Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine
If propylene glycol is an antifreeze, couldn't it be added to bioD in winter? Or am I showing my naivity? ;) Renewable Alternatives, has developed a process for converting glycerin, a byproduct of the biodiesel production process, into propylene glycol.Propylene glycol can be used as nontoxic antifreeze for automobiles.-- -Sir Woody Hackswell ___ 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] Avocado oil?
I see that avocado trees are one of the most productive per ha... but which part is used to calculate the oil yield? The pit/stone or the part you eat? Or both? http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_yield.html -- -Sir Woody Hackswell ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Robertson / Chavez story on CNN
This is just sad. I can't believe he has the nerve to call himself a Christian. =shudder= Jesus would never advocate the assasination of anyone. He'd be more likely to have him over for dinner and tell parables. :) He's just as crazy as Al Qaida. =sigh= But hey... freedom of speech and all. =shurg= On 8/23/05, Hakan Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can a representative of a religious fraction recommend assassination as a solution? Robertson is unbelievable stupid and I wonder who his God is and who are his followers? It is really amazing. Hakan -- -Sir Woody Hackswell ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] where can i start?
I'd start off with a good homebrewing book first. Get to know the fermentation process =hic= first! ;) Just remember, that after you juice your fruit... rotten or not, to boil it to kill any bacteria. Then add some citric acid to prevent further bacterial infection. Bacteria hate acidity. Yeast love it. It was a match made in heaven. Get champagne yeast. It will give you the highest yield of alcohol. The trick for you will be figuring out just how much juice to add to water so that the yeast eat all the sugar and leave no leftovers when making alcohol. Too little juice/sugar, and you'll need to make more batches. :) Anyone interested in a brewfest in Dayton, Ohio. =giggle= Now... if only there were an EASY way to turn cellulose into sugars. You could make ethanol from hay / grass clippings / leftover crop feedstock / etc. On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 07:08:52 +1000, Andrew Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everybody, my wife and i are new to this list and also new to making our own fuel. We would like to know is there anyone who can teach us or tell us where to get plans for making ethanol. We are in the process of buying a small farm in a large fruit producing area and have access to quantities of spoiled fruit, (eg) apples, plums, all stone fruit and lots of vegetables. We also have large quantities of scrap timber at hand and think we would be irresponsible not to try our hand at making fuel. Any help to get us started will be appreciated. I am handy with tools and have welding equipment. We also anticipate makin some dam fine wine,lol. kind regards Andrew Tracey. -Sir Woody Hackswell ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
[Biofuel] Oil from turkey parts?
to an energy economy based entirely on reformed waste will be a long process, requiring the construction of thousands of thermal depolymerization plants. In the meantime, thermal depolymerization can make the petroleum industry itself cleaner and more profitable, says John Riordan, president and CEO of the Gas Technology Institute, an industry research organization. Experiments at the Philadelphia thermal depolymerization plant have converted heavy crude oil, shale, and tar sands into light oils, gases, and graphite-type carbon. When you refine petroleum, you end up with a heavy solid-waste product that's a big problem, Riordan says. This technology will convert these waste materials into natural gas, oil, and carbon. It will fit right into the existing infrastructure. Appel says a modified version of thermal depolymerization could be used to inject steam into underground tar-sand deposits and then refine them into light oils at the surface, making this abundant, difficult-to-access resource far more available. But the coal industry may become thermal depolymerization's biggest fossil-fuel beneficiary. We can clean up coal dramatically, says Appel. So far, experiments show the process can extract sulfur, mercury, naphtha, and olefinsall salable commoditiesfrom coal, making it bum hotter and cleaner. Pretreating with thermal depolymerization also makes coal more friable, so less energy is needed to crush it before combustion in electricity-generating plants. B.L. Can Thermal Depolymerization Slow Global Warming? If the thermal depolymerization process WORKS AS Claimed, it will clean up waste and generate new sources of energy. But its backers contend it could also stem global warming, which sounds iffy. After all, burning oil creates global warming, doesn't it? Carbon is the major chemical constituent of most organic matterplants take it in; animals eat plants, die, and decompose; and plants take it back in, ad infinitum. Since the industrial revolution, human beings burning fossil fuels have boosted concentrations of atmospheric carbon more than 30 percent, disrupting the ancient cycle. According to global-warming theory, as carbon in the form of carbon dioxide accumulates in the atmosphere, it traps solar radiation, which warms the atmosphereand, some say, disrupts the planet's ecosystems. But if there were a global shift to thermal depolymerization technologies, belowground carbon would remain there. The accoutrements of the civilized worlddomestic animals and plants, buildings artificial objects of all kindswould then be regarded as temporary carbon sinks. At the end of their useful lives, they would be converted in thermal depolymerization machines into short-chain fuels, fertilizers, and industrial raw materials, ready for plants or people to convert them back into long chains again. So the only carbon used would be that which already existed above the surface; it could no longer dangerously accumulate in the atmosphere. Suddenly, the whole built world just becomes a temporary carbon sink, says Paul Baskis, inventor of the thermal depolymerization process. We would be honoring the balance of nature. B.L. To learn more about the thermal depolymerization process, visit Changing World Technologies' Web site: www.changingworldtech.com. A primer on the natural carbon cycle can be found at www.whrc.org/science/carbon/carbon.htm http://www.spiritofmaat.com/announce/newoil.htm source: http://wmv.discover.com/issues/may-03/features/featoil/ -- -Sir Woody Hackswell ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
[Biofuel] Re: New member introduction
Ok My wife REALLY wants an SUV. I want a compromise of a Wagon. Need space for stuff and 2 kids... but I want the efficiency of a hybrid or diesel. Looks like in the USA there are three options: Mercedes Volvo Volkswagon Any others? Especially to fit my station wagon/SUV desires? Opinions on the reliability of the three brands in diesel? I don't have the money for a new, or I might consider the new Jeep Liberty TDI. =sigh= Thanks for your input! -Richard! ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
[Biofuel] New member introduction
Hello! My name is Richard, and I live in Dayton, Ohio, USA. I'm new to the list, so be kind and gentle. ;) I've always wanted to get into green energy. I researched photo cells. Too expensive... in $$ and in cost to make. Then I found bio-diesel! It sounds like the perfect (or near-perfect) solution to a lot of problems here in the USA. :) My only problem is... I have no diesel engines, nor anything that uses one. :( But I still want to learn and dream about driving a Mercedes or powering my house with Burger King grease! :) Ta Ta! -- -Sir Woody Hackswell ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
