Never Go To A Gas Station Again!
Make your Own Biodiesel:
A Hands-on Workshop
When: Sunday December 7th, 2003
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m+
Westside Santa Cruz location, please rsvp for directions
Cost: $15-$50 sliding scale, $5 for optional 70-page textbook
Bring a potluck lunch to share
Sorry for the second posting, I think the contact information got
snipped by Yahoo, here it is this time.
Never Go To A Gas Station Again!
Make your Own Biodiesel:
A Hands-on Workshop
When: Sunday December 7th, 2003
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m+
Westside Santa Cruz location, please rsvp for
Biodiesel Equipment Building Class
Saturday, Dec. 13th, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
San Gregorio Stage Stop (corner of Hwy 84 and Stage
Road, 10 miles south of Half Moon Bay just off of Hwy
101)
Instructor: Maria 'Mark' Alovert.
$15- 50 sliding scale
Bring potluck lunch to share.
Please RSVP to
Hello!
For small-scale information, www.journeytoforever.org has the
best info.
For commercial production, please have a look at the 'technical
papers' and other information at www.me.iastate.edu/biodiesel
for information from Iowa State University.
If I understand correctly, there is no
ooh, tell us aobut vegtherm -lite. What is tha application- heating
biodiesel lines, or is it an svo application still?
Time for my Yearly Wintertime Retelling of the one single
Berkeley Recycling gelled fuel story. They run 16 (garbage type)
curbaide recycling trucks on B100 in Berkeley,
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, skillshare [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I called Jim Caldwell at the EPA today to talk about the
classification of biodiesel within the EPA registration process (ie
whether it's classified as non-baseline or atypical), and to ask
about the possible small business
First question is, did you wash it?
Otherwise, how strictly did you follow the recipe, and did you use
phosphoric acid for the wash?
Try identifying whether it is in fact FFA you're seeing or some
other (water soluble) acid: shake up a sample of your finished
fuel with warm distilled water,
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, skillshare [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi all,
I am running a 'thread' on the Veggieavenger biodiesel photo
forum about Tankenstein, the monstrously ugly 120-gallon water
heater processor I just built. It's not super exciting or very
different than my $150
California Biodiesel Consumers' Conference
Towards sustainable biodiesel for passenger car and
small business B100 consumers in California
January 31 and Feb 1 , 10am-5 pm
Pitzer College, Claremont, CA
More info coming soon at:
www.veggieavenger.com/conference
Email us: [EMAIL
go read this, now, especially the commentary at the end:
http://www.biofuels.coop/blog/archives/15.html
This story summarises the small grassroots producer problem
in the US in a nutshell.
mark
Biofuels at Journey to Forever
http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html
List messages are
**
NAFT Gas in Fairfax, CA, just north of SF, just stopped selling
biodiesel, which they had been conveniently offering for about 6
months.
I thought there were some interesting lessons in the whole story
behind this pump- the interaction between the enthusiasts of our
growing
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], girl_mark_fire [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
in our area we'be been using this impressive-looking chart comparing
emissions of biodiesel to diesel, gasoline, CNG, ethanol (85%), and
other fuels. We went looking for the source of the chart tonight- and
found the parent
Sorry for the non-biz topic here (and apologies to people who aren't local)...
Yes, it'd be helpful if people attending the Ukiah class let me know ahead of
time that they were planning on coming, I'm sorry I didn't include registration
info in the original announcement! I usually do these
I've heard a few other bad examples of industry putting out bad product. One
of them was a story that the instructors at the Iowa State course told. They
didn't want to name the company who was doing this, but it was a
manufacturer who was selling blending stock (ie the B20 portion of a B20/
Hi,
I'm going to respond to the workshop stuff offlist later, but I just wanted to
comment onlist, on this oil-and-feed application for oil crops. In the case of
corn, I believe that you can get three uses out of it- oil for biodiesel,
fermenting
the corn for ethanol, and then using what's
Graham,
I understand that World Energy is a broker for fuel coming from several
manufacturing facilities, and that it might be hard to track things like this
from a
broker perspective. But can you answer the questions on what exactly
happened?
