Hellow Chris I am in the UK too [Lancashire].Could you help me out as to where are the best places for putting a kit together [what is your semi-processor and where can you get methanol from?
Much appreciated!!!!!! Regards Mark >From: Chris Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org >To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org >Subject: [Biofuel] Sweet catalyst & continuous processes >Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 22:13:34 +0100 > >My semi-continuous processor should be operational in about 3-4 weeks. >18 litre capacity, estimated production of 3 litres per 5 minuites. In >the UK the environment agency insist on expensive waste management >licenses if you produce diesel in batches exceeding 100 litres, but have >no regulations limiting the storage of WVO or biodiesel. I am trying to >increase my production without falling out of this loophole. If all goes >well I should be able to scale up 500% and produce 3 litres per minuite >without being naughty in the E.Agencies eyes! > >Has anyone been using this sugar/acid catalyst thats all the talk at the >moment on various forums? Just wondering how people are finding it. >I am VERY interested in the sugar catalyst as it appears to produce zero >soap. It esterifies as well as transesterify so yield/waste ratio should >be significantly higher. A friend tried a small batch and it reacted >much quicker than with lye and after seperation the catalyst fell out to >be re-used (doesnt dissolve in the mix and is filtered out) and the >diesel produced was bottled with water, shaken for several minuites and >then after rapid seperation the water was clear. Sounds too good to be >true but it seems to be! No more premix catalyst, no more titration, no >more washing, no more soap! Hmm... I need to try some I think. It can >also be home made! Also I can see advantages with regard the byproduct. >Am I correct in saying that the soap is causing the problem with burning >the byproduct as a heating fuel? If so then maybe using this method it >can be preheated and fed through a waste oil heater, or a mother earth >burner? I feel we need to all start doing some experiments with this >catalyst and gain as much info as possible as I feel it could be a >significant step forwards as long as there are no problems. Having a 2nd >hand oven delivered tomorrow to start cooking some sugar to try. > >Chris Bennett.. > >I am not suffering from insanity, I am loving every minuite of it! > > >_______________________________________________ >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/ > _______________________________________________ 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/
