Re: [Biofuel] Help put a ban on nicotinoid pesticides

2011-01-22 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2011/0120/Bye-Bye-Blackbird-USDA-acknowledges-a-hand-in-one-mass-bird-death Bye Bye Blackbird: USDA acknowledges a hand in one mass bird death One in a series of mysterious mass bird deaths in the past month was the product of a USDA avicide program, which

Re: [Biofuel] Help put a ban on nicotinoid pesticides

2011-01-22 Thread Keith Addison
USDA: Blackbirds, Red-Winged - killed, intentional: 965,889 http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/prog_data/2009_prog_data/PDR_G_FY09/Basic_Tables_PDR_G/Table_G_FY2009_Short.pdf And the rest...

Re: [Biofuel] Help put a ban on nicotinoid pesticides

2011-01-08 Thread Dawie Coetzee
January, 2011 22:23:17 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help put a ban on nicotinoid pesticides http://news.mongabay.com/2011/0106-morgan_bird_kills.html End of Days bird kill just a fraction of real death toll By Morgan Erickson-Davis, mongabay.com January 07, 2011 The sudden en-masse deaths of thousands

Re: [Biofuel] Help put a ban on nicotinoid pesticides

2011-01-08 Thread Keith Addison
. Regards Dawie Coetzee From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Fri, 7 January, 2011 22:23:17 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help put a ban on nicotinoid pesticides http://news.mongabay.com/2011/0106-morgan_bird_kills.html End of Days

[Biofuel] Help put a ban on nicotinoid pesticides

2011-01-07 Thread Joe Street
I signed the petition from Avaaz. I hope you will too. see info below. Joe Silently, billions of bees are dying off and our entire food chain is in danger. Bees don't just make honey, they are a giant, humble workforce, pollinating 90% of the plants we grow. Scientists increasingly blame

Re: [Biofuel] Help put a ban on nicotinoid pesticides

2011-01-07 Thread Keith Addison
Good on you Joe. There's also this (hotlinks in the online version): http://animals.change.org/blog/view/wikileaks_uncovers_government_bee_killing_conspiracy WikiLeaks Uncovers Government Bee Killing Conspiracy by Stephanie Feldstein December 16, 2010 While the WikiLeaks media frenzy may

Re: [Biofuel] Help put a ban on nicotinoid pesticides

2011-01-07 Thread Keith Addison
... Not to mention this: http://www.alternet.org/story/149440/%27aflockalypse%27%3A_here%27s_why_we_should_really_be_concerned_about_the_huge_bird_and_fish_die-off?page=entire AlterNet / By Tara Lohan 'Aflockalypse': Here's Why We Should Really Be Concerned About the Huge Bird and Fish Die-off

Re: [Biofuel] Help put a ban on nicotinoid pesticides

2011-01-07 Thread Keith Addison
http://news.mongabay.com/2011/0106-morgan_bird_kills.html End of Days bird kill just a fraction of real death toll By Morgan Erickson-Davis, mongabay.com January 07, 2011 The sudden en-masse deaths of thousands of birds in the Southern U.S. on the night of New Year's Eve have created a frenzy

[Biofuel] Help wanted for an animated political cartoon

2010-03-12 Thread Keith Addison
Help wanted for an animated political cartoon I have written a script for a short video - estimated 5 to 10 minutes long, to be shown on YouTube and elsewhere on the Internet, tentatively entitled Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country. We need a cartoonist to draw the

Re: [Biofuel] HELP TO NEW BIODIESEL HOMEBREWER

2008-09-25 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Andres Thanks for your emailwell i used 900 ml of Soy oil, 180 ml of Methanol, 3.15g of NaOH..Temperatura was since 132.8 ºF to 122 ºF and 60 minutes of proccesing. I obtained: * 80 ml of glicerin layer *

[Biofuel] HELP TO NEW BIODIESEL HOMEBREWER

2008-09-24 Thread andres alejandro portilla
Hello,,Could somebody tell me if 0.276 inches of soap is normal after first washing of biodiesel, please? -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20080924/03342dd5/attachment.html ___

