http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2014/11/biogas-at-home-a-renewable-no-brainer?cmpid=WNL-Wednesday-November26-2014
Biogas at Home: A Renewable No-Brainer
Warren Weisman
November 21, 2014
Germany is the leading producer of biogas in the developed world, with
8,700 biogas
In Canada, it is illegal to produce ethanol for fuel without a federal
permit, and these are effectively never granted to a home brewer.
I have been pondering the idea of using methanol (wood alcohol) as an
alternative to ethanol fuel, but have not taken the time to research it.
Has somebody
Darryl, methanol is already used as motor fuel in Indy Car and Speedway.
Metanol is similar to ethanol, but more. It means that of all properties
that ethanol has, methanol has more of them. Methanol is slightly more
corrosive than water and has an oxygene content of 50% by weight. The flash
Jan, thanks for the quick response.
Not scaring me off. I have read something which suggests adding
methanol to gasoline has some potentially beneficial combustion effects.
Lower energy content was known and accepted. I generally use
synthetic lubricating oils anyway - better lube
Methanol is super intriguing… the amount of hydrogen per molecule.
From: Darryl McMahon
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 12:06 PM
To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org
Jan, thanks for the quick response.
Not scaring me off. I have read something which
Years ago I read that vehicles owned by New York State (U.S.) and operated on
the New York State Thruway used either ethanol or methanol depending on
availability.
However, the manual for my flex fuel Ford Ranger warns against the use of
methanol. A few years ago I asked the list if I could
What is it about the number of hydrogens per molecule that intrigues you?
Methane: CH4, Methanol: CH3OH both have 4 H's per molecule, as would Methanoic
Acid.
Ethane: C2H6, Ethanol: C2H5OH each have 6 H's per molecule.
Is there something about the number 4
itself, or is it the number of H's
Hi Tom:
Sorry should have added the context. Intriguing as perhaps a better common
denominator than hydrogen itself. e.g. can be easily transported; can be
made from biogas; can power a fuel cell directly or indirectly; relatively safe
From: Tom
Sent: Wednesday, November 26,
Aaah, methane is intriguing.
Biogas is a metabolic product of one of the most ancient life forms, the
methanocreatrices. Anaerobic chemoautotrophic bacteria so different from others
that many would assign them to their own kingdom.
As to methane being easily transported consider where
