[biofuel] Re: Fords biodiesel

2004-07-25 Thread bioveging
Zac; All of those questions and more are listed at http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html. As an added bonus it will instruct you in how to make your own, the ins, and outs, what to and what not to do when brewing your own biodiesel from either SVO (straight vegetable oil) or WVO

Re: [biofuel] DUBYA aint texan nor is his dad

2004-07-25 Thread MH
SNIP Maybe if Bush get reelected, he get a chance to correct it and we will see four more years of destructive policies, US will be a complete basket case. If it happen, I will stop following all the American news. I do not have emotional energy enough to hear about Bush and his ventures.

Re: [biofuel] New Technology APR for gasification of glycerol/glycerine

2004-07-25 Thread gershtime
do you think there are better systemsout there than the greasecar.com etc. something that might allow SVO/WVO straight through preheating svo after you purge the diesel and then reverse at shut down?? -- Original message -- Greetings, I have recently joined the

Re: [biofuel] Re: Price of Fuel

2004-07-25 Thread Tilapia
More explanation: these prices are for fuels that are untaxed, and therefore the retail taxed fuel would be around 45ยข per gallon higher, depending on your state. Then too, these are wholesale prices, and the difference between the quoted price, plus tax, and the price at the pump represents

[biofuel] Fwd: 7/24 7/31 Biodiesel Workshop in Prov.

2004-07-25 Thread Tilapia
In a message dated 7/23/04 7:51:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Please forward: Apeiron community, this comes to us from McKenna Morrigan, it's a dream come true: Biodiesel in Rhode Island: A renewable energy source for a non-renewable world. Saturday, July 24th Saturday, July

Re: [biofuel] Fords biodiesel

2004-07-25 Thread Philip B. Bechtel
Hello All, In response to Zac's questions, I have a 1989 Ford F-350 diesel 7.3l engine and plan to run it on 100% BD. However, I will be distilling the free methanol out and washing very well before using it in any of my diesels. My first test batch actually dissolved clear plastic wrap

[biofuel] New batch

2004-07-25 Thread gregg2560
Hi All, For the last week or so I've been working on a couple of new batches of Biodiesel. I'd run into a few minor problems along the way, however, at present things seem to be working in my favour. I'm currently in the washing process, this time I didn't get the froth I did last time.

[biofuel] end of oil-again

2004-07-25 Thread tallex2002
World creeping closer to `oil shock' http://tinyurl.com/5moxt Maybe there is a silver lining in all of this and we will finally get serious about accelerating the adaption of biofuels, fuel cells and alternative energy systems that don't rely on oil. I quess that we better hope that we are

Re: [biofuel] Electricity from WVO and Rapeseed

2004-07-25 Thread Pieter Koole
This is what I have been doing since the last 7 years. Met dank en vriendelijke groet, Pieter Koole Netherlands The information contained in this message (including attachments) is confidential, and is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you have received this message in error please

[biofuel] Re: Wonders never cease: The White House and biodiesel

2004-07-25 Thread Arcologic
Uhhh, is this a Texan horse? Please, beware of politicians bearing gifts,especially in an election year. (With the Democrats, it wouldn't have been necessary to ask.) Ernie Rogers biofuel@yahoogroups.com writes: Here is a news flash that might be of interest. Tom Leue Cheney Confirms Need

[biofuel] What to plant for biodiesel

2004-07-25 Thread Arcologic
I have thought that cotton (seed) would be a good choice. How about it? /Ernie Rogers biofuel@yahoogroups.com writes: Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 20:36:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Rakesh Singh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: which one is good for biodiesel Hi Guys, I want to do farming for

[biofuel] Re: oil in the canola plant

2004-07-25 Thread Arcologic
Thanks, Keith, for the insight. There should be a nugget of gold here, somewhere. Actually, I doubt that the oil in the stalk and leaves has a purpose in the plant's propagation. Anyone have info on this? By the way, coincidentally, I visited a pair of grain (canola) elevators west of

[biofuel] In the market

2004-07-25 Thread bhstone1
I am looking to buy a working but used and cheap diesel vehicle which I can cheaply convert to using SVO, BD, WVO, etc My needs: * Price between $0 and $3000 * In Boston or Chicago areas * Like a truck (SUV) or wagon in size (i do a lot of hauling and off roading every summer) If anyone has

Re: [biofuel] Electricity from WVO and Rapeseed

2004-07-25 Thread Keith Addison
(Thanks, Kirk!) Not quite sure it's the same story as Rob heard on the BBC, but this is certainly industrialised. ... he has gone into partnership with the giant Anglo-Swiss agribusiness Syngenta... Biotech giant, world's largest agrochemical and seed corporation, not widely known for their

Re: [biofuel] Re: WVO as hydraulic fluid?

