, February 6, 2003, at 11:20 AM, manfred wrote:
Eric:
Ive been wanting to use this too, but held off because of engine-damage
concern.
Another factoid which i found thru Google :
because of the increased solvency/chemistry of the biodiesel, there
was a
chance of dislodging any petro-diesel clumps which
Eric:
Ive been wanting to use this too, but held off because of engine-damage
concern.
Another factoid which i found thru Google :
because of the increased solvency/chemistry of the biodiesel, there was a
chance of dislodging any petro-diesel clumps which might be clinging to tank
walls or tubing
Slightly off the topic, folks in North America and elsewhere might not
realise the enormous tax imposed on motor fuels in the UK. A year or so
back, a run down most of the country was organised to demonstrate the use of
alternative fuels: spent oil from fish-and-chip frying shops was collected
second fuel tank containing the mixture. If your doing
that I would just run the engine on strait vegetable oil. Of course you
have to allow the engine to idle on diesel after to remove any coking
on the injectors. The numbers for kerosene are actually 20 to 30%.
To produce biodiesel on your own
I guess biodiesel is off topic. For those interested, there is a pretty
active list group at "Alternative Energy List"
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also check
http://www.homepower.com/
The oil isn't burned directly as fuel, but goes thru a process of
esterification that involves
t a good emergy scores algae would have!!!
Closer to the sun energy force
Perry
The best book I know of on this subject is from The
Fryer To The Fuel Tank by Joshua Tickle. The most efficient producer of
oil that could be used as biodiesel is actually Algae. It takes the Suns
ener
have some spare, I am not sure what they do with it ?
has anyone else heard, or done this ??
Gideon.
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From: "Eric Myren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 1:24 PM
Subject: Biodiesel
> The best book I k
The best book I know of on this subject is from The Fryer To The Fuel
Tank by Joshua Tickle. The most efficient producer of oil that could be
used as biodiesel is actually Algae. It takes the Suns energy directly
and converts it to oil (in the process eating carbon dioxide) and it
could easily