Your letter to the Northwest consumers mentions
Making Homebrew Biodiesel: A Hands-on Workshop
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from any plant oil and other
fats. It can be used in any diesel engine without modifications, and
can be made easily in your backyard. Biodiesel greatly reduces
emissions, is biodegradable, safe to handle,
At:
www.me.iastate.edu/biodiesel under the 'technical papers' section,
there is a paper about 'blend detection'. Dr Jon Van Gerpen (and
others?) experimented with a common, cheap (well, cheapish- at $350)
off-the-shelf sensor from a Ford flex-fuel vehicle . it's normally
used for detecting
Jim and all,
I'm actually not reading this list right now, so I might miss any
discussion here.
Some of the info I'm quoting below is based on information I have on
paper. I'm sure it's also on the web somewhere in some form. The 'on
paper' part is an upcoming book on biodiesel business
Hello all,
There is a negative warning label being proposed in a
labeling agency in california, as well as a very
ill-advised requirement that affects the sale of
biodiesel blends. There is a public comment period
which ends in three days, on Tuesday. In addition to
the warning label, it
Run Your Car on Vegetable Oil
BIODIESEL
A home-grown alternative fuel
Wednesday, November 12, 7-9 pm, $free
Ecology Center Bookstore, 2530 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley
510 548 2220 ext 233
Join us at the Ecology Center Bookstore for a slide show and
discussion about one of the most exciting
Quite ironic to see this here in light of the recent thread on quality
and small producers. By the way IWP is connected withBeker
Commodities I believe.
mark
--- In biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Fwd from the California list.
.
Subject: [Burnveggies]
There was another message at Burnveggies today whereby
someone reported that they filled up a sample into a glass bottle
of what is probably partly IWP fuel from the Naft pump in Fairfax
(CA) and a dark substance settled to the bottom.
Here is a link to some photographs of the same stuff. It
Apologies for the spam if anyone's seen these like 7 times
already today.
mark
-- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], girl_mark_fire
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Due to overwhelming public demand for detailed, off-the-shelf
parts processor plans- for a design anyone can
build without welding and with minimal
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, girl_mark_fire [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The East Bay Biodiesel and Barbeque Appreciation Society (the East Bay
Biodiesel Internship turned into a sort of homebrew co-op but we
can't decide on a good name) spent a chunk of today putting the
plumbing of a Fumeless
x-charset ISO-8859-1Welcome to the list, Jennifer Radtke(co-owner of Biofuel
Oasis in
Berkeley, www.biofueloasis.com) and Rachel Burton (co-owner of
Piedmont Biofuels in North Carolina, www.biofuels.coop)
The problem with a group of us 'banding together' and paying the NBB
one fee is that
x-charset ISO-8859-1Here's a crosspost from another thread (the blogs thread
at infopop)
about the IRS federal excise tax exemption for homemade biodiesel (I
think they adapted it from some other fuel application but have made
it clear in other statements that they apply this to homebrew
x-charset ISO-8859-1you guys are missing a major point about why peopel are
so upset
about the FuelMeister. It's the misinformation, and it's the fact
that it creates itself a market by misrepresenting the reality of
homebrewing and the great supposed difficulty of equipment building.
It's
x-charset ISO-8859-1the materials in galvanizing (ie zinc) are also a
catalyst for
oxidation just like copper, so stay away from it if possible.
mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Copper is a catalyst for oxidation of biodiesel, causing a green
oxidation of
the
x-charset ISO-8859-1folks,
I went to one of these Path To Freedom House parties in Pasadena,
California last month and it was INSPIRATIONAL! This household grows
an amazing amount of food in their backyard in the city, and they've
recently added biodiesel to their impressive list of
x-charset ISO-8859-1--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], girl_mark_fire
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am looking for a few names to use in a caption for a photo:
It's a photo from Tickell's website of the schoolyard fight' debate
at the NBB convention that took place between a few small
producer types
] wrote:
Hello Mark
You might find this helpful:
http://journeytoforever.org/maria-alovert.jpg
Best
Keith
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], girl_mark_fire
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am looking for a few names to use in a caption for a photo:
It's a photo from Tickell's website
During my recent Babington Burner learning curve, I had a scary
little accident while burning glycerol that still contained methanol
(I learned that I can run very fast when an explosion seems imminent).
