Re: [biofuel] FIRST WASHED BATCH

2004-02-03 Thread kline
x-charset ISO-8859-1 Hi all, Got my first washed batch done. (I think) The ph level is about 5.4 I don't think that is right. What do I do? It looks great a nice golden brown kinda like honey. Very clear. I think it looks good. But then it is my first batch. What is the thoughts of

Re: [biofuel] FIRST WASHED BATCH

2004-02-03 Thread Alan Petrillo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Got my first washed batch done. (I think) The ph level is about 5.4 I don't think that is right. What do I do? It looks great a nice golden brown kinda like honey. Very clear. I think it looks good. But then it is my first batch. What is the

Re: [biofuel] Back again

2004-02-03 Thread Yves vd hoeven
x-charset ISO-8859-1It is correct that a lot of the stuff they use here is animal fat or 'half liquid' vegetable oil. The half liquid, hardened, oil I use for making biodiesel. The liquid oil I use in a separate tank (with a pre-hearting system) to drive on pure oil. A tip: the Chinese

RE: [biofuel] Washing info and water pollution

2004-02-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Franklin, Todd and all Franklin, something else you might think about is using water hyacinths, and or duckweed. From a previous message: As far as the wash-water's concerned, water hyacinths quite happily eat the first-wash water, methanol and all, clean it up nicely. Well, actually it's

Re: [biofuel] Back again

2004-02-03 Thread Keith Addison
Dag Pieter Nice to hear from you again, glad you're out of hospital safe and sound. Only 2,000 messages and you didn't read every single one of them immediately?? Shame on you! LOL! Weet ik, maar het wordt er wel steeds lastiger op, of kun jij nog volop gratis krijgen ? So what are you

[biofuel] Re: [Biodiesel] Information

2004-02-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hello all, I am new to biodiesel and this discussion group. I am in the process of helping a friend in South America make biodiesel from waste and palm oils as a small producer. I have downloaded quite a bit of information on how to make biodiesel. What I did not find, except for general

Re: [biofuel] FIRST WASHED BATCH

2004-02-03 Thread bob allen
Rainwater has a pH of about 5.6, (due to dissolved carbon dioxide and the subsequent carbonate equilibrium) so depending on how accurate your measurement is, you are probably fine. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Got my first washed batch done. (I think) The ph level is about 5.4 I

[biofuel] Re: Clean oil technology

2004-02-03 Thread Go Hoff
x-charset ISO-8859-1A company in my part of the world, Clean oil technology, has just released a system comprising of a 1 micron filter and evaporator claiming to eliminate the need for oil changes. Well, the 1 micron got my curiosity as I am determined to to use wvo in a Lucas Cav pump and I

Re: [biofuel] FIRST WASHED BATCH

2004-02-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Rick Hi all, Got my first washed batch done. (I think) The ph level is about 5.4 I don't think that is right. What did you measure the pH of, the biodiesel or the final wash-water? And how did you measure it? Did you use acid in the wash? Which is okay if you did, though maybe you used

[biofuel] Public Participation - Part 1 (Rachel's News)

2004-02-03 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/index.cfm?issue_ID=2415 #782 -- Public Participation - Part 1, January 08, 2004 Published January 29, 2004 by Maria B. Pellerano* Every environmental justice and toxics activist has experienced something like this: A member of your group finds a public

[biofuel] Clean oil technology

2004-02-03 Thread Go Hoff
Sorry forgot to give you the guys mail address - it is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To

Re: [biofuel] Against All Odds

2004-02-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Hakan Thanks Keith, It was a very interesting reading and I did not know the history before. Being Swedish, the slavery is not such as important part of our legacy and therefore not connected to historical events. I really enjoyed the reading. I'm glad you enjoyed it, so did I, though I do

Re: [biofuel] BD as anti wear and smog for 4 stroke gasolineengine

2004-02-03 Thread Keith Addison
x-charset ISO-8859-1Hi Franklin I'm sorry, I wanted to respond to this before but didn't manage it. Very interesting! It's great work that you're doing - great that you're doing it, and great results so far. Do you have any later news on this Franklin? Also how are you getting on with using

Re: [biofuel] FIRST WASHED BATCH

2004-02-03 Thread RGMTRUCK
In a message dated 02/03/2004 9:46:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Rick Hi all, Got my first washed batch done. (I think) The ph level is about 5.4 I don't think that is right. What did you measure the pH of, the biodiesel or the final wash-water? I measured the

Re: [biofuel] FIRST WASHED BATCH

2004-02-03 Thread Appal Energy
x-charset ISO-8859-1Rick, Every bit as impossible to get a pH reading from biodiesel as it is from vegetable oils, as both are not ionic solutions. What you're getting is a relative reading. Works fine for calculating catalyst amounts but isn't worth anything from an accuracy perspective of pH.

