you as well. Cornelius A. Van Milligen Kentucky Enrichment Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] What i want to ask is, is there anybody who is working with this kind of organisations and inform

[biofuel] Re: Microprocessing of soybean oil to biodiesel

2001-07-24 Thread cavm
In a message dated 7/23/2001 3:26:33 AM Central Daylight Time, biofuel@yahoogroups.com writes: From: Steven Hobbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: RE: Microprocessing of soybean oil to biodiesel Cornelius, your extraction plant sounds very interesting. Could you please email your

[biofuel] RE: Microprocessing of soybean oil to biodiesel

2001-07-18 Thread cavm
We priced two soybean extrusion plants for Kentucky farmers yesterday. This process with an oil press will allow them to manufacture their own high fat bean meal and press about half the oil from the bean. Of course, once the oil is free from the meal it is a candidate for biodiesel. The

[biofuel] Used motor oil

2001-07-17 Thread cavm
Let's suppose that I had a very large supply of used motor oil. Say several RR tank cars a week. And let's say I had a modest chemical plant to do anything with this oil I choose. And that this is all located in the USA. What are my best options? I am already working on using some of it

[biofuel] Algae info needed

2001-07-03 Thread cavm
Yesterday was a post asking about algae and wishing for an expert in this field on the newsgroup. We work with aquatic businesses in the USA and Mexico. Perhaps one of our people could answer your questions. I would be happy to pass them on if you like. I assume they would be in the area

[biofuel] Politics and rude behavior

2001-05-19 Thread cavm
Hey guys, why the grief? I don't like the idea that only the liberal view point is acceptable in this discussion group but what really upsets me is that we waste so much air time on politics when I want to learn about fuels. I disagree with much of the political liberal view point expressed

[biofuel] Re: Politics and rude behavior

2001-05-19 Thread cavm
As for politics, sir, it is politics and money that run this country and others. The market takes considerably too much precedence, while morals, principals, ethics and justice far too often take the back seat or are stuffed in the trunk. To neglect political address is similar to having a

[biofuel] BTU of oil fuels

2001-05-01 Thread cavm
Does anybody have information on the BTU value of various oils such as soybean oil sunflower oil avocado oil corn oil etc. Neal Van Milligen Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is

[biofuel] BTU values

2001-04-15 Thread cavm
Does anybody have any data on the BTU value of a pound, gallon, or kg of soybean oil and maybe also for diesel oil? Is there someplace to go to get this type of info? I have worn out my search engines looking for a table or chart on oil BTU values. Neal Van Milligen Biofuel at Journey to

[biofuel] Re: Fuel for a small village

2001-03-29 Thread cavm
Why not gather the animal waste and other farm byproducts from the area and digest it to produce methane? This can be used in a diesel gen set or even a microturbine to make power. Small digesters can be built using plastic tanks or even plastic bags to make heating fuel for individual

[biofuel] Re: Ammonia

2001-02-27 Thread cavm
Keith, et al. I agree with you in theory. Compost is much better for the soil than chemicals. My firm is one of the largest composters in Indiana. We have worked on composting projects across the country. If you succeed in persuading farmers to put compost on their soils we could be one

[biofuel] Re: Ammonia and biofuels

2001-02-27 Thread cavm
So that my reputation can be rehabilitated somewhat in this newsgroup, let me send you a copy of an email sent to the poultry grower newsgroup about a project we have become involved in. You may be interested in an initiative taking place in Kentucky. The commissioner of agriculture has

[biofuel] RE: Ammonia

2001-02-26 Thread cavm
Keith, I think you may be mistaken when you say that there is no need for nitrogen fertilizers. In the Midwest USA we are seeing a shift from corn to soybeans this planting season due to the high cost of nitrogen fertilizers this year. Corn production could go down in many areas. I would

[biofuel] Biodiesel in Poland and elsewhere

2001-01-25 Thread cavm
In a message dated 1/25/2001 7:20:38 AM Central Standard Time, biofuel@egroups.com writes: From: Adrian Karbowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: biodisel in Canada Hi Aleks Probably me and you are in the same position : struggling for the launch of biodiesel industry in our

[biofuel] Trust Us, We're Experts

2001-01-19 Thread cavm
Keith, By coincidence this item came from Mike Olson today. Although the specific questions under the topic heading may not be biofuels, it is the same issue of engineering public opinion which you brought up. Cornelius A. Van Milligen Byproduct processing [EMAIL PROTECTED]