Sorry. I stand corrected. When I looked in the index under methanol,
it pointed me to pg 125 and indeed, it began talking about methanol.
But the last few sentences led you into a "Step-by-Step Procedure"
for making ethanol from wood.
I went straight to the procedure before thoroughly reading the
introduction. That would only make sense since I don't read the
instructions before putting together my nephews' new toys on their
birthdays either.
Oh how sad Mike! That it wasn't methanol I mean, not that you don't
read the destructions and are depriving your nephews of a practical
education by selfishly playing with their toys. :-)
That old "Fuel from Sawdust" piece came from an early 1980s issue of
Acres USA that I happen to have because I wrote the cover story. I
had a whole lot more of them too but some nice friend went and lost
them all. :-( My fault, I suppose, for being such a rolling stone.
Anyway, Mike Brown's article was one of a long series they ran on
Farm Alcohol. They'd probably make interesting reading now.
Regards
Keith
:-)
Mike
Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi Tom and Kieth,
>
>I have a copy of Brown's Second Alcohol Fuel Cookbook
>by Michael H. Brown. In it, there is a section on
>methanol production (pg 125). It lists the ingredients
>and equipment and continues with a section called
>"Step-by-Step Procedures". The procedure goes into a
>lot of detail and describes what your reaction will
>look like, how much heat to expect from the exothermic
>reaction and how it should behave -- beginning with
>the introduction of sulfuric acid, to pH balancing and
>finally to fermentation. It even suggests how to
>collect and make use of the lignin, a byproduct of the
>acid/sawdust reaction. Apparently it burns and can be
>used as a fuel for your still.
>
>I can't remember where I bought the book. But, if it's
>out of print or otherwise unavailable, I can
>transcribe the section if anyone is interested.
>
>Mike
Hi Mike
Are you sure that's methanol, and not his ethanol from sawdust
method? It sounds just the same, and that's here:
Fuel From Sawdust
http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library.html#sawdust
Best
Keith
>--- Keith Addison wrote:
> > Hello Tom
> >
> > >As a newcomer to the biodiesel world I was
> > wondering if it was possible to
> > >make methanol in your "backyard" so to speak?
> >
> > No. We've been discussing this since the list was
> > founded five years
> > ago, but nobody's found a solution yet. Dr Tom Reed,
> > who probably
> > knows more about methanol than most, told me we just
> > aren't there
> > yet. Walt Patrick of Windward posted some
> > interesting information
> > some time ago and said his organisation would be
> > working on it, but
> > we've heard nothing since. You can check it in the
> > archives if you
> > like.
> >
> > >And the other question is it
> > >possible to make biodiesel with ethanol?
> >
> > Not for novices:
> >
> > Ethyl esters -- making ethanol biodiesel
> >
>http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make2.html#ethylester
> >
> > >I am putting together a proposal
> > >for an East African country to follow Brazils lead
> > and have to do some
> > >homework first.
> >
> > There have been enquiries and initiatives from quite
> > a few African
> > countries concerning ethyl esters, but we've never
> > heard anything
> > further. I'd investigate it thoroughly first before
> > recommending
> > anything if I were you.
> >
> > Best wshes
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> > >selam,
> > >tom mountain
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