because i can drive like a reasonable adult and i know the limits of my
SUV.
That's what everyone says. But the death tolls keep climbing. There must be
an error in that sort of logic somewhere or there would be far fewer grave
markers.
yea yea i know you all hate my guts now (LOL
Sorry.
s 15,000 miles per
year in a hybrid or me?
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From: Appal Energy<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] End of cheap oil is a blessing
"Evil?" Who sa
Careless. Unaware. Insensitive. Self-centered. Un-informed. Selfish. Uh-huh.
And probably another two dozen similar adjectives.
My full size diesel Chevy 4x4 trucks average 20
and 24 mpg.
And just how many of those average 12,000 miles per annum require the use of
a heavy duty farm truck?
re. Would you like me to supply some links?
Appal Energy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Stephan,
I think you have to honestly ask what agriculture and/or native flora and
fauna on the islands would be displaced by instituting palm mono-culture
for
liquid fuel production.
A safe bet is that m
I think you have to honestly ask what agriculture and/or native flora and
fauna on the islands would be displaced by instituting palm mono-culture for
liquid fuel production.
A safe bet is that many Hawaiians feel that their limitted acreage might be
better served in ways other than usurpin
Energy efficiency proponents and conservationists have been pointing to
these occurences for three decades now. They even wrote the book(s) as to
what would happen and how to address/prevent it.
And what was the snotty remark Dick Cheney said after thirty years, back in
May of 2001?
"Cons
It seems to me that you produced some soap that time.
All base processing creates soap.
What everyone keeps referring to as "glycerine" settling out of a
transesterification (base) reaction is for the most part soap, diluted with
methanol and glycerol.
The volume of glycerol per liter of
biodiesel in the summer and then switch to regular diesel in the winter.
The only perfectly safe method is to use a two tank system. Other than that,
you'll have to work with anti-gel additives and pulling the cream off your
fuel, saving the higher gel point esters for summer and using the l
Oh. So oil is good for animals? Perhaps someone forgot to tell all the
fish and other wildlife in Prince William Sound.
Sorry Paul. Until you've walked some of the old drilling sights in Alaska
and seen how the promises of "enviornmentally safe" quickly unraveled or
lived at the end of
Jesus Bomb?" and "What Would Jesus Drive (Ride)?"
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/no_blood_on_our_hands.php
No Blood On Our Hands
Sister Dianna Ortiz
March 25, 2005
Good Friday brings Christians once again to the darkest day of the year, the
torture and death of Jesus.
For those of us who are
wind-powered, turbine motor which includes a reciprocating mechanism to
derive the pump action. Usually the turbine fan is 6 - 10 feet in diameter
and the tower is in the range of 40-50 feet tall.
Short of finding a "how to" book, your best bet is to order a repair manual
for something like
- Original Message -
From: "Greg Harbican" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Problems with the Biofuel list
???
What problems?
Greg H.
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From: "Martin Klingensmith" <[EMAIL PROTECTE
A bully is someone who hurts, frightens or tyrannizes over someone who is
weaker.
One who knows that that death is the immanent consequence of his or her
bullying is called a premeditated murderer.
And those who acquiesce to the tactics of the bully are complicit in the
premeditation and
Misrepresenting the science of mercury pollution isn't enough for Bush & Co.
They've got to fake the economics, too.
By Chris Mooney
Web Exclusive: 03.14.05
On matters of environmental protection and regulation, free-market
conservatives have two chief principles to which they claim to adhere:
"
agribusiness! As soon as you start to use soy as a main protein, you are
supporting factory farming, big time.
There is such a thing as an organic soy market.
As for this:
One other fallacy, that meat eating animals eat food that humans could
somehow use.
Should one presume that what you
ation.
Seems like the easiest is often the last recognized...
Todd Swearingen
- Original Message -
From: "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: Biodiesel wash water
List:
The following is in resp
me quite proficient at back
titrating rather quickly.
I suppose this might seem a trifle involved, but not terribly so once the
basics are grasped and you've cracked the nut once or twice.
Todd Swearingen
- Original Message -
From: "Ahab"
To: "'Appal Energy
CHICKENs' eggs :-))
She's ovo-vegetarian. Lacto-ovo if she also consumes milk. Not vegetarian at
all if she eats fish. Kind of a contradictary identifiers altogether though.
One would think that "vegetarian" is pretty straight forward. Guess not.
Vegan is no animal products whatsoever, inc
the sight of all those animals just bulldozed into trenches is to
me the epitomy of horrible waste. How much better if they
could have been rendered to biodiesel.