Re: [Biofuel] HELP TO NEW BIODIESEL HOMEBREWER

2008-09-24 Thread fox mulder
try KOH rather than NaOH. --- andres alejandro portilla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello,,Could somebody tell me if 0.276 inches of soap is normal after first washing of biodiesel, please? -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [Biofuel] HELP TO NEW BIODIESEL HOMEBREWER

2008-09-24 Thread Thomas Kelly
AM Subject: [Biofuel] HELP TO NEW BIODIESEL HOMEBREWER Hello,,Could somebody tell me if 0.276 inches of soap is normal after first washing of biodiesel, please? -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20080924/03342dd5

Re: [Biofuel] HELP TO NEW BIODIESEL HOMEBREWER

2008-09-24 Thread Bruno M.
hi Andres, Wrong question I'm afraid, Are U sure it's soap? And 0.276 inches doesn't tell us anything, 0.276 on what? 69 inches of BD, sounds good, on 0.69 inches of BD, sounds very bad. and is your container of a regular shape? Else inches don't mean a thing.what wrong with %volume. And

[Biofuel] Help

2007-09-29 Thread Bob Molloy
Hi all, I'm exploring the possibilities of minor hydro power in my local area from waterfalls, lake outlets etc. but need a good rule of thumb for calculating the power potential. For example, what amount of power in kilowatts can I expect from a cubic metre of water or its kilolitre

Re: [Biofuel] Help

2007-09-29 Thread robert and benita
Bob Molloy wrote: Hi all, I'm exploring the possibilities of minor hydro power in my local area from waterfalls, lake outlets etc. but need a good rule of thumb for calculating the power potential. For example, what amount of power in kilowatts can I expect from a cubic metre of

Re: [Biofuel] Help

2007-09-29 Thread doug
Rainbow power do micro-hydro generators. You need a good flow, fall: about 1 atmosphere pressure for every ~10M drop. But you need to take losses into account. A friend built a hydro using a 3 phase motor: think he got ~ 300W from it. He used the Rainbow impeller (that he actually got from

Re: [Biofuel] Help

2007-09-29 Thread AltEnergyNetwork
You might be interested in this, regards tallex http://wildwaterpower.com/ ---Original Message--- From: doug [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help Sent: 29 Sep '07 07:13 Rainbow power do micro-hydro generators. You need a good flow, fall: about 1 atmosphere

Re: [Biofuel] Help

2007-09-29 Thread Kirk McLoren
: Re: [Biofuel] Help Sent: 29 Sep '07 07:13 Rainbow power do micro-hydro generators. You need a good flow, fall: about 1 atmosphere pressure for every ~10M drop. But you need to take losses into account. A friend built a hydro using a 3 phase motor: think he got ~ 300W from it. He used

Re: [Biofuel] Help

2007-09-29 Thread Michael Arkoosh
Flow (cubic feet per second) x Head (feet) x Efficiency (Approximately 80%) / 11.8 = KW per hour -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Molloy Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 12:51 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] Help

2007-09-29 Thread Bob Molloy
Hi guys, Michael, Doug, Kirk and Tallex, thanks for a stream of info on water power. Blown away by the response. Will be happily spending the next few days digesting. Regards, Bob. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

[Biofuel] 'Help Africa'

2007-03-24 Thread Robin Pentney
Hi Chip! I have a friend (drummer in our band) who is a hydrologist retired from the federal government (Cdn) . He is currently in Ghana building water wells at his own expense. This is his 3rd trip , I think and his daughter has been 2ce as well. All in all a very worthwhile effort I believe.

Re: [Biofuel] Help Wanted

2007-02-08 Thread Tonomár András
What is your question? - Original Message - From: Philip Gwinnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 2:42 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Help Wanted Amongst all you smart people on the mailing list do we perchace have a mechanical engineer

[Biofuel] Help Wanted

2007-02-07 Thread Philip Gwinnell
Amongst all you smart people on the mailing list do we perchace have a mechanical engineer who can help me with a set of helical gears to drive a solar device I'm building? I know what it looks like but I need assistance on the technical front. All replies gratefully accepted. Best Regards,

