Hi Jerome, welcome >--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Jerome Mathevet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi, > >I'm new to this group and would like to know if there's any french >people over here who know if cooking your own fuel is legal. I ask that >since you can't produce your own electricity in France (you have to sell >it to the state company instead). > >Also, if any french has tips on where to buy cheap local >chemicals/dessicants, I'd be glad to hear from them. > >Last thing, has anyone tried the foolproof method (by Aleks Kac) and >replaced the methanol with ethanol ? What are the proportions relatively >to the volume of oil/fat ?
One thing about both those items, neither the foolproof method nor ethanol is for newbies. In both cases it takes experience. It says at the top of the Foolproof page: "NOTE: The two-stage biodiesel processes are advanced methods, not for novices -- learn the basics thoroughly first. The single-stage base method is the place to start. Start here." Here being here: "Where do I start?" http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html#start There was a bit of discussion about this recently, please see these two previous posts: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/35241/ Re: What went wrong? http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/35214/ Re: What went wrong? Same thing with ethanol, only worse - see Lesson 1: Ethyl esters -- making ethanol biodiesel http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make2.html#ethylester "Making ethyl-esters biodiesel using ethanol is a tricky process, not as simple as making methyl esters with methanol. But it can be done --" "Biofuels mailing list member Ken Provost, who has much experience making ethyl esters, sent us the following tips&tricks sheet. "Ethanol-based Biodiesel "1. Get plenty of experience making biodiesel with methanol before you try it with ethanol. Get comfortable titrating your oil for FFAs (free fatty acids); you'll need to do that when you use ethanol." So, acid-base ethyl esters? Several of us are moving in that direction, including me, but I don't think anyone's done it yet. That's not only at the cutting-edge, it's beyond it. Attractive, yes, sure, but definitely not for newcomers. Best wishes Keith >-- >JŽr™me Mathevet >--- End forwarded message --- ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