How much better if they were never amassed in such concentrations in the
first place and the destruction was eliminated due to the
What I find rather interesting in the same realm of discussion is when it
revolves around
Meat vs Veggie vs Animal Rights vs Factory Farming vs Cities.
Goats and sheep can keep keep fallow land manicured extremely well, free of
thistle and other undesireables, all the while beating vegetabl
"How high is the oil Momma? 55 Dollars and Risin'. How high is the oil
Poppa? 80 Dollars and Risin'."
Oil Briefly Rises Above $55 and Seems Likely to Stay High
By JAD MOUAWAD
Published: March 4, 2005
Oil prices briefly rose a
I don't call myself an animal lover.
I do find I have great respect for them as individuals.
Come on girl. Admit it. Yes you are :-) and your existance would be much
poorer without them, as would everyone's. Most just don't realize it.
Might you not need to let the professional facade s
West at 55mph.
Who hasn't? And what makes you think something such as this is so obvious?
- Original Message -
From: "Chris & Chuck McGuire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Latest Consumer Reports
Obviously
Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act
good luck with this. i'm done. rbury
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From: "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertisin
Any suggestions ?
Conduct a series of bracket titrations and/or move towards the acid/base
process.
Todd Swearingen
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 9:54 AM
Subject: [Biofuel] A problem with WVO
Hello brothe
nd you'd be right. But even if they do keep right, which
they don't, they can still seriously jam things up because of the
highspeed onramps. Hitting the end of a ramp at 75 so you can merge safey
only to hit the brakes because of the guy in front of you is doing 55 is
no fun at all.
on the highway. i expected mileage to be
better
with the eurovan. it isn't, but i'm still not displeased with the
purchase.
it offers a diversity of amenities unavailable in any other vehicle
currently being produced (oh i forgot, VW no longer imports it to the
U.S.)
how about that al
t be one of
those whinners and fools todd speaks of. i'd be curious what other folks
on
the list get for strickly 'in city' driving. we've gotten as low as 13mpg
and average closer to 15. rbury
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From: "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&
ortional to the mass of any given lead foot.
Todd Swearingen
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From: "John Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act
Appal Energy wrote:
Rati
under "real world" driving conditions and come to the same
conclusion as many motorists - the actual miles per gallon
achieved during the daily use of a vehicle generally falls
well short of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates.
snip
> The current EPA tests were established in the
The wick's fiber would have to have some property that actually pulls the
fuel towards it, as biodiesel is too viscous by itself to travel /wick
beyond approximately one inch in height above the fuel level when using a
standard cotton braid.
They've got 1" proto wick on hand and are expecting 1
By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
EarthLight Magazine #52, Winter 2005
www.earthlight.org/2005/essay52_kennedy_pff.htm
Editor's Introduction: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has a passionate desire for a
sustainable future. The economic, the political, and the personal worlds are
all part of this evolving v
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Our Godless Constitution
Michael Redler wrote:
homey [h#601;#650;mi:]Aadjective1 homelike, homely, homey, homy
having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday
atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"
Appal Energy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ties; a friend, bro. See "homes."
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From: "B. Nostrand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: Re[4]: [Biofuel] Our Godless Constitution - [OT] = very yes
actually, i'm guessing, but i thought the reference was
t: Friday, February 18, 2005 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: Re[4]: [Biofuel] Our Godless Constitution
homey [h#601;#650;mi:]Aadjective1 homelike, homely, homey, homy
having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday
atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"
Appal Energy <
d/or your apparent
umbrage is certainly not warranted.
Todd Swearingen
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From: "Gustl Steiner-Zehender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 11:00 AM
Subject: Re[4]: [Biofuel] Ou
Better to build bridges than to grind
axes.
It takes a sharp axe to build a bridge. And better to keep the edge than to
let others dull it into disrepair with their abuse.
Todd Swearingen
- Original Message -
From: "Gustl Steiner-Zehender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "DHAJOGLO" <[EMAI
s "adherance."
What could be said is that these men may have been spiritually inclined or
perhaps "adherant," but by definition it's a far reach to declare that they
were "religious."
Todd Swearingen
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From: "Gustl Steiner-Z
author would prefer.
First, if the author is going to give references, how about not giving an
entire littany of books. And notice the source of the littany no less.
No bias or bent there, eh?
Generally page and paragraph are sufficient. Leave it to those who would
like to further indoctrinate
Glycerol is an alcohol. Fats/oils are required to make soap.
Todd Swearingen
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Glycerin soap making
can some glycerin be ad
I find your response rather amusing but all too much a double standard..
First of all, if the archives are any indicator, you spend a great deal of
time bashing your favorite sects du jour.
