!
CaO + 2HOOC-R = RCOO-Ca-OOCR + H2O.
So sadly, while you may temporarily dehydrate the oil with quicklime, you
will also react with it to get a grease with water emulsified into it. I
think I'll stick with sodium hydroxide for now!
Regards
Michael Allen
Thailand
On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 01:05:49
Thanks Keith,
Lest We Forget . . .
Michael Allen
Thailand
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:52:51 +0900, Keith Addison
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We've talked about the CIA coup against Mossadegh in Iran here several
times, and drawn much the same conclusions. I'm glad it's getting a bit
more
thought!)
Hope this is some help
Michael Allen
Thailand
On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 03:01:07 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We are using a pH meter ( visual) methods during our titration to
determine the ffa%. It is very frustrating since the pH meter readings
are very inconsistant. Our current ffa
: Are you perhaps suggesting that potassium
methoxide and sodium methoxide can produce a different range of esters from
the same oil? As I said, I have no experience with the use of potassium
hydroxide so your observations would be most welcome.
Michael Allen
Thailand
On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 11:16
weight --
acetic, propionic, butyric etc.
This is all off the top of my head Keith! Absolutely no references to hand!
Perhaps Marc and Todd could add something . . . . . .
Regards
Michael Allen
Thailand
ps Keith! KOH/NaOH=56.1/40 = 1.4025. Close enough to 1.40274 I reckon!
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And I await yours
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Incidentally, re your 1 in 10, has any professional scientist or engineer
at any of the US space agencies ever gone on record to say hydrogen *does
not* leave our atmosphere in the general direction of up?
Regards
Michael Allen
Thailand
Interesting responses, thx.
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 15:19:53 +0700
) and filtration to produce a food-grade palm-oil.
Regards
Michael Allen
Thailand
On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 22:21:42 -0700, Neoteric Biofuels Inc
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Michael:
In regard to:
Incidentally, there is no great secret in the Neoterics claim: You can
run
diesel engines directly
participate, non-equals only help or
adhere or accept.
Yea, verily... but it's difficult for Westerners not
to be patronizing. Difficult but not impossible.
regards
Keith
Let me know, on-line or offline, if i can be any
further help.
Regards
Michael Allen
Thailand
Michael et al
not all development
options can be expressed in terms of dollar equivalent. Your experience may
be different. I hope we can find time to discuss our differing perceptions.
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pressure hydrogen in a fuel tank within it
somewhere.
Sorry about the delay
Michael Allen
Thailand
On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 23:10:37 -0700, murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 10:44:52 +0700, you wrote:
Dear Hakan,
Your summary of hydrogen production technology is, IMO, spot
more
about the composition of the oil being used.
I hope this answers most of your questions.
Selemat
Michael Allen
Thailand
On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 00:02:28 +0800, Simon Franky [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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From: Michael Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003
Michael Allen
Thailand
Michael et al,
Thank you for all the good information you have
provided to my request. I'm still learning how this
yahoo system works (replies to all; replies to group
or what).
I grew up in Samoa and periodically return to the
various islands I know down that way
to produce more nuts more quickly than those
found in Samoa, Fiji or the Cook Islands. And they are much shorter!
Please keep us in touch with your conclusions.
Michael Allen Thailand
On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 06:02:42 -, Bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This message is for Michael Allen: I am
I would imagine that a belief in the imminent arrival of the Armageddon
negates most of the arguments put forward in this article . . . .
Is the US Energy policy now perhaps formulated by Fundmentalist Christians
who actually believe that the Second Coming Is Nigh?. Who precisely do
they
and health enhancement).
7) Which alcohol are you using? I presume it is methanol but it would help
to get this clarified.
Look forward to hearing from you
Michael Allen
Thailand
On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 21:32:11 +0800, Simon Franky [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hello, my name is franky from
Thanks Winny.
Just goes to show that you can't leave a perfectly good generic chemical
name kicking around without someone registering it as a trade name!
Diester oil is a commercial name for biodiesel. It is a german company
WDS
-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: Levent Yuceer
)
and liquid propane gas (LPG) as transport fuels. Hydrogen is in an entirely
different league. And then, of course, there is hydrogen embrittlement . .
. . . .
Regards
Michael Allen
On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 07:09:01 +0200, Hakan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here is some more thought provoking parts in my
at it,
1) 5000 US tons a year would be about 500 drums a week and
2) The SI system of units has much to commend it.
