This message is for Michael Allen: I am looking for specifics
regarding coconut oil as an energy feedstock. Specifically, what is
the ratio of nuts (per ton) to barrel yield of fuel? What is the btu
content of coconut oil?
I am researching the fesibility of replacement of diesel fuel in
Catalysts made of nickel and aluminum produce hydrogen but also
produce methane, an unwanted pollutant. By adding more tin to the
combination, the production of methane was halted, while the
production of hydrogen was increased, Dumesic said.
This is a big deal, to me. I wonder if or how
http://www.covantaenergy.com/energy/biomass.php4
I was just in Oroville, one of the four sites listed, and a resident told me
that in the past, waste wood that had been cleared or cut down but not used was
piled up in the forests, making them hard to pass through, and then burned in
the winter
I did not research how old some of the plants were. What I did do, within the
last week, was talk to a retired engineer who lived in the area. He reported to
me what I have already written. He also said that emissions didn't seem to be
an issue, that scrubbing was excellent (in his view).
robert luis rabello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Robert Mills wrote:
The electrolysis of water cannot be called a renewable resource simply
because it is a process used to change a renewable resource called water and
not within itself a renewable resource.
Oh brother, here we go!
Many of the other emissions have much higher greenhouse gas impact than CO2.
Methane, a common exhaust emission - particularly from diesels, has 20 times
the greenhouse gas impact than CO2.
As always a holistic view is required.
I think it would be really useful if this forum could help with
The other really important thing to check is the corrosion potential of the
other components in the fuel system and the engine itself. In particular
check the compatibility of the seals and pipes. You should also make sure
that the injectors are up to the task.
Ethanol is very corrosive,
Absolutely correct Robert Mills. I should also point out that wind
generators could also be used. This combination usually overcomes
difficulties of when sufficient sunshine is not available!
Garry.
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From: Robert Mills [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, 4 July
A Texaco rep told me a couple of years ago, that the reason they took a stake in
ECD was, firstly, Hydrogen storage. That said, there are criticisms to be made
of ECD's method, and for some reason Texaco appeared to pull back recently from
one of their ECD joint ventures, I'm not sure why.
Catalysts made of nickel and aluminum produce hydrogen but also
produce methane, an unwanted pollutant. By adding more tin to the
combination, the production of methane was halted, while the
production of hydrogen was increased, Dumesic said.
This is a big deal, to me. I wonder if or how
Wednesday it was We didn't ask for this war, even though he did everything
but beg for it.
Thursday it was Bring them on. Brave words when it's not his life in the
gun sights.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/07/03/national1535EDT0647.DTL
Democrats
Bob,
One thing is to close your mind to development, and completely other is to
(mis)use a technology for political and corporate reasons. Hydrogen have
been researched and used for around 100 years. We know a lot about hydrogen
and therefore we can do quite good assessment of its
Reading the reasoning behind the two stage process approach it seems to me
that the benefit lies in the two different equilibrium points (first stage
mass conversion to biodiesel and second stage the -more or less - 100%
completion of that conversion). Am I right so far?
If this is correct then
Robert Mills wrote:
To all;
Do not hold back on your opinions in these discussions. Just think
back to some past date when someone told you something that you
didn't know and you were so surprised that you commented; Boy, I
would never have thought of that, what an idea!! Off we go with
Hi Tomas
I'll keep you informed of water recycling
protocols - namely yahoo search RedBox.
Mark
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Nope, as far as I have read methanol also forms
an azeotrope.
Mark
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Whats the name of this company offering vegetable
oil burners?
Mark, UK
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Many thanks Hakan,
The old oil fired range may have new green
lease life
I live near Waterford Ireland, where company
manufacture these units, veggie
Bob,
I was very tempted to touch this before, but refrained from
sending that part. Since Keith started it, I will do it now.
The biofuel list is a real Think Tank, it is hard to get closer
to this definition. The boys and girls that are participating are
big in their thought and minds.
If
I abandoned the project because fermentation into ethanol produces a fuel
that is much easier to handle. There's a bit less energy involved in hydrogen
production, but the need for gas compression narrows that gap considerably.
This is why I've been saying that it is not a foregone
Thanks for the explanations. Wouldn't ethanol be a good end-goal if not a good
feedstock?
On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 13:06:43 -0600, you wrote:
True, but, this method also gives of CO2 as well as the H2. These two
together, are precursors for Methanol which is a basic feedstock for many of
the
l've just started in bio-diesel brewing, l'm wanting help in setting up a home
brew kit,can anyone recommend systems? best mixing options [mixed pump or the
old drill with a prop method?] system designs welcome plus photos and tips
would be most welcome. also how would l find suppliers in my
Hello,
first of all this is just a brain fart. I was toying with the idea of
community supplied power from a diesel generator running on WVO. I have located
several large generators. The one I was toying with was a 650Kw that uses 174
L/h at 100% load. @ $.20 a litre for WVO the
I really like the idea of producing H2 and Meth that this method
proposes. It would be a great source of Bio-Methanol for other processes
as well as supplying H2 for various applications (think stationary fuel
cells for backup power generation).