I'm now curious about what anyone else who burns glycerol that still
contains some
PROTECTED], girl_mark_fire [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi all,
so it looks like the small producer issues should be worked on soon
by the NBB workgroup. They have a few months to solicit input from us
and to give a recommendation to the governing board of the NBB. I'd
like to start the discussion
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], girl_mark_fire [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Biodiesel 101
Tuesday, March 30, 7pm
BioFuel Oasis, 2465 4th St @ Dwight, Berkeley
$5-10
Learn the advantages and cautions to running biodiesel
in your car, how a diesel engine works, and much more.
We're planning on doing
I think you already got one at the conference, and I've been out of
them for a couple of months now. I'll be adding a few updates to the
equipment stuff, but I'll also post those at
www.veggieavenger.com/media along with color photos.
Mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I don 't think you can get it for free on the 'net, but it's in an
AOCS-published book on 'testing of fats and oils'. University
libraries might have it (sorry I don 't have the title of the book)
mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Tan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
HI! Can anyone point me to
interesting idea. I of course don't know if the 'precipitate' is
actually a solid precipitate or a viscous liquid of some kind, or
water comtaminated by something (I don' t filter the oil so there
could be anything suspended in it), or what. I't s happened more than
once.
mark
--- In
I've gotten quite a flurry of off-list interest from people in other
areas of the country who want to host a workshop due to my biodiesel
class 'tour' rumors. Here's some of my other plans:
-Im going to Albuquerque and Tucson in May to tie up some loose ends
from my past, and would love to
My suggestion for folks who only have thick oil available or people
who need to dewater is the following (sorry no photos of this design
available yet):
take a closed-head (ie with two bungs rather than the type with a
removable lid) drum and turn it upside down.
Cut off what used to be the
no, the elements don't burn the oil to any point that matters (you'll
get black stuff on the element but ffa content is unaffected) and a
preheat tank does not need to be stirred, so it can just be a plain
(metal!) barrel without a circulating pump.
Neither does the water heater processor
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Glycerol remix is a University Of Idaho invention I believe.
mark
That comes from here:
[... when the processing's finished]
17. Allow to settle for one hour.
18. Optional: For easier washing: Drain off the glycerine.
yes, the yellow bottle HEET is perfect for making test batches of
biodiesel, thought it's too expensive for big batches. Iso-Heet is
isopropyl that's usually more reliably neutral than other forms of
isopropyl I've bought.
mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Steven Pfaff [EMAIL
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
She did actually have an $8 book (about 80 pages she'd printed out..
..
it was not published with a hard cover or by a publishing house)
that
she had written that she was selling at the end of class, as well.
I
don't know
theories that different people have had aobut this type of foam:
some kinds of oils make biodiesel that makes foam during washing
a lot of air being entrained in the biodiesel can form this sort of
foam (I haven't seen this personally)
several different factors about the water could prevent
I try to post a current listing of workshops or events relating to
biodiesel and SVo in California:
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/norcal-biodiesel-events
I'm also working on a website which will also have more of these
listings in a non-list format, pretty much what Murdoch suggested. It
allegedly it's an animal fats thing. I haven't personally dealt with
it because in the US we don't get fast food cooked in animal fats.
anyone else (ie australians, eaters of fine tallow fried ... er...
food), more info? Is 'normally used' animal fat harder to convert
fully than vegoil?
no, the whole point is to have it be a hard copy.
Mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Mark,
Can the book be purchased as a PDF? Or, on a CD?
