Todd wrote:
David,
I'm trying to get a handle on what yesterday's technology is
relative to biodiesel manufacture.
Esterification and transesterification technologies aren't going
to be changing much more in the future than they have in the
recent past. And even if a few improvements in CP or
Did you think of a manual ram press?
Carl Bielenberg in Vermont developed one (see address below). They are easy to
build. And very cheap.
Look into: http://www.jatropha.org/rampresses/biel-ram.htm
Reinhard Henning
Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
Reinhard writes:
You are
I'm about to junk [* see note at bottom] a 1989 Nissan van (gasoline
engine) with 43,000 miles on it, and in its place I'll be getting a 1989
Nissan van (DIESEL engine) with 27,000 miles on it. Both are automatic
transmission vehicles; the former is 4WD and the latter 2WD.
I would like to try
Are there plan sets available for these presses? I can't find anything on the
website other than the small drawing.
On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 11:21:00AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Did you think of a manual ram press?
Carl Bielenberg in Vermont developed one (see address below). They
Great idea!
Kim
Harmon Seaver wrote:
Anyway, what I was last thinking was building a combo log
splitter/pellet
press. Engine driven, of course, not just a handpump jack. I need the log
splitter anyway, so maybe just build it so you put different ends on the
ram,
etc. One of those
From a consignment store perspective, this looks like a great new money
making venture... importing Japan's used cars! Hmm how much to ship one or
those things? Also seriously though, what about other parts that may need
to be replaced- doors, glass, tires etc. Here of course we use used
Dear Christopher,
You can get into contact with some of the many diesel engine adapters to
SVO-use in Europe. I put some of the contact linkt into the Jatropha oil website
http://jatropha.org/p-o-engines/conversion-cars.htm
There is even a meeting of SVO-users in Germany, the beginning of
Grahams wrote:
From a consignment store perspective, this looks like a great new money
making venture... importing Japan's used cars!
I think a lot of used Japanese cars end up in Australia, where they
drive on the same side of the road (left). And a lot of used Japanese
cars end up in
Me too ... I believe in local production / local
usage.
It gives the local village more self-sufficiency.
And more choice.
What I mean by choice is that ... when there's
self-sufficiency, the stability of the user village
is not so dependant on the supplier village's
political stability (or
There are companies now importing used Japanse forklift and small
tractors[under 25 hp] to the US . They are cleaned up,repainted and sold.
Larry Ruebush
west central IL
- Original Message -
From: Christopher Witmer
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 9:08
Some excerpted highlights follow:
Technical Barriers to the Use of Ethanol in Diesel Fuel
Robert L. McCormick
Center for Transportation Technologies and Systems
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Golden, CO 80401-3393
7th Annual National Ethanol Conference
February 27-March
Some excerpts from
Saskatchewan Agrivision Corporation Inc.
Documents Projects
http://www.agrivision.sk.ca/publications.htm
. ..We have only scratched the surface of developing farm-based
sources of renewable energy ethanol, biodiesel, biomass, wind,
methane, hydrogen. .Anything we can
I have some ignorant questions (I had to ask):
I'm not sure if I'd deliberately add water to biodiesel
since BD and ethanol absorb moisture from the air.
Anyone know the saturation point of either biofuels?
And wouldn't the filters take care of this?
A partnership with Chevron mentioned
MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT
Office of Public Affairs
Fairfield, Iowa 52557
Ph. 641-472-7000
http://www.mum.edu
For Immediate Release
(Please excuse cross posting.)
Contacts: Ken Chawkin, 641-470-1314 or Marielle Savard,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
GROUP OF TRAVELING ENVIRONMENTALISTS TO OFFER
Hey yall-
I am Bill Clark and new to the group as well as biodiesel. I am currently
developing a Southeastern Center for Sustainable Communities for Audubon
International. I am located in S.E. Alabama, U.S.A. I have many questions so I
will pose them 1 at a time.
When settling out water from
Bill - sunlight will degrade vegoils. Best to store in dark and use as
soon as possible.
Edward Beggs, BES, MSc
http://www.biofuels.ca
on 6/10/02 2:22 PM, William Clark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey yall-
I am Bill Clark and new to the group as well as biodiesel. I am currently
Edward- Thanks for your reply. Still wondering about time a temp. It would
still be possible for me to heat with solar without exposing oil to
sunlight. For now, WVO will be used as collected.
Bill C.
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From: Neoteric Biofuels Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Biofuel-JTF
Next question. What problems might I encounter using anhydrous ethanol as
opposed to methanol as a reactant in this process?
Bill C.
