Forwarded message from Ken Provost at the Biofuel list. Keith
>To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >From: "provost_k2001" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 04:57:59 -0000 >Subject: [biofuel] Fwd: Re: new information on ethanol biodiesel process > >--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >From: Lee Sheppard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:21:37 -0700 > > >Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Fwd: new information on ethanol >biodiesel process > > >Reply-To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com > > > > > >Yes that will work. The clay absorbent that is used in oil > > >spills is what I use in a closed container. It is used to > > >take out the water in the alcohol. Mixing in the clay with the > > >catalyst then adding to the oil. Keep in mind no air exposure > > >of the mix. > >(Thanks for cross-posting, Keith!) >Actually, the use of clay is probably more interesting than >as a simple dessicant. Clays are potent catalysts for certain >reactions (do a Google search on "clay catalysis"), and I have >done a bit of research myself on the possibilities of using >them to catalyze transesterification. Hydrotalcite has supposedly >been used for that purpose. I tried attapulgite (non-clumping >cat litter) and bentonite (clumping cat litter), both with little >success. I've since learned what is needed is an anionic clay >(most, including attapulgite and bentonite, are cationic) that is >SO INTENSELY BASIC it can replace the NaOH. Hydrotalcite can barely >fit the bill, but some artificial clay might do better. Takes a >bigger lab than I have, unfortunately...... -K ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make Money Online Auctions! Make $500.00 or We Will Give You Thirty Dollars for Trying! http://us.click.yahoo.com/yMx78A/fNtFAA/46VHAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/
