[biofuels-biz] uses for glycerol

2001-12-09 Thread goat industries
You can turn glycerol into glycerol ethers and add them to the biodiesel to improve it's properties as a fuel. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Stop Smoking Now Nicotrol will help

[biofuels-biz] uses for glycerol

2001-12-09 Thread goat industries
You need to read us patent no.5578090, I could send you a copy if you like ... Paddy What is the eutectic point (freezing point) for the by product precipitant from biodiesel processing from waste vegetable oil? Has any one tried to use it as a phase change thermal storage system?

Re: [biofuels-biz] uses for glycerol

2001-12-09 Thread Ken
Hi Paddy, Im Ken. I was trying to purify the glycerol from the BD reaction. It turns out there is FAME and glycerol so im not sure if the FAME is good for the engine. Currently im thinking of what to do with the glycerol/water solution. Could you send me some information on how to convert to

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2001-12-09 Thread Ken
Tony, The glycerine is worth more than the biodiesel if you can clean it right. Around US$800 ~ 1200 per ton. Regards Ken At 10:40 AM 12/8/01 -0700, you wrote: Hello, my name is Tony and I ame new to the Group. I am interested in starting a biodiesel facility for commercial production. One

Re: [biofuel] Unimog: was Re: Thinking about buying a car?

2001-12-09 Thread Keith Addison
If the Unimog's overkill for you try the Mercedes G-Wagen. The US military's using them now because the Hummers get stuck and the G-Wagens don't. snip I don't care for the Unimog or the Mercedes. The Unimog is more like a tractor than what I need, and the G is more for my wife to haul

Re: [biofuel] BioD in the developine world

2001-12-09 Thread Keith Addison
wolfie1166 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a project that I think will work but I'm having trouble getting started, specifically I can't find a good source of funding. The project involves introducing Biodiesel to a country in the developing world that curently grows alot of oil seed crops. We

Re: [biofuel] A little more on the Rumely..

2001-12-09 Thread john wilding
Hi there, with regard to water + kerosene engines, earlier this year, I was in SRI LANKA, and the local fishermen were running Suzuki outboards using kerosine after starting on gasoline, but I was unable to discover if they were specially adapted for this or not, can anyone enlighten me on this

Re: [biofuel] A little more on the Rumely..

2001-12-09 Thread Keith Addison
Hi there, with regard to water + kerosene engines, earlier this year, I was in SRI LANKA, and the local fishermen were running Suzuki outboards using kerosine after starting on gasoline, but I was unable to discover if they were specially adapted for this or not, can anyone enlighten me on this

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Re: [biofuel] Re: Thinking about buying a car

2001-12-09 Thread Mark E. Wishart
Doug, its obvious your a city person. Farmers need a truck to run to town to buy feed and supplies, a truck to pull your livestock trailer. This is a good reason why the independent farmers need to form a union. With a union we could stop buying at the highest cost and sell at a lost. We would

Re: [biofuel] Re: Unimog

2001-12-09 Thread Ken Basterfield
Am I confused? re 'Mercedes' G Wagen. I had always thought the G Wagen was made in Austria by Daimler Steyer Puch. ken - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: 09 December 2001 04:29 Subject: [biofuel] Re: Unimog Keith Addison

Re: [biofuel] Re: Unimog

2001-12-09 Thread steve spence
The Gelaendewagen is produced by Mercedes-Benz. http://www.gwagen.com at $135k, I'll pass. Are you thinking of the Pinzgauer (Steyer Daimler Puch )? http://www.users.qwest.net/~zandersson/pinzfaq.html Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter:

Re: [biofuel] BioD in the developine world

2001-12-09 Thread James E. Miller
Dear Mr. Addison: The problem is the technology. Current conversion processing produces biodiesel which must sell for three or so times the cost of regular diesel. Marketing is not the problem, cost is. If anyone is interested in opening the market for biodiesel plants in Asia, let know.

[biofuel] [biofuels] Short questions

2001-12-09 Thread Christian
I«m planning on building my first reactor this (southern) summer. I ran into a place just yesterday, which sold stainless steel thermostats for $30, electric heaters (big 15A ones) for about $30, digital thermometers for about $30 and glass ones for about $10... all in one same shop. So I was

Re: [biofuel] VW Tdi

2001-12-09 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc.
This is from the Volkswagen company web site in Germany. Check with dealer or office in individual countries on warranty situation. Last year, here in Canada, I was told biodiesel use could void warranty (the dealer checked with head office for Canada, supposedly). Time to check again. Since all

Re: [biofuel] Re: G-wagen parents

2001-12-09 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc.
You're both right. It's a joint venture between those two companies. Built in Graz, Austria (also home to a great household WVO collection/conversion to biodiesel/ run in city buses program) http://www.brooklands-books.com/pages/mercgack.htm Edward Beggs www.biofuels.ca From: steve spence

Re: [biofuel] A little more on the Rumely..