[biofuel] Interesting Canadian invention

2004-02-03 Thread pivincent
x-charset ISO-8859-1Also visit the patent link within the article Veuillez aussi visiter le lien qui mène au brevet états-unien www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/01/19/hydrogen040119 Pierre Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives:

[biofuel] modern intensive livestock farming

2004-02-03 Thread pivincent
x-charset ISO-8859-1Animal factories: So-called factory farms produce food efficiently, but raise a stink among environmentists and animal welfare advocates They're big. They're often noisy. And they can really stink. A smell that will rot your socks. A smell that comes from the mountains

Re: [biofuel] Rope curtains was: First aid for house owners.

2004-02-03 Thread Hakan Falk
MM, I know that you understand how it works, but many does not. On an other discussion, I got the question that I thought many should ask and the discussion is at the end of this mail. At 19:23 03/02/2004, you wrote: Good one. I was just looking at some fountains yesterday for outdoors, and

Re: [biofuel] Rope curtains was: First aid for house owners.

2004-02-03 Thread murdoch
Good one. I was just looking at some fountains yesterday for outdoors, and thought of your comments as to how folks will be drawn to city areas where fountains are placed. On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:55:33 +0100, you wrote: MM, I am glad that you found rope curtains interesting and wrote,

[biofuel] Methangas

2004-02-03 Thread Friedrich Friesinger
My question is:can Methangas be a fuel for Dieselmotors and if yes,how would it work? I have a 100KVA Dieselgenerator,enough use for Electricity in my Woodshop (I produce Hi Energieefficient Windows there). A big Porkfarm is less than a Mile away from my Shop and i have large Storage Tanks

Re: [biofuel] Methangas

2004-02-03 Thread Appal Energy
x-charset ISO-8859-1Friedrich, Diesels are often used with producer gas as the fuel (downdraft gasifiers) to run generators. They work well in that application, as the high compression compensates for the low energy value of the fuel. Methane has a pretty high energy value. It might be that the

Re: [biofuel] FIRST WASHED BATCH

2004-02-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hi again Rick In a message dated 02/03/2004 9:46:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Rick Hi all, Got my first washed batch done. (I think) The ph level is about 5.4 I don't think that is right. What did you measure the pH of, the biodiesel or the final

[biofuel] PLEASE READ - MODERATOR'S MESSAGE

2004-02-03 Thread Keith Addison
A note about language. Please keep it nice and squeaky-clean. English is a huge and rich language with many different ways of saying things, there's absolutely no need to use foul, obscene, lewd, profane or blasphemous language, so please don't. In fact never mind the please, JUST DON'T DO

Re: [biofuel] modern intensive livestock farming

2004-02-03 Thread Keith Addison
x-charset ISO-8859-1Hello Pierre Thanks for this. I should add though that it's a myth that the animal factories are efficient and the food cheap. This is about industrialised farming in the UK, but it's all the same: Crops without profit, New Scientist, 18 December 1999 -- Low-cost food,

[biofuel] make your on press for rape seed

2004-02-03 Thread johnverner1
x-charset ISO-8859-1I ve found a spindle from a lathe or something, (the type running with steel balls between the screw and the nut), and now looks for more accurate drawings/ideas/principles on building a small home- press. I have some idea on speed, temp. and working principles, but not

[biofuel] ExxonMobil Plays Key Role in Global Warming, Says New Report

2004-02-03 Thread Keith Addison
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2cid=655u=/oneworld/20040129/wl _oneworld/4536778941075383184printer=1 ExxonMobil Plays Key Role in Global Warming, Says New Report Thu Jan 29, 9:01 AM ET Jim Lobe, OneWorld US WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan 29 (OneWorld) -- As a U.S. federal judge in Alaska

[biofuel] Climate Change Alert

2004-02-03 Thread Keith Addison
See also: http://www.fortune.com/fortune/print/0,15935,582584,00.html Fortune.com CLIMATE COLLAPSE The Pentagon's Weather Nightmare The climate could change radically, and fast. That would be the mother of all national security issues. FORTUNE Monday, January 26, 2004

[biofuel] Methan-Diesel

2004-02-03 Thread Friedrich Friesinger
Thanks Todd, reading your post,makes me think that my best pick is Biofuel and Methangas combined.my problem at this point is only the fact that it is darn cold so i dont border to start to proceed my 800ltr.WVO. So what Spring is not so fare away! Fritz [Non-text portions of this message have

Re: [biofuel] Anti-migrants plan coup at Sierra Club

2004-02-03 Thread Appal Energy
x-charset ISO-8859-1H Dok..., Seems that you don't have much interest in stepping out from behind the curtain and owning up to your claims. So..., just out of curiosity..., Are you the Jay Stern of Yellowstone's Let the Buffalo Roam fame? The same Jay Stern from the American Reform