Re: [Biofuel] How do I get the paper thin white layer

2011-09-17 Thread Ian and Jubilee Miller
I just reprocessed this last batch using 100ml of methanol and 5.5g KOH. It turned darker and there are little cooties floating around in it. Also, nothing settled out. Upon doing the wash test, it immediately formed an emulsion, although the methanol test yields a nice clear phase with no settle

Re: [Biofuel] How do I get the paper thin white layer

2011-09-17 Thread Keith Addison
You've made only three test batches so far? At this stage, I think you'd do better to make more test batches than trying to rescue a failed batch by reprocessing it. Keep trying! You'll get there. Best Keith I just reprocessed this last batch using 100ml of methanol and 5.5g KOH. It turned

Re: [Biofuel] How do I get the paper thin white layer

2011-09-17 Thread Jan Warnqvist
One suggestion is that if you have a lot of methanol in excess, the wash test will form an emulsion, since the methanol is soluble both in water and in biodiesel. But it will pass my test. And it did ? - Original Message - From: Ian and Jubilee Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[Biofuel] Wall Street protesters inspired by Arab Spring movement

2011-09-17 Thread Keith Addison
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/16/tech/social-media/twitter-occupy-wall-street/index.html Wall Street protesters inspired by Arab Spring movement By Michael Saba, CNN September 17, 2011 (CNN) -- It worked in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Now, taking their cue from social-media fueled uprisings in

[Biofuel] #OCCUPYWALLSTREET

2011-09-17 Thread Keith Addison
https://occupywallst.org/article/telephone-help-line/ Call (877) 881-3020 for Help Directions Posted 2011-09-16 05:30:46 UTC by OccupyWallSt We've just set up a toll free number so people attending the occupation can receive simple directions and help. There's no pesky robots or queues at

[Biofuel] What Wall Street doesn't want us to know about oil prices

2011-09-17 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-wall-street-doesnt-want-us-to-know-about-oil-prices/2011/09/14/gIQAiOodVK_story.html What Wall Street doesn't want us to know about oil prices By Bernie Sanders, Published: September 16, 2011 The top six financial institutions in this country own

[Biofuel] Famine Ravages Somalia in a World Less Likely to Intervene

2011-09-17 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.truth-out.org/famine-ravages-somalia-world-less-likely-intervene/1316182711 Famine Ravages Somalia in a World Less Likely to Intervene Friday 16 September 2011 by: Jeffrey Gettleman, The New York Times News Service | News Analysis Dolo, Somalia - Is the world about to watch 750,000

[Biofuel] Honduras: Wealthy Landowners Attempt to Quash Farming Collectives

2011-09-17 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.truth-out.org/honduras-wealthy-landowners-attempt-quash-farming-collectives/1316109207 Honduras: Wealthy Landowners Attempt to Quash Farming Collectives Friday 16 September 2011 by: Andrew Kennis, Truthout | News Analysis The Bajo Aguán region of Honduras is a rich, fertile valley

[Biofuel] Oil Wars? Not a Chance

2011-09-17 Thread Keith Addison
Also: The Terrorism Issue That Wasn't Discussed by Gareth Porter Published on Monday, September 12, 2011 by CommonDreams.org http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/09/12 All the Countries the US is at War with after 9/11 September 11 Remembered, US at War Against the World, and the Ongoing

[Biofuel] Coral Reefs 'Will Be Gone by End of the Century'

2011-09-17 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/09/11-1 Published on Sunday, September 11, 2011 by the Independent/UK Coral Reefs 'Will Be Gone by End of the Century' They will be the first entire ecosystem to be destroyed by human activity, says top UN scientist by Andrew Marszal Coral reefs are

[Biofuel] The Food Movement: Its Power and Possibilities

2011-09-17 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/09/16-0 Published on Friday, September 16, 2011 by The Nation The Food Movement: Its Power and Possibilities by Frances Moore Lappé Editor's Note from The Nation: Frances Moore Lappé's essay below kicks off The Nation's forum on the food movement. Raj