2001-12-09 Thread john wilding
Hi there Keith., Thanks for the acknowledgment, maybe I will do some experimenting, cos as a fisherman I use a ,lot of fuel, SPIKE - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 3:40 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] A

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Re: [biofuel] A little more on the Rumely..

2001-12-09 Thread Keith Addison
Hi there Keith., Thanks for the acknowledgment, maybe I will do some experimenting, cos as a fisherman I use a ,lot of fuel, SPIKE Good luck, but take care heating that explosive stuff, eh? You wanna catch the fish, not end of feeding them. Let us know how you fare. Best Keith Addison

Re: [biofuel] BioD in the developine world

2001-12-09 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Mr Miller I think you're confusing my response and Marc de Piolenc's, please have another look at the original messages. The first message, from wolfie1166 [EMAIL PROTECTED], was this: I have a project that I think will work but I'm having trouble getting started, specifically I can't

Re: [biofuel] Re: Unimog

2001-12-09 Thread Keith Addison
Am I confused? re 'Mercedes' G Wagen. I had always thought the G Wagen was made in Austria by Daimler Steyer Puch. ken Hi Ken The Mercedes Gelaendewagen (cross-country car), or G-wagen, went into production in 1979, following five years of development by Mercedes and Steyr-Daimler-Puch

[biofuel] ENERGIES... week of 12/2/01

2001-12-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ENERGIES... week of December 2, 2001 GINGER, IT, NOW SEGWAY HT. Much anticipated during the past year as a revolution in transportation, the Segway HT (Human Transporter) was unveiled this week to the mainstream media. The two-wheeled, battery-powered, electric scooter uses a gyroscope

[biofuel] Unimog: was Re: Thinking about buying a car?

2001-12-09 Thread motie_d
Hardly in the same class as a G, that's just a car. Friend in Sweden shook one to pieces in a couple of years. Her driving is nearly all onroad, hauling groceries and/or grandkids. For general driving around here, they seem to be good for 200,000 miles. I'll probably end up buying a 4

[biofuel] BioD in the developing world

2001-12-09 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
From: James E. Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The problem is the technology. Current conversion processing produces biodiesel which must sell for three or so times the cost of regular diesel. Marketing is not the problem, cost is. Hear, hear! Coco-based biodiesel was being produced here as

[biofuel] Re: Unimog

2001-12-09 Thread Alan S. Petrillo
steve spence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know that the unimog can climb a 24 vertical obstruction from a standing start butted up against said object. The Hummer can't. This is true. Our medic high centered his Hummer on a 24 rock, and we had to get a recovery vehicle out to pull it off.

[biofuel] Re: Unimog: was Re: Thinking about buying a car?

2001-12-09 Thread Alan S. Petrillo
Thor Skov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hummers also get about 8 mpg, are outrageously expensive, and don't carry much. The diesel ones get better mileage. Not great, though, by anyone's standards. They are not trucks. According to the military, the Hummer is listed as a 1 1/4 ton truck.

Re: [biofuel] Current plague of email viruses

2001-12-09 Thread Perrin Hayes
Believe me Steve I am not the slightest bit embarrassed, the computer that I quoted in my response was using the latest update of McAfee as sent to the University for distribution as soon as it is released by them. Obviously even they are not always perfect! Perrin Hayes. At 08:22 PM 12/8/01

[biofuel] Re: Unimog

2001-12-09 Thread Alan S. Petrillo
Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the Unimog's overkill for you try the Mercedes G-Wagen. The US military's using them now because the Hummers get stuck and the G-Wagens don't. Do you have any links to support that? http://www.g4rce.net/engl/models-mil-ifav.html g4rce -

Re: [biofuel] BioD in the developing world

2001-12-09 Thread James E. Miller
Marc: Where are you located and what is your connection with biodiesel and Phillipines. Jim Miller - Original Message - From: F. Marc de Piolenc [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel List biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 8:16 PM Subject: [biofuel] BioD in the developing

[biofuel] VW Tdi

2001-12-09 Thread Alan S. Petrillo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] There are 25 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: [snip] imperative SNIP! /imperative AP -- Aviation is more than a hobby. It is more than a job. It is more than a career. Aviation is a way of life. A second language for the world:

Re: [biofuel] Re: Unimog

2001-12-09 Thread Greg and April
- Original Message - From: steve spence Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 16:31 Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Unimog I know that the unimog can climb a 24 vertical obstruction from a standing start butted up against said object. The Hummer can't. You can also get 2-3 Uni's (new) for