Re: [Biofuel] Help Wanted

2007-02-07 Thread Adithya sridhar
wat kinda help u looking for?. On 2/7/07, Philip Gwinnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amongst all you smart people on the mailing list do we perchace have a mechanical engineer who can help me with a set of helical gears to drive a solar device I'm building? I know what it looks like but I

Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor

2006-10-22 Thread Bob Carr
that is how I would do it anyway. Cheers Bob Oh yes, I am in Northants - Original Message - From: Mark` Cookson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor Bob Thanks for the offered help, I am

Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor

2006-10-21 Thread Keith Addison
- Original Message From: Mark` Cookson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:47:59 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor keith Thanks for that, you can get stainless immersion heater[element] but they are a fortune to buy brand new. I

Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor

2006-10-21 Thread Golan Shmuel
]To: biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:47:59 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help with ProcessorkeithThanks for that, you can get stainless immersion heater[element] but theyare a fortune to buy brand new. I thought any list members may know of other alternatives? [ or supplys

Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor

2006-10-20 Thread philip reid
replacement easier. Philip - Original Message From: Mark` Cookson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:47:59 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor keith Thanks for that, you can get stainless immersion heater[element

Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor

2006-10-20 Thread Mark` Cookson
machine there is a god after all !!! Mark From: philip reid [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:48:38 -0700 (PDT) Hi, I used a copper immersion heater element for several

Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor

2006-10-20 Thread Mark` Cookson
PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:22:47 +0100 Hi Mark, How big is your processor? I made my first 15 litre processor using a stainless kettle element, bought from a local electical

Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor

2006-10-19 Thread Mark` Cookson
@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:51:09 +0900 Hi to every one, I am trying to build a processor but having difficulty in finding a heater element that is not made of copper? I am in the UK, I have been told, in Holland they make a brass

Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor

2006-10-19 Thread Tonomár András
Hello, Others may disagree with me but I use copper heater and some piping in my processor for more then 1 year. My experience is that it resist to unwashed Biodiesel perfectly. Although in the wash-dry tank it is a different storry. There is a little corrosion - dillution of the copper elements

Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor

2006-10-19 Thread Matthew Law
PROTECTED]To: biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSent: Thursday, 19 October, 2006 8:47:59 AMSubject: Re: [Biofuel] Help with ProcessorkeithThanks for that, you can get stainless immersion heater[element] but they are a fortune to buy brand new. I thought any list members may know of other alternatives

Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor

2006-10-19 Thread Bob Carr
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor keith Thanks for that, you can get stainless immersion heater[element] but they are a fortune to buy brand new. I thought any list members may know of other alternatives? [ or supplys in the UK] Mark From

[Biofuel] Help with Processor

2006-10-18 Thread Mark` Cookson
Hi to every one, I am trying to build a processor but having difficulty in finding a heater element that is not made of copper? I am in the UK, I have been told, in Holland they make a brass emersion heater element but I can not find a supplier here in the UK. Any suggestions anybody? Mark

Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor

2006-10-18 Thread Keith Addison
Hi to every one, I am trying to build a processor but having difficulty in finding a heater element that is not made of copper? I am in the UK, I have been told, in Holland they make a brass emersion heater element but I can not find a supplier here in the UK. Any suggestions anybody? Mark Hi

Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor

2006-10-18 Thread Jason Katie
) Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 10:51 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help with Processor Hi to every one, I am trying to build a processor but having

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed!

2006-06-26 Thread Thomas Kelly
work fine in the boiler. Best of luck, Tom - Original Message - From: Charles List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help needed! Hi Tom As a further aside

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed!

2006-06-25 Thread Charles List
. Tom - Original Message - From: Charles List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 5:25 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help needed! Hi Tom Many thanks for the advice. I will let you know how I get on. I intend (hopefully) to run B100

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed!

2006-06-21 Thread Thomas Kelly
- From: Charles List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 5:25 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help needed! Hi Tom Many thanks for the advice. I will let you know how I get on. I intend (hopefully) to run B100 in my boiler. I was planning to ask about

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed!

2006-06-20 Thread Thomas Kelly
to the burner (pressure, nozzle, air flow?) (Just curious) - Original Message - From: Charles List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help needed! Hi Tom Right, feel I'm making some progress. After a very cold

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed!