Regards
Michael Allen
Although I have earnestly read each article to pass through biofuels-biz,
this is my first post; SO, I'd like to quickly thank everyone for
contributing
with it. One
consequence is that you would probably get fewer kilometres to the litre.
Another is that it would probably be cleaner burning (depending a bit on
what else is attached to that carbon chain).
Regards
Michael Allen
On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 08:48:56 +0300, Levent Yceer [EMAIL PROTECTED
Dear Marc,
Good idea! I think young Keith is putting it onto journeytoforever.
Regards
Michael Allen
On Thu, 15 May 2003 10:21:57 +0800, Marc de Piolenc [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Would it be possible to post this report to the Files area of the group?
It would save emailing it to every
the paper on the trials with refined palm oil has now been published
by ny colleague Gumpon Prateepchaikul and I am pleased to attach a copy (in
English) for those interested in comparitive tests against petro-diesel.
Regards
Michael Allen
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed
Natural Gas (CNG) is still used in NZ by quite a
large
number, I would expect your friendly pig farmer to use methane as a fuel rather
than
biodiesel. But, whatever he decides, the technology he needs is already
available locally.
Regards
Michael Allen
18/03/03 19:06:52, Chanti Smith [EMAIL
Dear Gann,
Your e-mail is addressed to Keith but I can probably answer some of your
questions:
Thanks Keith for your information, in fact I already got a copy of
that.
By that you mean the paper by D. Darnoko and Munir Cheryan,
I think?
Anyway, just another few questions, during the
Dear Murilo,
Conventional corrosion needs a freely ionisable solvent such as water for
attack to take
place.
There is some water in methanol and in vegetable oil but it is dissolved and
not ionised.
(Try measuring the pH to see what I mean!)
As a consequence, pumps handling methanol and
a few facts to muck up a
perfectly good
theory! : - )
Michael Allen
12/12/02 00:39:00, rpg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Michael,
have noticed that raw biodiesel from tallow readily forms a skin as it
cools, but the same BD after washing does not.
Paul Gobert.
Biofuels at Journey to Forever
http
will ferment. In effect,
they let botany do
most of the synthesis from CO2, water and O2 for them using widely available
sun-power.
Perhaps we should simply give up motoring and take up mellow drinking. It's
much easier
technologically. : - )
Entropy Rules OK?
[_]? [_]? [_]?
Michael Allen
Michael Allen
11/12/02 01:21:31, goat industries [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Michael Allen's question: What makes you so sure it is methyl stearate? Do
you have a reference for this perhaps?
This conclusion is one of my own drawn through my own experiences with
making biodiesel from waste oil
on the
enzymatic process. He can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hope that helps
Regards
Michael Allen
11/12/02 19:33:18, Wendell Wait [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone know of any BD being produced using lipase type enzymes that are
bacterial/plant derived? I came across a Russian
. Do you wish me to send it again?
Michael Allen
currently in
New Zealand
6/12/02 07:04:29, goat industries [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Wendell,
The skin that you are talking about is a common
occurence with WVO. It is wax which forms in contact with cold air above
something other than just my assertions to quote.
And I'm still trying to keep up with all this biofuels-biz! I had over 120 of
these merry
missives awaiting me when I logged on again last week! What a serious and
prolific lot
you are.
Regards
Michael Allen
New Zealand
30/11/02 19:34:18, Keith
may be able to come up with some
further
suggestions
Best wishes
Michael Allen
Process Engineer
New Zealand
2/12/02 05:30:09, Craig Pech [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We are looking into a more high tech approach - above ground swimming
pools. They price out at $1300 for a 7500 gallon pool. We
of luck
Michael Allen
Thailand
--- movember [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thursday 17th October, an official from the Govt.
Department of
Weights Measures visited a SAFF service station in
Adelaide, South
Australia, and decommissioned its B100 Biodiesel
pump.
This SAFF service station
place to start with
esterification-transesterification reactions !
A BIG thank-you!
Regards
Michael Allen
Thailand
--- movember [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks to Paddy for forwarding me the Canakci/Van
Gerpen
study Biodiesel production from Oils and Fats with
High Free Fatty
Acids
obliging in
this respect but I can assure anyone interested that
you will be unable to back up your ute to a palm-tree
for refuelling in at least the next couple of years.
But I also want to assure you that, even as we speak,
we are working on it!