Second of all, Ken Provost didn't bash christians. He did make note of the
type of "christians" who c
I don't think you'd find it as false a claim as you might think if you apply
the generally accepted, contemporary, rough translation of "religion" and
"religious" to the matter. Even if you strictly applied the definitions
found in Websters, you would quickly see that they don't stick very we
earingen
Dear Mr. Swearingen:
many, many thanks for your prompt replay and valuable information.
Yes, I agree with you... in my case I am willing to pay the fair price for
pertinent plans.
By the way, my PC ought to have a problem since can not Full-size image.
Yours truly,
Francisco J. Burgos
-
"Fluff" at the interphase layer of water and biodiesel upon the first wash
stage isn't exactly what you want to see. If the reaction has gone to
completion, you have let the fuel/glyc-cocktail set overnight or perhaps 24
hours and you didn't transfer any of the glyc cocktail into your wash, t
Who says you're not? Perhaps you're not waiting long enough?
The stuff that's making your biodiesel hazy is just micro-amounts of what
quickly settled out in the glyc cocktail layer.
Neither hazyiness or clarity are indicators of anything more than that.
Also, no need to run at the high tem
Our Godless Constitution
by BROOKE ALLEN
[from the February 21, 2005 issue]
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From: "knoton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 9:38 PM
Subject: [Biofuel] Our Godless Constitution
Our Godless Constitution
by BROOKE ALLEN
People who have detailed plans for biorefineries in their possession have
either paid for their copies (which probably means they legally aren't
allowed to distribute them beyond their own use) or have sweated bullets and
watched their bank account dwindle developing and having them drawn out
Some definitions:
http://www.lipid.co.uk/maintest.html
http://www.snowdriftfarm.com/fatproperties2.html
A cursory explanation of saponification:
http://chemistry.about.com/library/glossary/bldef825.htm
Do
only the FFA's saponify, or the total oil ?
Presuming the amount of caustic in the rea
nother tax credit vanish into
the pockets of petroleum interests.
My personal suggestion is that B-100 manufacturers prepare for this
opportunity now, well before the ink drys on the federal register.
Todd Swearingen
- Original Message -
From: "Kenneth Kron" <[EMAIL P
"blend?"
B-1 through B-99.9 are blends, not B-100.
Whoever wrote that letter needs to redress that error if it's not already
sent. If a credit is being
sought for biodiesel, great. If it's being sought for blends, great. But
they're two separate animals and should be treated as precisely that
t of human traits.
Todd Swearingen
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From: "Kenneth Kron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Protecting our right to participate -- extend the
IRScomment period on biofue
1) You're not providing sufficient background on this issue for others to
gain an informed understanding and draw their own conclusions.
and
2) Everyone who is leaping lizards over this matter leaves out one very
important fact - biodiesel blends, up to approximately B-75, do more to
improve a
Do you mean other than farmers being increasingly isolated from the profit
stream from making/distributing biodiesel?
No.
Well, I take that back. If farmers universally united and isolated the
feedstocks from the ADMs and Carghills of the world and concertedly focused
on bio-regional proce
That will depend upon how many gallons you put in your 80 gallon tank. Start
at 24 hours and work your way backward or forward from there.
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From: "Jeremy & Tracy Longworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 11:49 PM
Su
Do not boil water out of oil. Heat to 120*-130*F and let it settle out for
twenty-four hours under heat. All you're going to do is expend large amounts
of energy and atomize more water into the oil. Sure some will come out via
boiling. But you're actually forcing some water into the oil..
Y
Just kidding. It's only the clique phrase "get over it" that's become so
synonymous with republicans and their myopias that might give any hint as to
what cloth you're persuasion is cut from. Well, that and the excessive use
of caps in proper names. That should be God with one cap and Jesus w
value could become such a motivator is left to
those who wish to analyse such things, nevertheless a motivator it is, and
unfortunately and unhealthy one unless kept in it's place behind the
higher value of the life of the innocents it's influence affects.
No man is an island, we all ha
Please take a moment to quantify/describe and identify the location of what
you perceive to be "a lot of soap."
- Original Message -
From: "Iwan Prawito" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 10:22 AM
Subject: [Biofuel] Pre transesterification
Yes.
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From: "JD2005" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] wvo won't react
Hi;
I'm a new member.I just read that WVO (Waste Vegetable Oil) has got a
higher level of acidity than ordinary
> 1. Is this too dark of a mixture?
Color is not a primary indicator of "good" or "bad" oil. Besides, the
picture is too grainy and the picture's color is off overall.
> 2. What happens when you put the NaOH + methanol mixture in too hot of
o=l? And what is too hot?
