Re: [Biofuel] A problem with WVO

2005-03-06 Thread Appal Energy
Any suggestions ? Conduct a series of bracket titrations and/or move towards the acid/base process. Todd Swearingen - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 9:54 AM Subject: [Biofuel] A problem with WVO Hello brothers

[Biofuel] Bad news for Diesel driver

2005-03-06 Thread John Wilson
Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Volvo had more than their fair share of problems. Only Audi came out better than average, Consumers report to be published next week doesn't rate this years Mercedes and Volkswagens as being very reliable vehicles. ___

Re: [Biofuel] Bad news for Diesel driver

2005-03-06 Thread Chris
like the beginning of an urban legand, doesn't it?) as saying that new MB's are coming to get things fixed at 30k miles that shouldn't need fixing until 200k miles. He doesn't recommend the newer ones either. But those old ones just keep on going... Chris Kueny '85 300TD Cayce, SC

[Biofuel] Social technolgy and social netwoking :The road map of the sucess story

2005-03-06 Thread Pannir P.V
Hello Keith and our beloved members Our small research group needs to elaborate a project proposal to submit to one of the biggest Media group in Brasil.Even though, we are involved in the biofuel and biomass energy project , we are not able to have the road map for this

Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act

2005-03-06 Thread Appal Energy
difficulty in achieving rated fuel economy and I see no need to go on crusade about it.. Pretty much just live what works and make whatever contributions that I can within my sphere of influence. Not much more to life than that. Whether others choose to think about how a car can be driven

Re: [Biofuel] Latest Consumer Reports

2005-03-06 Thread Chris Chuck McGuire
West at 55mph. ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable):

Re: [Biofuel] A problem with WVO

2005-03-06 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hello. I think that both the FFA content and water content are too high in that oil. The water content is the worst enemy for a good trans-etherification. Try this : Put the oil in a vessel at 70oC for 24 hrs. The water may form a separate phase at the bottom of the vessel. Check the water

RE: [Biofuel] oscillatory flow reactor

2005-03-06 Thread ccm
Dear Sirs, I am also student in university I am interested on OFR? How can I get contact with people to help me? Regard ccm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nayer Sultana Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 10:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

[Biofuel] Conversion of Diesel Engine for wood and biogas

2005-03-06 Thread Pannir P.V
See below http://www.iitd.ac.in/cgi-bin/nph-p/http/10.116.2.57/tech/details.asp?id=207 Conversion of Diesel Engine Into Spark Ignition Operation Contact Sengupta IIT delhi for producer gas can also work for biogas developed by: Subrahmanyam J P Dr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gaur R R Professor

Re: [Biofuel] A problem with WVO

2005-03-06 Thread droptop
Quoting Jan Warnqvist [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello. I think that both the FFA content and water content are too high in that oil. The water content is the worst enemy for a good trans-etherification. Try this : Put the oil in a vessel at 70oC for 24 hrs. The water may form a separate phase at

[Biofuel] freezer test

2005-03-06 Thread Brent S
50%, 33%, and a 20% blend. At -20c the 50% got thick but didn't solidify or sepparate, and the other two were ok. Are these results consistant with what is expected from a good home brew fuel? Brent Saskatchewan Canada 91 GMC 6.2 ___ Biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] oscillatory flow reactor

2005-03-06 Thread Anti-Fossil
Hello ccm, Here is a link to the University of Cambridge, Department of Chemical Engineering's site titled Oscillatory Flow Mixing. http://www.cheng.cam.ac.uk/research/groups/polymer/OFM/ The front page shows this site to have been updated as recently as December 2004. This information,

Re: [Biofuel] Latest Consumer Reports

2005-03-06 Thread Appal Energy
West at 55mph. Who hasn't? And what makes you think something such as this is so obvious? - Original Message - From: Chris Chuck McGuire [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 11:17 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Latest Consumer Reports Obviously you

Re: [Biofuel] Bad news for Diesel driver

2005-03-06 Thread jon forster
of new diesel vehicles, i'd like to ask a general question. I'd like to purchase a diesel vehicle, as my next, and wonder what my choices are. It will need to be used, but perhaps new enough so that fuel lines and other compnents wont need to be changed . I think the idea of a camper van that

[Biofuel] successfull two stage base

2005-03-06 Thread TLC Orchids and Such
I successfully pulled off Aleks Kac's two stage base process (eight gal batch) and an elementary form of methanol recovery last night. Granted the oil I started with was almost virgin oil, it titrated out at 1/4 ML requiring only 3.75G per liter, normally you don't titrate for this process but

Re: [Biofuel] Bad news for Diesel driver

2005-03-06 Thread Keith Addison
For what's on the menu, see: http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_UScars.html Diesels in the US And for an update (which I haven't uploaded yet), please see this message from John Hayes: http://wwia.org/pipermail/biofuel/Week-of-Mon-20050214/006049.html [Biofuel] US diesel options - was

Re: [Biofuel] freezer test

2005-03-06 Thread Keith Addison
I just did a test with some winter diesel and bio diesel blends. I did a 50%, 33%, and a 20% blend. At -20c the 50% got thick but didn't solidify or sepparate, and the other two were ok. Are these results consistant with what is expected from a good home brew fuel? Dunno about blends (we

Re: [Biofuel] Bad news for Diesel driver

2005-03-06 Thread Chris
everything you will find in the US and a couple that would be very hard to get your hands on. For 2-3 thousand, your choices will be limited to somewhat old. First to mind would be a diesel pickup with a camper or an old Mercedes. I am partial to the old Mercedes. For big bucks a Sprinter

[Biofuel] Cleaning Up Factory Farms

2005-03-06 Thread Keith Addison
Cleaning Up Factory Farms By J.R. Pegg, Environment News Service. Posted March 2, 2005. The Bush administration thinks it's perfectly OK to let factory farms discharge waste into the nation's waters. A federal appeals court says the policy stinks. The Bush administration's regulations to