Derek
Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--
Make a clean sweep of
Sean's awesome standpipe wash tank design is at www.veggieavenger.
com/media, along with instructions on using it with the Appleseed
water heater reactor as well.
mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Steven Pfaff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Luc,
Happy to hear you found a home for your
congratulations, luc.
I posted this lonk a while back, but here it is again- 'dprobe's '
reactor. It's a 'cabinet' biodiesel reactor/wash tank unit like Luc's
describing. This one obviously is quite a bit more complex than my
original posted plans- and he's got everything in one place. Nice,
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, John Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is it true that fast food fryers aso like to use hydrogenated fats
because there's a different 'mouthfeel' to foods cooked in them- ie
they're crispier or something like htat?
mark
Well, I have a container of 600
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, biobenz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you look really carefully in the photos on the website, there is
actually now just such a valve- but the diagram is still the
ultra-simple version without one- I haven't gotten around to updating
the diagram yet as it , in
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], skillshare [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Yesterday at the National Biodiesel Board board meeting, the NBB's
voting members adopted some changes to NBB membership policy, and,
essentially, changes to the NBB's EPA Tier I/Tier II health effects
data access policies.
The
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], girl_mark_fire [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Algae/feedstock researcher guru Michael Briggs, of the University of
New Hampshire Biodiesel Project, who also moderates Biodieselnow.com,
is doing a biodiesel workshop with me this coming Sunday July 18th, in
Durham New
Everyone in my regular life (ie not just on the internet) calls me by
my nickname Mark, the 'girl' Mark part happened eventally to
differentiate between me and others (though I 'kicked' a guy named
Mark off of his name recently when he moved into our house, and he
became Dave instead just to
Wow,
just imagine if those German Greenpeacers were in the US!!!
Keith
Well, this kind of thing DOES happen over here, but you don't hear
aobut it in national media (and usually not abroad). People protest
corporate policies this way more often than you may think, it just
doesn't get
States than you'd ever know
from reading the regular news.
Mark
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Harmon Seaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], girl_mark_fire [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wow,
just imagine if those German Greenpeacers were in the US!!!
Keith
Well
I've been thinking about this question too- I can do 10 liter batches
as my 'test batch' but would also like to do smaller ones, like the
equivalent of a single-stage blender batch. You talking about kitchen
equipment makes me think the following could work:
try a CrockPot if you're in the
I just realized I got temperatures all confused writing that last
post. For those not currently doing two-stage acid-base, the process
needs both 35 C for the first stage (therefore the fish tank heater
should work for a liter batch) and 55 C for the second stage (which
maybe is outside the
Wow, I can't wait to really respond to this post! holy hogwash,
Batman! sorry kids, I'm way, way too tired to do it justice after
about 24 hours of moving shop in preparation for the landlord visit
to our illegal warehouse living situation (the Visit of the Lord got
put off another day after
I'll look into the source of the confusion- the guy who sent me the
info about this plant is their future WVO-collections guy, Brent
Laucher. I believe he's said he's associated with Pacific Biofuels.
mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Steve Spence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just to
There most certainly is NOT anyone selling biodiesel at the pump in
Oakland, and no plans for one.
Can anyone else confirm the Santa Cruz one? I haven't heard about
this but I dont spend time in that end of the area. Also, is the
Sacramento one actually biodiesel or is just B20? Last I heard
Way wrong temperature.
mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Have you thought about fish aquarium heaters?
Greg H.
- Original Message -
From: Dan Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 20:29
I'd vote for copper for a few reasons too (though if you ever see a
copper mine you might think I'm the devil for recommending this.