2006-06-20 Thread Charles List
, 2006 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help needed! Hi Tom Right, feel I'm making some progress. After a very cold night (-6C) I can now see three layers in my 1l test batch of creamy canola if I shine a light behind it. Bottom layer (20%) is solid and dark redy- brown (glycerine I hope

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed!

2006-06-19 Thread Thomas Kelly
. Tom - Original Message - From: Charles List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help needed! Hi Tom Thanks for that, I tried 70l at the weekend and end

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed!

2006-06-19 Thread Charles List
- Original Message - From: Charles List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help needed! Hi Tom Thanks for that, I tried 70l at the weekend and end-product still black, so I tried a 1l batch, still black!! I am using new

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed!

2006-06-18 Thread Charles List
@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 4:40 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help needed! Hi Tom Thanks for the reply I see your point- I scaled up from 40l (with a different processor) to 150l and I should have gone slower. I was just so keen to get going! My newly built pump and processor

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed!

2006-06-16 Thread Thomas Kelly
:40 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help needed! Hi Tom Thanks for the reply I see your point- I scaled up from 40l (with a different processor) to 150l and I should have gone slower. I was just so keen to get going! My newly built pump and processor will handle 150l- but where do you think I

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed!

2006-06-15 Thread Thomas Kelly
a BD-petro blend. Best of luck, Tom - Original Message - From: Charles List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 8:04 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help needed! Hi again

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed!

2006-06-15 Thread Charles List
Message - From: Charles List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 8:04 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help needed! Hi again Unfortunately no-one has answered my last post- have I found an insurmountable problem?! Going back a few steps and trying

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed!

2006-06-14 Thread Charles List
Hi again Unfortunately no-one has answered my last post- have I found an insurmountable problem?! Going back a few steps and trying to figure out what's going on, I've done some more 1l batches on the original WVO I used in my process, using 9.5g of 90% KOH I got three layers- lovely bio

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-14 Thread Doug Foskey
Actually, the web tools, web servers are one of Linux's strengths. Google is the largest network of Linux computers in the world. Servers, Internet are Linux domains. The desktop is currently its (perceived) weakness. The reality is completely different (ie Linux is great on the desktop:

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-13 Thread chem.dd
: Sunday, June 11, 2006 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics Uh-oh... sorry, I didn't notice the mac part in your mail... this converter is Windoz sw. Send me the visio file and I'll have a go at it. Chandan Chandan Haldar wrote: Keith, You might like to download the 30

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-12 Thread Keith Addison
Wotcha Weaver Linux. I don't think so Mike. Macs are highly developed, I think it'll be awhile before I could do with Linux what I do with a Mac, and as easily and quickly. I'm sure I'll get arguments from the Linux freaks, but I'm on your side, I don't think Macs and Linux are in

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-12 Thread Doug Foskey
Keith, I have to agree with you that Linux is possibly not yet for every desktop. I have used Linux for 6 years now. It has a tremendous support network (much better than its commercial competitors.) There are some jobs that are handled differently to the M$ product, unfortunately it is a

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-12 Thread Mike Weaver
Actually, Mac OSX is really just UNIX, in the form of tweaked FreeBSD. All the Adobe stuff would run on Linux as well as they run on OSX, but Adobe (I suspect due the the not so gentle prodding of MS and perhaps Apple) has chosen not too release Linux versions. Anyting that runs on OSX would

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-12 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Mike Weaver I know OSX is UNIX, but it took Apple four or five years after release for the tweaking to produce a really good OS. And I still don't use OSX, though I'm being forced in that direction, but who needs an entire software upgrade/replacement? I'll install OSX in the end and

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-12 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Doug Keith, I have to agree with you that Linux is possibly not yet for every desktop. I have used Linux for 6 years now. It has a tremendous support network (much better than its commercial competitors.) There are some jobs that are handled differently to the M$ product, unfortunately

[Biofuel] Help needed!

