Kristen, Some of the answers to your questions should be perfectly obvious.
First, the reason for a negative reception is reather clear. Why should a person drop $100 at at pop for a test kit? If a person's (or company's) processing methods are so poor as to not withstand a few simple homebrewer's tests for glycerin, they shouldn't be in "the business" in the first place. Second, the vast majority of those into biodiesel are of the barnyard variety. Those who are involved commercially are already having their fuel tested professionally, although probably not as frequently as it should be. Your kit is not acceptable by ASTM standards, so there is no "outstanding" need for a commercial manufacturer to utilize it. You might care to actually perform some biodiesel reactions, complete with proper water washing, and then implement your kit on your own fuel. If you've prepared your fuel correctly, you 'll find your kit to fall outside the realm of usefulness every time when comparing to ASTM spec. Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kristen Stremlau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Glycerin Analysis > > Thank you for your responses. As indicated by Keith > Addison, they seem to be negative, not only toward the use > of this kit but also toward the idea of testing for glycerin > on water-washed biodiesel. > > Since glycerin will foul your engine, I am surprised that > the potential for glycerin contamination is not considered > to be a big problem as long as you water-wash your product. > I realize that glycerin is miscible in water, per Merck, but > how do you know that the water-wash is removing all the > glycerin unless you test the final biodiesel product? Is it > experience, only, that gives you confidence in your final > product? > > > > |---------+----------------------------> > | | Keith Addison | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | orever.org> | > | | | > | | 05/14/2003 12:08 | > | | PM | > | | | > |---------+----------------------------> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------| > | | > | To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com | > | cc: "Kristen Stremlau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Glycerin Analysis | > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------| > > > > > Kristen Stremlau wrote: > > > > Have any of you tried the new glycerin analysis kit from > > > Sigma-Aldrich? I am the project leader for this new > >product > > > and would like to hear some feedback, good or bad. > > And you got some - here: > http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?view=2751&list=biofuels-biz > > > Or here: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuels-biz/message/3069 > > .... and it was bad. So you're just ignoring it? > > If you please, this is a discussion list, not eBay or > something. > Please respond to the feedback, otherwise your messages are > just SPAM > and will be treated accordingly. > > Keith Addison > Moderator > > > >Dear Craig, > > > >The cost for this product is $100.00/kit. The kit has > >enough reagent to analyze 1 standard, 1 blank, duplicate > >free glycerin and duplicate total glycerin samples. > >There are volume discounts available with purchases of 20 > or > >more kits. If you will commit to a firm purchase order and > >forecast, Sigma-Aldrich will hold the inventory for you and > >ship/invoice as needed. > > > >To order, call Sigma-Aldrich at 1-888-289-8454 and tell the > >sales coordinator that you want to order BQP-02 Kits. They > >will connect you to your regional sales rep if you want a > >place an order for >20 kits or they will process your order > >for quantities <20 kits. > > > >Thanks! > >KPS > > > > > > > >|---------+----------------------------> > >| | "Craig Pech" | > >| | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>| > | > >| | 05/13/2003 09:59 | > >| | PM | > >| | Please respond to| > >| | biofuels-biz | > >| | | > >|---------+----------------------------> > > > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >-------------------------| > > | > >| > >| > >| > > >| > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >-------------------------| > > > > > > > > > >Kristen, > > > >What is the cost? How do we order? > > > >Craig > > > > > > > > > Have any of you tried the new glycerin analysis kit from > > > Sigma-Aldrich? I am the project leader for this new > >product > > > and would like to hear some feedback, good or bad. > > > > > > > >http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/Brands/Fine_Chemicals/Product_Focus/Biochemical / > > > > >BQP_Kit.html > > > > > > > > > > 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/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Rent DVDs Online - Over 14,500 titles. No Late Fees & Free Shipping. 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