Since as Todd pointed out glycerol is nothing more than a simple sugar,
and since yeasts like sugars, cogito ergo vinto..what about
fermentation? If methanogens can digest the stuff perhaps yeast?
Joe
Appal Energy wrote:
Robert Carr,
You'll have to clarify a bit more precisely what
Hello Bob
Hi all,
I have decided to go the composting route to dispose of my glycerin
by-product, but I want to combine this process with at least one other. I
plan to dispose of garden waste, household compostibles and glycerin b-p
together, but want to get another usable or saleable by
Joe Street wrote:
Since as Todd pointed out glycerol is nothing more than a simple sugar,
and since yeasts like sugars, cogito ergo vinto..what about
fermentation? If methanogens can digest the stuff perhaps yeast?
the usual bugs for alcohol fermentation will not use glycerin as a
Joe,
Glycerol has been converted to ethanol using botulinum toxin.
None too sure that I'd care to pursue that at the shade tree or
micro-commercial level.
Todd Swearingen
Since as Todd pointed out glycerol is nothing more than a simple
sugar, and since yeasts like sugars, cogito ergo
Municipal Solid waster to alcohol via acid hydrolysis and fermentation. Can
any of you throw more light with references and examples??
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Hi all,
I have decided to go the composting route to dispose of my glycerin
by-product, but I want to combine this process with at least one other. I
plan to dispose of garden waste, household compostibles and glycerin b-p
together, but want to get another usable or saleable by product.
Has
Bob,My understanding is that glycerin tends to suffocate worms--sticks to them and they "drown," making it a rotten feedstock for vermiculture.On Dec 7, 2005, at 4:01 PM, Robert Carr wrote:Hi all,I have decided to go the composting route to dispose of my glycerinby-product, but I want to combine
Robert Carr,
You'll have to clarify a bit more precisely what it is that you call
glycerin by-product.
If you're referring to what settles out of a transesterification (base)
reaction, the first response would be to not try it, as you'd be
poisoning your worms with methanol and soap. It might