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- Original Message -
From: William Clark
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 15:22
Subject: [biofuel] Foolproof method
When settling out water from the WVO, one method suggests heating to 60
deg C for 15 minutes. Is this temperature a minimum, same for time? My
reason for asking is that we
All this is based on my reading rather than actual experience, but as
long as the solar radiation is only being applied to the biodiesel as
heat, the controlled use of that heat to rid WVO of water should present
no problem. (Are you sure the time and temp you gave is correct? It
sounds more
Christopher- Still curious. Apart from UV degradation of plastic and oil,
would there be any problems associated with exceeding time and temp I
mentioned. I got these from Journey To Forever website under Foolproof
Method.
Bill C.
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From: Christopher Witmer [EMAIL
You can use the sun to heat it for filtering, etc., but it is best to store,
before and after, in the dark and not store any longer than you need to -
unless it's frozen under a snowdrift, that is.
Edward Beggs, BES, MSc
http://www.biofuels.ca
on 6/10/02 3:16 PM, William Clark at [EMAIL
Sorry. Here it is...
http://www.hubbertpeak.com/politics/
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wrote:
Do you happen to know precisely where you found this? You didn't give
the exact link.
TIA.
MM
Another interesting snippet from the same
Well, on paper at least you want to minimize exposure to heat prior to
use. But I assume you are not planning to store the stuff for weeks or
months in constant exposure to direct sun, and if the duration is short
(say, a day or two) your vehicle may not notice any practical
difference, even
On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 02:32:04PM -0500, MH wrote:
I have some ignorant questions (I had to ask):
I'm not sure if I'd deliberately add water to biodiesel
since BD and ethanol absorb moisture from the air.
Anyone know the saturation point of either biofuels?
And wouldn't the filters
Next question. What problems might I encounter using
anhydrous ethanol as opposed to methanol as a reactant
in this process?
I believe the first step involves mostly esterification but also
some transesterification. I don't know how much you're
relying on the glycerine to fall out of the
Gentlemen,
When you say use as soon as possible, are you referring to the WVO or the
biodiesel? I was under the impression that biodiesel will store for about a
year if kept in a cool, dark place.
Ed
-Original Message-
From: William Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 10,
Do you know the year in which ASTM D5761 was issued?
Thx
Chistian
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From: Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 1:54 PM
Subject: ASTM Flash point was Re: [biofuel] water (Keith)
Flash Point: Above 118¼C (ASTM PS121
D-6751 was published in April, 2002.
- Original Message -
From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: ASTM Flash point was Re: [biofuel] water (Keith)
Do you know the year in which ASTM D5761 was issued?
Thx
Chistian
Ken others- First I would like to thank all of you for your help your
prompt replies. I thought it might be useful for me to describe what I have
in mind.
One of the missions we would like to undertake is to demonstrate the
effectiveness of biodiesel as a fuel to the local community and
We just heat it in the translucent polyjugs that the cooking oil is supplied
to the restaurants in. A few hours in the sun on a hot day, and it is hot
enough to filter. They're like little greenhouses.
;-)
Good luck, keep us posted, we have been promoting the same idea around here
to the
That's rather a hopeful thought...that an Audobon/NBB board
member could persuade the EPA and the soybean councils to make a
loophole in the matrimonial papers they formulated in order to
accomodate micro-regional manufacture.
Don't get me wrong. It would be wonderful if they would. But that
Todd- I don't know exactly what EPA and soybean councils have put on paper.
I would be interested in seeing what legislation or rules apply. Would
appreciate directions to access that info (if available). One loophole I
hope to exploit may be that I am proposing that entities refine their own
Bill,
There is nothing to stop anyone from producing their own fuel for
their own off-road use, save for local ordinances that may apply.
And there may not be anything stopping anyone from producing
their own fuel for their own personal on road use, save for the
IRS and state taxation
On Tue, Jun 11, 2002 at 08:30:02 IST (GMT+0530), you wrote:
Here it is...
http://www.hubbertpeak.com/politics/
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Biofuel at Journey to Forever:
http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html
Biofuels list archives:
http://archive.nnytech.net/
Please do NOT send
Todd- Early on in my ivestigation of biodiesel (relative to the total time I
have spent) I checked with the municipality here and found that they are
exempt from state and federal fuel taxes. Same for schools. My question here
is if a municipality would be required to register thier fuel if they
Bill,
While you have hit upon what might appear to be a reasonable
loophole in the matter, there remain several points of
contention.
For a moment consider that I might be a very bitter commercial
biodiesel manufacturer, extremely angry at the manner in which
the NBB/soy councils are attempting
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