Exactly what happene
It's rather difficult to assist when you leave a whole in the variables big
enough to float an aircraft carrier through.
5 to10 grams of lye? Just where did you stop on that sliding scale? And why?
You state that the oil is heavily degraded - "black." So why do you think
the problem lays wi
Let's not start getting in the habit of deriding our animal friends because
their tri-glycerides are of a little more substance than their veggie
counterparts.
Nine out of ten animals would agree, that is if they were still alive to
talk about it, that saturated fats and oils actually make
not.
Hypocrisy is not the birthright, political or genetic disposition of any
given group, unless you define that group as "humans."
Ask yourself this:
Which is the greater "sin" (or substitute your word of preference)? To place
a gun to someone's head and pull the
trigger or, as a practic
correct, I would have
worded it a little differently and certainly would not have made
presumptions as to what you don't know. That's just an invitation to a
contest in which I prefer not to enter. Since you seem ready to accept
such an invitation, I just want to say that I'm sorry
It was off the cuff memory from someone Keith's known.
My friend Prema, a Tibetan Buddhist nun, once remarked rather
conversationally: "It's not often a person gets the chance to live a
human life, it's quite rare, one shouldn't waste such an
opportunity."
We should all be so lucky as to hav
was made of
what scientific institution monitored temperatures
around the globe in 1513, nor how they were able to
measure the temperature since the thermometer was not
invented until the 18th century.
Ken
--- Appal Energy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Michael,
> Since you seem ready to a
to say that I'm sorry about the
misunderstanding and let's move on.
These kinds of exchanges can consume an awful lot of time and I think we
all have bigger fish to fry.
Mike
Appal Energy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Michael,
When two people say the same thing, one of them cannot
rk.
FYI: This isn't an original idea. Someone thought of this comparison long
before me.
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=greenhouse+effect+explained+fireplace&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t&fl=0&x=wrt
Mike
Ken Riznyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- Appal Energy wrote:
Cons
rom: "Ken Riznyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Global Warming Approaching Point of No Return,Warns
Leading Climate Expert
--- Appal Energy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Considering the fact
Let Them Eat Rocket Fuel
Erik D. Olson
January 27, 2005
The fact that there's a rocket fuel additive called perchlorate in your
water is bad enough. What's worse is the fact that the Bush administration
likely manipulated the National Academy of Sciences to designate a lax
perchlorate standa
hour, day or year, your "colder than normal" means that someone else has a
"hotter than normal." And due to the fact that neither "hotter than normal"
and "colder than normal" are exactly quantitative in their expression, it's
all rather hard to put much weight on such itinerate "data."
Does
This link doesn't say anything at all about the mixing time. I mean if I
have
2 layers after setteling the biodiesel which was stirred for 5 minutes and
you have it with 15 minutes stirred biodiesel. Ok, we both have the same,
but
how can I detect if indeed my way to do it, is "wrong"?
You
The presumption would be that the thick paste is converted saturated fats
and oils.
Did you conduct the reaction under constant heat? If so, did it seem to take
place in the same manner as if you'd used SVO? Did the fuel wash well and
were you able to conduct it with tepid water or did you
For starters, get rid of that magnetic stirrer. They're not vigorous enough.
And for your next trick? Don't combine "methods" from different processes.
Todd Swearingen
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From: "Gregory Petit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 20
that come out of that stove.
Oven temp controlled at the "burner" or extra heat shunted away from the
oven?
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From: "Anti-Fossil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 11:47 PM
Subject: [Biofuel] waste oil heater update
Hell
By the looks of it, you're shooting blind.
If you feel that adding a dilute acid is necessary for any particular
reason, always conduct side-by-side sampling with a straight water wash from
the same batch. In fact, it wouldn't hurt to run comparison samples using
different weak acids.
As l
the fuel will clarify from the top down, perhaps giving the appearance of
three layers.
Why would you not think the fuel is sufficient to run in a vehicle? If it
washes well, put it into the tank and go.
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From: "Gregory Petit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PR
II).Then
they were fought over idealism (Korea and Vietnam). Now, they are fought
over
oil rights (Desert Storm and Iraq). No ,matter what they tell you.
Actually, the accepted phraseology, at least in the present US
administration, is "national security."
It's much easier to pass muster
You're not taking anything "too far." The question is whether or not you can
afford "that far." Cost of energy inputs and evaporator, as well as the
return on the glycerol are your limiting factors.
First, you can get a product of high degree of purity without distillation.
See the FFA reco
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Wind Turbines
ou don't like latex?
Appal Energy wrote:
Would those be petroleum or bio-based party balloons for the
celebration?
Oleo-chemical..., should the day ever come.