2004-07-25 Thread Larosa Rodolfo
DEar Friends, is not possible to use wvo, svo or biodiesel as hydraulic fuels. As hydraulic fuels were used mixed castor oil with alcohol and today are used syntetic fluids. This synt fluids are ester of trimethylolpropane, npg with fatty acids. Are biodegradabily and and long life. Regards

[biofuel] Re: oil in the canola plant

2004-07-25 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Ernie Thanks, Keith, for the insight. There should be a nugget of gold here, somewhere. Actually, I doubt that the oil in the stalk and leaves has a purpose in the plant's propagation. Anyone have info on this? I doubt it too. On the other hand, everything does, if you consider the

[biofuel] Lumpy BD

2004-07-25 Thread bioveging
Good day; I made a test batch of 20 liters the other day and when I checked it for quality using the method described at journeytoforever http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_vehicle.html#quality it returned good fuel with clear and distinct seperation of unwashed fuel in less than 30

[biofuel] Check Valves

2004-07-25 Thread bioveging
Does anyone know if check valves have to be mounted horizontaly or can they be plumbed vertically with the flow going downwards ? It is for the methoxide delivery for the processor I built based upon G- Mark's Appleseed Fumeless Processor http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_processor8.html

[biofuel] Re: In the market

2004-07-25 Thread Brian
Every once in a while, you can find a decent deal on a VW diesel pickup (Rabbit frame) on e-bay. Alternately, I know that there are a number of VW groups on the web that might help point you in the right direction. Being partial to VWs, that is where I would start. I am sure that there are

Re: [biofuel] Re: WVO as hydraulic fluid?

2004-07-25 Thread Hakan Falk
Rodolfo, In the forest industry you have products based on vegetable oils SVO, that are used both for chain saws and as hydraulic oils. Had a link before who sold those hydraulic liquids for forest machines, by lost it in a disk crash. It is also products for sale in US/Canada and if you

[biofuel] Re: In the market

2004-07-25 Thread rob crowley
hi stone, someone sold a small isuzu diesel pickup in our small west texas community a year or two ago for about $3000. it struck me as a good candidate for biodiesel. keep looking! rob Brian wrote: Every once in a while, you can find a decent deal on a VW diesel pickup (Rabbit frame)

Re: [biofuel] Re: Price of Fuel

2004-07-25 Thread Gregg Davidson
Hi Tom, Thanks for explaining about this more, however, I'm still a bit confused about the numbers for my neck of the woods. As I mentioned, dino-diesel is fairly cheap here, ranging from $1.65 to $1.75 (taxes are included in these prices), those prices are in that range from Rockmart to

[biofuel] Biotech Investment Busy Going Nowhere

2004-07-25 Thread Keith Addison
The Institute of Science in Society Science Society Sustainability http://www.i-sis.org.uk ISIS Press Release 13/07/04 Biotech Investment Busy Going Nowhere Claire Robinson exposes the financial woes of the biotech industry The http://www.i-sis.org.uk/full/BIBGNFull.phpsources for this

Re: [biofuel] DUBYA aint texan nor is his dad

2004-07-25 Thread Keith Addison
Michael Meacher lays out the case that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence gave $100,000 to captured Al Qaeda member Omar Sheikh to pass on to 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta (the same guy who did not go to Prague). Characterizing ISI as a state within a state, we may here have the real state

[biofuel] The Iraq Scandals: Media Failures Are Next

2004-07-25 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.mediachannel.org/views/dissector/affalert230.shtml MediaChannel.org - A Global Network of More Than 1,000 Media Issues Groups The Iraq Scandals: Media Failures Are Next By Danny Schechter MediaChannel.org NEW YORK, July 19, 2004 - By July of 2004, much of what was left of the

[biofuel] Fiery Hell on Earth, Part 5: A Marriage Made in Heaven

2004-07-25 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/index.cfm?issue_ID=2458 Rachel's News #796 Fiery Hell on Earth, Part 5: A Marriage Made in Heaven July 22, 2004 --- Part 1: http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/index.cfm?issue_ID=2436 #792 Fiery Hell on Earth, Part 1 May 27, 2004

Re[2]: [biofuel] Drink Water From Dehumidifier?

2004-07-25 Thread Gustl Steiner-Zehender
Hallo balaji, all, I want to thank you all for the input on this. Most interesting. Two things I know for sure. I have allergies to mould and will not be drinking that water and urine is not my preferred drink even from a perfectly good canteen with iodine tablets added. It is

Re: [biofuel] Re: In the market

2004-07-25 Thread bob allen
try cars.com. used the advanced search in used cars. you can specify diesel, price limit, distance willing to go, etc. rob crowley wrote: hi stone, someone sold a small isuzu diesel pickup in our small west texas community a year or two ago for about $3000. it struck me as a good

[biofuel] Integrated processing of lignocellulosic biomass!

2004-07-25 Thread pan ruti
Green appropriate Biomass Refinery for food and fuel microenterprise Part 1:Pretreatments methods. Hello to all the members of the list. The ethanol production from cellulose is not yet an mature real world technology , eventough considerable process improvements and