2006-06-12 Thread Charles List
Hi all I have just scaled up to a 150l processor. I am using a 200l drum and have an old swimming pool pump that pumps at 1l per second- which seems pretty speedy! I have done as suggested on JtF and scaled up slowly, learning as I go. Unfortunately, my first couple of big batches (using

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-12 Thread Mike Weaver
It's getting hard to keep the old OS9 stuff running as they don't release anything new for it. I have some programs running in emulation mode - poky but works - the more memory the better. I run an old 400 mhz G4 w/ SCSI and 2 GB on the board. Not blazing but I like it. Ugly enough I have

[Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-11 Thread Keith Addison
Hello all Someone sent me some interesting diagrams, but I can't extract them. He said: the diagrams i have are microsoft visio doc.s but they may convert to html. We use Macs and I can usually get stuff out of Windoze docs, but not this time. Would anyone be able to get tiff's or jpg's or

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-11 Thread Chandan Haldar
Keith, You might like to download the 30-day eval copy of this converter: http://www.processtext.com/abcvisio.html which converts visio vector graphics drawings to many image or pdf formats. As far as I can see, it installs and runs fine, but I couldn't find a visio file to try it out. Cheers.

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-11 Thread Chandan Haldar
Uh-oh... sorry, I didn't notice the mac part in your mail... this converter is Windoz sw. Send me the visio file and I'll have a go at it. Chandan Chandan Haldar wrote: Keith, You might like to download the 30-day eval copy of this converter: http://www.processtext.com/abcvisio.html

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-11 Thread Hakan Falk
Keith, Send me a sample, I have an old version of visio somewhere, before I substituted if for smartdraw. I have a go and if smartdraw will take them, I can convert them to another format. Hakan At 10:38 11/06/2006, you wrote: Hello all Someone sent me some interesting diagrams, but I can't

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-11 Thread Keith Addison
Uh-oh... sorry, I didn't notice the mac part in your mail... :-) My innocence of things MS is but a small sacrifice. this converter is Windoz sw. Send me the visio file and I'll have a go at it. Chandan Thankyou Chandan, I'll send it right now. I'll send it to Hakan too, as he has an old

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-11 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Hakan Keith, Send me a sample, I have an old version of visio somewhere, before I substituted if for smartdraw. I have a go and if smartdraw will take them, I can convert them to another format. Thankyou Hakan, if it's not too much trouble. It looks like something useful for us all. I'll

Re: [Biofuel] Help with graphics

2006-06-11 Thread Mike Weaver
Linux. Keith Addison wrote: Uh-oh... sorry, I didn't notice the mac part in your mail... :-) My innocence of things MS is but a small sacrifice. this converter is Windoz sw. Send me the visio file and I'll have a go at it. Chandan Thankyou Chandan, I'll send it right now.

Re: [Biofuel] help needed

2006-06-10 Thread bruno
Helo Keith! Thanks for your ansver.In these parts oil is usually sunflover or rapeseed or maybe a bit of soyabean oil. Keith Addison pravi: I''m using foolprof process for about half of year with great succes.Recently I've got oil from diferent restaurant than usual and here comes the

Re: [Biofuel] help needed

2006-06-10 Thread Bob Carr
and the methanol test was ok, then it most likely is good fuel.. Bob - Original Message - From: bruno [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 10:56 PM Subject: [Biofuel] help needed I''m using foolprof process for about half of year with great

Re: [Biofuel] help needed

2006-06-10 Thread bruno
with Keith, if it washed ok and the methanol test was ok, then it most likely is good fuel.. Bob - Original Message - From: "bruno" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 10:56 PM Subject: [Biofuel] help needed I''m using foolpr

[Biofuel] help needed

2006-06-09 Thread bruno
I''m using foolprof process for about half of year with great succes.Recently I've got oil from diferent restaurant than usual and here comes the problem.After usual processing the oil was red as if it woud have full of glicerine in it.The glicerine did settled in usual amount (cca115 ml) and

Re: [Biofuel] help needed

2006-06-09 Thread Keith Addison
I''m using foolprof process for about half of year with great succes.Recently I've got oil from diferent restaurant than usual and here comes the problem.After usual processing the oil was red as if it woud have full of glicerine in it.The glicerine did settled in usual amount (cca115 ml) and the

