Teoman, you really need at least a short course in organic chemistry. It would answer most if not all of your questions. A little understanding of organic chemistry can go a long way.
Teoman Naskali wrote: > Any known functional groups? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Tan > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 1:58 PM > To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution > > Hydrocarbons are relatively inert. They only undergo reaction at > vigorous conditions such high pressure and/or high temperature, i.e. > with a spark(kaboom!). A reactant would need to have what is called a > "functional group" to react at less vigorous condition. With alcohols, > the functional group is -OH which makes it react. > > Best, > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JJJN > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:00 PM > To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution > > How would you react the solution with the gas? > > Teoman Naskali wrote: > >> Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or propane or >> buthane instead of methanol? One would have to have some methanol for >> the methroxide but still... that would save a lot of money. >> >> Has anynone experimented? Any good reason why I shouldn't? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Biofuel mailing list >> Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.o > rg >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >> Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): >> http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.or > g > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.or > g > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > -- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob "Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves" — Richard Feynman _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
