Re: [biofuel] Chemistry of washing

2004-08-18 Thread Martin Klingensmith
Ken Provost wrote: on 8/18/04 5:42 AM, Teoman Naskali at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I wash my test batch, it creates a vaccum in the container it is washed in. Obviously some kind of chemical reaction takes place. What could it be? And what does it absorb from the air???

Re: [biofuel] Chemistry of washing

2004-08-18 Thread Appal Energy
Teoman, There is not necessarily any reaction taking place in your wash. Any sealed vessel creates a slight vacuum when it cools. Ask yourself if what your experiencing is nothing more than that. Todd Swearingen - Original Message - From: Teoman Naskali [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [biofuel] chemistry

2001-12-30 Thread Christian
Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 2:33 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] chemistry Thanks Keith. Though I must clear out something... I was talking of HCl, Hydrochloric acid, not Nitric Acid (HNO3), which I do understand is a main chemical

Re: [biofuel] chemistry

2001-12-29 Thread Keith Addison
Please excuse my chemical terms in english. I was wondering if you could clear a couple of things I had mixed up: Greases/oils (are they called fatty acid esters in english?) (CH2OCOR-CHOCORĀ«-CH2OCOR) and methanol (CH3OH) form Glicerol and BD (3 RCOOR)... right? Now this reaction needs

Re: [biofuel] chemistry

2001-12-29 Thread Keith Addison
Please excuse my chemical terms in english. I was wondering if you could clear a couple of things I had mixed up: Greases/oils (are they called fatty acid esters in english?) (CH2OCOR-CHOCORĀ«-CH2OCOR) and methanol (CH3OH) form Glicerol and BD (3 RCOOR)... right? Now this reaction

Re: [biofuel] chemistry

2001-12-29 Thread Christian
Thanks Keith. Though I must clear out something... I was talking of HCl, Hydrochloric acid, not Nitric Acid (HNO3), which I do understand is a main chemical in the synthesis of various explosives (a friend of a close friend of mine did pass away in a lab explosion some years ago). The reference

Re: [biofuel] chemistry

2001-12-29 Thread Keith Addison
Thanks Keith. Though I must clear out something... I was talking of HCl, Hydrochloric acid, not Nitric Acid (HNO3), which I do understand is a main chemical in the synthesis of various explosives (a friend of a close friend of mine did pass away in a lab explosion some years ago). Yep, sorry,