Re: [Biofuel] HELP

2006-05-11 Thread Alex Mashego
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[Biofuel] HELP

2006-05-10 Thread Alex Mashego
hi guys i need help, i have a task to design a heat exchanger to cool 78% sulphuric acid, but i cant seem to find the chemical and physical properties any where, can any if you help me in this regard. thank you regards Alex ___ For

Re: [Biofuel] HELP

2006-05-10 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Alex Mashego wrote: hi guys i need help, i have a task to design a heat exchanger to cool 78% sulphuric acid, but i cant seem to find the chemical and physical properties any where, can any if you help me in this regard. thank you regards Alex Alex, I just did a Google search for

Re: [Biofuel] HELP

2006-05-10 Thread Ryan Pope
try http:\\www.chemfinder.com From: Alex Mashego [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] HELP Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 09:32:48 +0200 hi guys i need help, i have a task to design a heat exchanger to cool 78% sulphuric

Re: [Biofuel] HELP

2006-05-10 Thread Mike McGinness
Alex, Try Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook, by Perry Green, in the reference section of the library. Mike McGinness Alex Mashego wrote: hi guys i need help, i have a task to design a heat exchanger to cool 78% sulphuric acid, but i cant seem to find the chemical and physical

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed.

2006-04-18 Thread Mike Weaver
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Weaver Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 5:49 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help needed. Do you have a bung plug wrench? Chris Tan wrote: Greetings Everyone, Do any of you know just how to safely open

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed.

2006-04-17 Thread Mike McGinness
Chris, Good question and good thinking! Make sure it is cool, and not standing out in the sun building up pressure. If the drum is left outdoors in direct sunlight it can heat up and the internal pressure can get dangerously high. If the top is bowed outwards it may be under pressure, if the lid

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed.

2006-04-17 Thread Mike Weaver
Do you have a bung plug wrench? Chris Tan wrote: Greetings Everyone, Do any of you know just how to safely open a sealed 55gal steel drum full of methanol? It's my first time. Thanks, Chris ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed.

2006-04-17 Thread Sean Chadwell
Hey, everyone: I'll be bringing home my first drum of methanol (I've been buying it expensively in 5-gallon pails until now) in the next week or so. As I live where it gets--and stays--very hot (though the methanol will be stored in the shade, the temperature is well above 100F for most of the

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed.

2006-04-17 Thread Chris Tan
@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Help needed. Do you have a bung plug wrench? Chris Tan wrote: Greetings Everyone, Do any of you know just how to safely open a sealed 55gal steel drum full of methanol? It's my first time. Thanks, Chris ___ Biofuel mailing

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed.

2006-04-16 Thread Chris Tan
Greetings Everyone, Do any of you know just how to safely open a sealed 55gal steel drum full of methanol? It's my first time. Thanks, Chris ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed.

2006-04-16 Thread Ken Chua
Chris, First, stay away from any open fire or very hot objects(particularly metals). Second, Open the small cap first slowly to allow the air pressure to equalize. and lastly open the big cap. As much as possible keep the caps on as moisture would easily accumulate in the methanol. Some

Re: [Biofuel] help

2006-02-08 Thread Joe Street
Hey Bob; Thanks for the info. I assume this is for virgin oil. What do you suppose happens after the oil sits in a deep fryer for a few days at high temperature. I know the free fatty acid content increases and there is an obvious darkening and the inclusion of particulate matter. What do you

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2006-02-08 Thread bob allen
Howdy Joe, Joe Street wrote: Hey Bob; Thanks for the info. I assume this is for virgin oil. What do you suppose happens after the oil sits in a deep fryer for a few days at high temperature. I know the free fatty acid content increases and there is an obvious darkening and the

[Biofuel] help

2006-02-07 Thread R Heron
Hi every body this my first post to biofuel but I can say I am enjoying what most of you have to offer. Can anyone tell me what the weight of canola oil is? any size measure as long as its .00 actuate. Russel BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Heron;Russel FN:Russel Heron EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:[EMAIL