- Original Message - From: "Ly
Six to seven figures and better.
- Original Message -
From: "Jeremy Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Wind Turbines
What does one of these massive wind turbines cost?
_
sed party balloons for the
celebration?
On Jan 19, 2005, at 8:54 AM, Appal Energy wrote:
Hello Peggy,
It's a very exciting
time to be active in these pursuits.
Not to be the token, crusty, old, curmudgeon. But I don't think I'll
be getting overly exited and start passing
It's a very exciting
time to be active in these pursuits.
Not to be the token, crusty, old, curmudgeon. But I don't think I'll be
getting overly exited and start passing out party balloons until fossil and
nuclear fuel subsidies are also reduced/eliminated, sugar is out of the
Everglades,
http://www.photonics.com/spectra/tech/XQ/ASP/techid.1219/QX/read.htm
The next stage was to configure it with a battery pack to keep it aloft
after sunset.
One stated use is to make such planes orbiting communications platforms that
can be serviced regularly.
Something tells me that it won'
rbican" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Wind Turbines
Feed lots have a lot of manure to, but, no grass.
So like feedlots, politicians must be fed, good feed, only to turn it into
manure.
Greg H.
- Origi
That's a typo, right? Was supposed to be "routing the country?"
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Wind Turbines
NE Colorado has a lot of wind and allot of grassland.
Well, the same
Well, the same can be said of Washington D.C.. Or at least there must be a
lot of grassland nearby to propigate the amount of manure there.
But still, no wind turbines or anaerobic digesters to be found.
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From: "Greg Harbican" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAI
would also be available.
Shouldn't be too hard to find a source. Whether or not that source is within
your region may be another matter.
Todd Swearingen
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From: "Phillip Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 12:48 PM
Su
of the Cold War-era bases it uses abroad as it seeks to expand
the network of bare-bones sites in the gap.
Well, I guess this means the price of plywood's not going to go down in my
lifetime.
Gagnon's been largely on target for the past twenty-five years. Probably
will be for another twent
Correct me if I'm wrong. But isn't the Biox process conducted under
extremely high temperatures and pressures?
That wouldn't fall under the heading of "shadetree manufacturing."
Todd Swearingen
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From: "Andrew Cunningham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTE
You're more or less on the money as to how to achieve reasonable division of
different fluids. My concern, for you, myself and anyone else in such a
position is the exposure to methanol fumes by methods that don't incorporate
sealed systems. Huffing methanol unintentionally can only come back
better product yields (you avoid saponification and problems in the
cleaning)
Potassium hydroxide will saponify as well as sodium hydroxide. Just that the
soap is more soluble than sodium soaps. It's primarily used in manufacture
of liquid soaps, whereas sodium is used in bar soaps.
The "s
find them.??
E-bay for a mint. Someone on this list mentioned an inexpensive outlet in
the NE US not long ago.
Todd Swearingen
- Original Message -
From: "Ray J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] reactor li
Been there and still doin' that.
Todd Swearingen
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From: "mark rose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 10:41 PM
Subject: [Biofuel] first time batch
Many thanks Todd.That was great amount of help to me.Thanks for your
tim
The processor is a 250 gallon stainless milk tank with built in variable
speed agitator.We are about two weeks from our first mix of 100 gallons.
Horizontal, yes? Max RPM on the sweep, both forward and reverse? Diameter of
the sweep blade?
If horizontal, you'll find that there's some finag
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From: "Martin K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ford Synus Diesel Urban concept car shows at Detroit
Appal Energy wrote:
Take a look at the back end of the car. One 2-5 mph crash and you&#x
Let's not just linch "all other auto makers" than Volkswagen ...
There's a lot going on outside the USofA.
I should have qualified that, at least in part, leaning more heavily on
American auto manufacturers than most others. Then again, its rather
difficult to give accolades to the likes of
consumes an average of only 3.8 litres of diesel fuel per 100 kilometres
- a sheerly sensational value for a compact class vehicle.
That's ~62 mpg, ten more miles per gallon than the 1.6 liter, four cylinder
diesel of Rabbit and mid 1980's Golf fame.
Don't know if a 20% improvement in 20-25
$2,000 door and rimple the rear quarter panels for another several thousand
dollars in damage.
This thing should have a separate bumper, tailgate like a pickup and hatch
like a pickup truck canopy to be practical to all but the autobody business.
Todd Swearingen
- Original Message -
h. That's really not my forte.
BTW if anyone remembers that study and can send a pointer to the list I'd
appreciate it.
As to the cost numbers. Since pumps generally have high pressure seals
and pressure has the obvious value in speeding up biodiesel reactions I
think it makes se
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