Check out the Phelps-Dodge copper mine in Clifton-Morency (?) Arizona
for one- I think it;s the biggest open pit copper mine in the us or
in the world or
Don't forget about methane digesters and human (or animal, vegetable,
or anything in between) waste. Someone in my social circle apparently
replaced their (urban) bathroom toilet with a marine macerator toilet
which pumps the human waste into a methane digester- which produces
gas (and
Hi Jack,
I thought about all this while putting my biodiesel site back
together tonight
(the LandLord inspection went without incident- he walked in, played
with the roommates' baby, saw no biodiesel equipment (because it was
all moved offsite, and that's a major undertaking!)- then walked
I just re-read your original post so, my comments in between yr
points there:
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Jack Kenworthy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi all - I am wondering if you all could help me clarify a few
production questions. Let me describe a bit the conditions I am
working
Blue Sun Biodiesel, who is a very ambitious biodiesel producer
gearing up to build a huge plant in Colorado, is banking on local
farmers' doublecropping as one of their strategies. I think the
locals grow winter wheat. Growing an oilcrop for Blue Sun before the
wheat season gives them the
Having just reread jack's original posts I think I misunderstood what
he was saying below- so if he's talking about washing of oil, not
washing of biodiesel, ignore this:
If you got bad emulsification it can most certainly take a long
time
for the emulsion to break- so what you're seeing
I'll write the guy and ask- like I said I don't remember what it was
specifically...
mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Darald Bantel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 02:43, girl_mark_fire wrote:
Blue Sun Biodiesel, who is a very ambitious biodiesel producer
gearing up
Hey all,
I very well may have started a rumor with this nitrogen fixing thing.
It was based on a conversation with one of the people from Blue Sun,
not on email with them, so I don't have a record of it. Since I don't
know oilseed farming I probably mis-remembered what crop he was
talking
, 2003 8:17 AM
Subject: [biofuel] Using KOH
Cross-posting..
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: girl_mark_fire [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 07:03:51 -
Subject: [Biodiesel] Re: I'm Baaa-aaack!!!
A local chemist friend of mine said that the adulturants in less-
than-
pure
See my other post. It was a mistake. I was talking about a crop
someone alluded to and I remembered the crop incorrectly.
m
I was hoping to find information on a mustard that is capable of
nitrogen fixation in your post - that is what you meant by your
original
phrase was it not?
... to tell Kevin that we have a 'no topic cops' rule here.
and the moderator will no doubt tell you the details of why, shortly.
mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, zner1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello All,
I hope that I'm not going to offend anybody but I feel I have to
say
something.
hi kim,
I recently read somewhere that there's a difference in the sulfur
content of red dyed diesel and on-road diesel.
mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Kim Garth Travis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
When I was at firehall training on Saturday for our new truck, we
watched a film by
Sounds like a job for Parallel Products- they make fuel ethanol (in
LA) out of waste of this type...
mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A week ago or so I saw an article I forgot to post, but the gist
of it
was that it was covering efforts to
I second that. just so it doesn't sound like the pot calling the
kettle black, I don't think that topic cops(I used it) is a
namecalling term though.
mark
Anyway, Energy Recovery, I agree with what you say, but not with
how
you said it. He didn't indulge in name-calling, but you did,
Jack,
I'm still really curious about your problem and the troubleshooting
of it. You are working with a closed processor if heating that high,
right? (After I suggested you up the temperature my boyfriend just
had a little accident with methoxide- working indoors, heating the
oil to a high
Before I had a diesel car I used an International WhisperLite
campstove to try out biodiesel- the XGK model which is multifuel,
designed for kerosene or diesel as well as white gas. I still suggest
these to people wanting to demonstrate biodiesel in a classroom, for
instance- the stoves cost
Yup, it really sounds like a typical annoying emulsification
troubleshooting problem. I had the same thing with what seemed to be
super nice oil (other than the clarity problem which I didn't have).
Just out of curiosity, what kind of oil do they use?
so I asked if you reprocessed the new
Let's try this what';s offtopic and what's ontopic' thing for just
one message.
ONTOPIC Ah, that's why we saw so much of you on the local biodiesel
list today , Ken. no TV!
OFFTOPIC anyway folks, if you're in the situation Ken's in, get on
the internet and see if there's an Indymedia
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Myles Twete [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
UHHH, Excuse me? California has got the most expensive fuel in the
country
Calif. does have the most expensive fuel prices (petroleum, not just
biodiesel) in the US- and that's not necessarily the fault of taxes-
just fuel
hi Lisa, I'm assuming you're talking about straight vegetable oil
conversion, if you are talking about biodiesel then there's no
conversion necessary.