Michael Allen
Thailand
--- Keith Addison
the situation is
clearer.
Regards
Michael Allen
Thailand
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Michael Allen,
I read your very interesting report of using plant
oil in mobile diesel engines.
I am interested to post your report with some photos
in the Jatropha website
www.jatropha.org.
If you
of the reactor
rather than just letting it trickle back to the top
surface.
Regards
Keith
And to you
Michael Allen
Thailand
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contains olein-based
soaps. (Provided of course that they are similar in
concentration, dispersion etc. etc. etc.)
Regards
Michael Allen
Thailand
--- Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Crude glycerin does not solidify at room
temperature. It's the
soaps combined with the glycerin that give
effects of elevated
temperatures.
But I have yet to test this out.
Lipidases look to be quite a promising line for
enzymatic ester formation but the literature available
to me indicates poor yields and extended residence
times.
Thanks again for your response. Very much appreciated.
Michael Allen
Ed Todd
I once knew a girl called Canadia . . . . .
We kids used to corrupt it to Can-hardly-hear
I really hope that doesn't apply to your Canadia!
Michael Allen
Thailandia
--- Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wondered when that might get a rise out of
someone. It's taken
years
Michael Allen
Thailand
--- Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello again Paul
I tried slaked lime to remove FFAs as you suggested.
The filtering is
a pain, and the result wasn't very good. It did take
out some FFA,
but it didn't neutralize the oil, though I used an
excess. I didn't
be an advantage if it only the FFA
that you want to remove. And, as a bonus, any small
amount of calcium stearate/palmitate which lands up in
the biodiesel is probably not detrimental to its
performance.
Anyway, I hope to get around to trying the process you
describe fairly soon.
Michael Allen
(PAH) content. Better
get yourself a good lawyer! Especially if you are
going to try this without a good chemical engineer on
hand.
Do let me know how you get on.
Good luck
Michael Allen
Thailand
--- Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Lee,
Catalytic cracking is a rather involved chemical
appreciate a copy of
that paper!
Thank you
Michael Allen
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that paper!
Thank you
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be removed using a mild HCl acid
solution.
Todd Swearingen
- Original Message -
From: Michael Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 5:24 AM
Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] some clarification?
Dear Paddy,
It's great to get some
reflux.
Anyway that is our current strategy to speed up that
reaction while eliminanting all free fatty acid.
Any ideas would be welcome.
Michael Allen
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. You can even shake them together
manually. But we haven't tried olein with HiFFA (yet).
Any ideas would be welcome
Regards
Michael Allen
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HiFFA (yet).
Any ideas would be welcome
Regards
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Dear Paddy,
It's great to get some input from a knowledgable
person such as Michael Allen
Thanks for the ego massage Paddy but it's even greater
to have some input from someone with the knowledge AND
EXPERIENCE that Todd has! I think that this
demonstrates the real value of the biofuels-biz
stearin. (This 1 tonne unit is
the reactor which produces biodiesel for the railway
trials)
(Sorry to be a tad pedantic and maybe a bit
long-winded but it sort of goes with the patch as a
Visiting Professor here in Thailand!)
Best wishes
Michael Allen
--- Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
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Dear Marco,
I have plent of Palm Oil. When you mentioned
that
you used Straight
Palm Oil you hadn't transerterificate the oil?
That is correct. The first stage of our program
was to
demonstrate that oil-palm growers could
batch or operate the
reactor under total reflux. This makes it possible to
operate the reactor at a higher temperature and so
accelerate the rate of the separate reactions.
Hope this gives you some useful ideas
Regards
Michael Allen
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Michael Allen
[EMAIL PROTECTED
is
probably quite comparable with the good Scottish lard.
Lots of luck!
Michael Allen
--- Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for your response, prof. Allen. I'll
formulate an inquiry to
Mohammed Farid as you suggest. You mentioned Thai
railway application. I
saw somewhere that German
. This temperature is
close enough to the boiling point of methanol that we
have to recover the excess methanol to make the
process economic.
I imagine you would have to do the same with lard.
Lots of luck
Michael Allen
Visiting Professor
Prince of Songkla University
Thailand
--- David Teal [EMAIL PROTECTED
that
any proteins in it can be skimmed from the surface.
Hope this clears up the problem and you manage to
convince your manager!
Michael Allen
--- Mccall Tom WP US [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For Gasoline engines...
Sulfur in fuel do not bind the catalyst in the
converter
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