James Slayden
On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Greg and
I agree that B100 in any application is a great idea, but most people are
just not there yet, nor are there the clean high milage diesels in any
great numbers in the US (but we can hope on the Lupo!!). Personally I am
waiting for the diesel Jeep Liberty this fall.
James Slayden
On Thu, 3 Jul
I've never understood why cogeneration can't be used in car engines, but in
community power plants, I had thought is was not uncommon. It is also an
assumption that some fuel cell dreamers make (that they will use cogeneration)
to come up with some of their better efficiency numbers.
On Fri, 4
Whatever happened to the talk of Hythane that I kept hearing? This deliberate
mixture of Hydrogen and natural gas was mentioned to me by several people as one
of the fuels of the near-future.
http://www.hydrogencomponents.com/hythane.html
On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 09:10:39 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
I
I did not research how old some of the plants were. What I did do, within the
last week, was talk to a retired engineer who lived in the area. He reported to
me what I have already written. He also said that emissions didn't seem to be
an issue, that scrubbing was excellent (in his view).
l've just started in bio-diesel brewing, l'm wanting help in setting
up a home brew kit,can anyone recommend systems? best mixing options
[mixed pump or the old drill with a prop method?] system designs
welcome plus photos and tips would be most welcome. also how would l
find suppliers in my
Is anyone familiar with President Bush's military
service record ??
http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2003/02/ma_217_01.html
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Wednesday it was We didn't ask for this war, even
though he did everything but beg for it.
Thursday it was Bring them
A reformer is what many fuel cells use, so that they can use a heavier
fuel than H2, but it generally comes at a cost of decreased efficiency. On
the other hand, fuel cells that run 'hot' like Solid Oxide Fuel cells, are
hot enough that they don't need a separate reformer, and can even use
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From: murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 09:19
Subject: Re: [biofuel] Researchers find new metal combination
forcheaperproduction of hydrogen as fuel
Thanks for the explanations. Wouldn't ethanol be a good end-goal
If the 556 kw is the exhaust rejection you're forgetting and equal
amount from the cooling system.
Rule of thumb for internal combustion engine is that only about 1/3 of
the power generated from the combustion goes to the driven load. Maybe
10% to friction and the rest disappears as heat.
Ethan
Very interesting article, thx! I'm going to pass it on to the other groups
where we were also getting feedback on the pros and cons of Ammonia as Fuel.
I knew that the military was working on urine-as-fuel, and I always thought this
was good. After all, their logic could be that men in the
murdoch wrote:
I abandoned the project because fermentation into ethanol produces a fuel
that is much easier to handle. There's a bit less energy involved in
hydrogen
production, but the need for gas compression narrows that gap considerably.
This is why I've been saying that it is
I had asked --
Is anyone familiar with President Bush's military service record ??
Thanks Kris for the link. I came across another but first a quote
from former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt --
To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or
that we are to stand by
First go around? Start out on the cheap. You can put something together
every bit as well as anyone else (even if you've never screwed a nut and
bolt together before.) You'll learn a great deal, probably feel a bit
self-accomplished and save yourself a couple of g's besides.
If you've got the
Why did Bill Clinton's draft dodging merit 13,641 major news stories,
while GW Bush's desertion merit only 49?
http://www.awolbush.com
There are several working theories on that. The first is that Bill Clinton
wasn't exactly prone to playing by the established rules and left a long
list of
I'll try to be brief :-) I've noticed that
on most of the listservs I've been involved
with, mention of topics from the other
listservs was considered OT. It just got me
thinkin, are there metalistservs that just
add the contents of some number of other
listservs, to create something where you
On Saturday 05 July 2003 11:55 am, Ken Provost wrote:
I'll try to be brief :-) I've noticed that
on most of the listservs I've been involved
with, mention of topics from the other
listservs was considered OT. It just got me
thinkin, are there metalistservs that just
add the contents of some
Damian Mark,
This addy might be a bit more navigable.
http://www.rielloburners.com/cgi-bin/burners/riello/init.do
I couldn't find a front or back door into any product descriptions at the
other url.
Todd Swearingen
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On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 13:45:29 +0900, you wrote:
FYI, FWIW:
I love this Berkeley story, and the others about incentives for some states. I
like these stories for several reasons, but since we discuss so much of the
American political system here, let me point out that among other issues here is
Attn: Presidential Candidate Hakan Falk. Thought your team might need this info
for your campaign:
On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 15:48:51 -0700 (PDT), Green Bean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Energy Department Awards $89.4 Million to 19 States to
Weatherize Homes of Low-Income Families
Tue Jul 1, 3:17 PM ET
If you are going to build that large a system you should explore Brayton
cycle with recovery. The textbooks claim 72% theoretical vs about 40 for the
best diesel. ALso I would site my generation where I had a use for the heat.
Heat a lot of space or water with the waste heat.
Kirk
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I'll try to be brief :-) I've noticed that
on most of the listservs I've been involved
with, mention of topics from the other
listservs was considered OT.
That's not the case here Ken, cross-posts are welcome. MM has
discussed this quite a lot, among others. There are some problems,
one being
on 7/4/03 7:15 PM, doug foskey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The idea I think that has relevance to us is
setting up a Wiki for Biodiesel:
this is a user-editable site, is starting
to become more common. (Google it
for more info)
Doug
I must be missing something -- I COULDNT figure
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