SVO:
two people I know just destroyed their 7.3 Fords' injection pumps
running straight vegetable oil in these vehicles. I own this kind of
hello maker of goo, (hopefully soon to be maker of fuel!)
When you say goop, do you mean a semi-gel kind of substance, or is it
still just unseparated oil?
if it's a gel, my condolensces- you've got a massive runaway soap
problem- there's a recipe on www.journeytoforever.org for making this
Hi Dan,
HDPE (which is I think #2 plastic) is great for methanol, lye, and
sodium methoxide. I use it all the time for my methoxide mixer (a
carboy jug)...
Melting temps are higher than the process temp of biodiesel, that's
all I can tell you. I think it's reasonably high. It should be easy
Hi Mark (nice name!)
They are both good methods. A pump allows you to make a completely
enclosed and fumeless processor, a little more easily than a
processor involving a stirrer (Though it's not hard to use a stirrer
for a 'fumeless' either- you just have to have decent fit in your
Mike Pelly's used it in his house on his (indoor) floors. the smell
goes away fast. It was a pretty oil finish, though fragile.
mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, craig reece [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nope - it was used on a deck.
Craig
Jim Raddon wrote:
Hi,
I seem to remember
I was laughing too, a little bitterly.
Unfortunately they're trying to recruit one of these fine Petroleum
people to come sell biodiesel in our area, Ken. it's heating up here
for commercial biodiesel.
mark
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mandatory
Yes, it's very unfortunate! I hve heard from a couple of people who
were in the market for a TDI that they changed their minds based on
that Consumer Reports review. ON the other hand I don't know of ANY
dissatisfied owners of the recent model VWs. I just met a lady who
was driving a 55 mpg
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], biosmell1 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
For anyone not in the Bay Area, you can here it over web radio at
www.kpfa.org.
girl mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi San Francisco people,
I just found out that biodiesel will be the subject of a show on
KPFA in
about an
. But if
you expect it to succeed by going against sensible
business principles, that's another altogether.
regards,
thor
Message: 9
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 06:13:16 -
From: girl_mark_fire
Subject: Re: Positions in biodiesel sales
The other way to measure small amounts of weight without a scale is
to make a balance beam of some kind, such as a stick or drinking
straw with paper cups hanging from each end- and put measured amounts
of water into one cup and the lye in the other. Distilled water
weighs 1 g per milliliter-
I make biodiesel in slightly rusty uncoated mild steel drums and it
doesn;t seem to make the drum rust any worst. One of these drums was
a year old at time of retirement and didn't have any noticable damage-
they form a little rust but not much. Coated foodgrade steel drums
have a paint-like
I thought Methoxide was unstable, so not to be stored?? (Anyone
know -
notice everyone, a real Bd question, c/- NO politics!)
Doug
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Eliseu Angelo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone have an idea about the amount of vegetable oil used by
KFC, McDonalds, etc ? - Do they trow it away ? - Can we ask them
for
it ?
In the US I think there's a 50-gallon or more (75 gallon?) container
This is all very interesting to me- I just spent part of last night
looking for diy methanol info, with no success. My interest was in
looking for info on turning methane (from a digester, digesting
glycerine and other waste) into methanol. I now know more about fuel
methanol (yuck) and no
Yes the .1% lye solution is OK in #1 pop bottle plastic, though lye
in a concentrated form supposedly eats through this plastic.
So do rats, I just found out tonight. I went to pick up some of my
stuff from a storage room of a university where I taught a class a
couple of weeks ago, and the
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I'm about 100 gallons into this home brew game and quite
addicted.
Congratulations! it only gets more obsessive from here on out.
But there's the environmental issue tht I hear many of
y'all turning over, methanol is
any idea what they used as an engine?
mark
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saw one in Vermont last year. s10 pickup, electric drive, biodiesel
generator.
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Thank you very much, Robert, that was very useful info!
mark
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