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2006-02-07 Thread Joe Street
Mine has a specific gravity of about 0.92 but I don't think I was at 15 degrees C when I measured it. Probably more like 18 deg. Joe R Heron wrote: Hi every body this my first post to biofuel but I can say I am enjoying what most of you have to offer. Can anyone tell me what

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2006-02-07 Thread R Heron
Thanks Joe Theoretical is .914 to .917 at 20 deg.C so .92 at 18 deg. C is very close. Appreciate the help Russel - Original Message - From: Joe Street To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] help Mine has

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2006-02-07 Thread bob allen
google canola density: http://www.canola-council.org/Chemical1-6/Chemical1-6_1.html The relative density of canola oil was first reported by Ackman and Eaton in 1977 and later confirmed by Vadke et al. (1988) and Lang et al. (1992). Noureddini et al. (1992) reported a density for high erucic

Re: [Biofuel] Help, my world is going nuke!

2006-01-17 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Bob Hi Keith, Here in the clean and green where hydro, wind, thermal and tidal energy options are coming out of our ears the nuclear crazies have suddenly resurfaced. They look sane, they even wear suits and ties, carry laptops and talk in full sentences. Among other things

[Biofuel] Help, my world is going nuke!

2006-01-13 Thread Bob Molloy
Hi Keith, Here in the clean and green where hydro, wind, thermal and tidal energy options are coming out of our ears the nuclear crazies have suddenly resurfaced. They look sane, they even wear suits and ties, carry laptops and talk in full sentences. Among other things they've

[Biofuel] help please

2005-09-22 Thread Garth Kim Travis
Greetings, I have been suffering from a life attack the last few weeks and unable to participate on the list. I do expect my power to go down tomorrow night and not be up for at least a week. Will someone please stop my emails from coming to my address for me? I know I am suppose to know how

Re: [Biofuel] help getting started - was Re: (no subject)

2005-08-25 Thread don lyon
to me I could get some help. Please see what you can do. Thanks and God Bless, Donald God Bless, Donald Lyon From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED]Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgTo: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSubject: Re: [Biofuel] help getting started - was Re: (no subject)Date: Thu, 25

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2005-08-25 Thread Keith Addison
Bless, Donald Lyon From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] help getting started - was Re: (no subject) Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:54:01 +0900 Hello Gary, welcome Hey Michael Would like some help

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2005-08-24 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Gary, welcome Hey Michael Would like some help also if you have the time. Any advice on the best way to get started? Start here: Where do I start? http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html#start Keep going. If you have problems, check the list archives and/or ask. Best wishes

Re: [Biofuel] Help!

2005-07-08 Thread Keith Addison
Greetings to you bio-fuelers, Greetings J., welcome, I am new to this list serve and signed up hoping to find some advice. I recently heard the end of the NPR (National Public Radio) program that featured Mike Pelly. The full sound file is linked from this previous message:

[Biofuel] Help!

2005-07-07 Thread Jschwabop
Greetings to you bio-fuelers, I am new to this list serve and signed up hoping to find some advice. I recently heard the end of the NPR (National Public Radio) program that featured Mike Pelly. Through that program I became VERY interested in biodiesel. I have been doing some reading on the

[Biofuel] Help needed - batch with clear 'soap'?

2005-04-12 Thread Don Goodeve
when I collected it. It had the highest titration I have found so far (4.7g/L NaOH); processed using 5 + 4.7 - 9.7g/L NaOH (methanol process). The result gave a very heavy/gel glycerine layer. The result that has been standing in air has formed some gelly-like, almost clear solid suspended

Re: [Biofuel] Help needed - batch with clear 'soap'?

2005-04-12 Thread Keith Addison
I made a batch over the weekend from a source of oil that was semi-solid when I collected it. It had the highest titration I have found so far (4.7g/L NaOH); processed using 5 + 4.7 - 9.7g/L NaOH (methanol process). Why are you using 5gm as the basic amount? Well, we all know where that

Re: [Biofuel] Help a greenhorn

2005-04-09 Thread Keith Addison
Guys, I am very green in making biodiesel. I am trying to put together the parts that I need to make it. Start here: Where do I start? http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html#start Familiarise yourself with the process first by making small test batches before you start thinking

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