In some places other than here we see the term hydrated lye as a
synonym for sodium hydroxide/caustic soda. Does this do the same
thing as far as biodiesel is concerned ?
Hydrated lye I can get by the bagfull, but sodium hydroxide/caustic
soda is a bit more of a challenge in this part of
It looks like time to send out an SOS.Sunday, April 11, 2004
G' morning all, from Oregon.
To try to get to the point, I'm having some bio nightmares, and,
before the enthusiasm starts to wane, I'd like to get some other views
on/with my current predicament.
Beginning with a whopper
Okay, I have read what is available in the journeytoforever library on
biogas. My question: Has anyone on this list ever built a biogas
digester? I have no problem finding the material to feed one, but I will
admit to be less than confident with the instructions given.
Bright Blessings,
Kim
Thanks to all for your replies. It has been helpful. I do plan to
start small to get the feel for what I'm doing with this. However,
using about 20 gal of fuel per week and not wanting to spend every
weekend making fuel, I plan to move up pretty quickly. I did have a
question about the
Yes, Walt it right. In fact, I'll go one step beyond that. Tax, by how
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income
ethanol Hi Im new to this group and have some questions.
I am bulding a still for ethonal and plan to run it in my ford truck but
cant find much info for a fuel injection modification. if you guys could
help me out with injector size and anything else I would greatly appreciate
it
See below:
Edward Beggs
http://www.biofuels.ca
On Sunday, April 11, 2004, at 03:45 PM, kirkmcloren wrote:
My brother told me the company he works for is thinking of
leasing clean diesel forklifts for their warehouses. I seem to
remember the new smaller particle engines are actually more
Dear Fellows and Friends:
I am a Shell Solar Dealer and Renewable Fuel guy.
Murdoch:
Sending this question out to a few more groups to see if I can pick up
some data:
Sid.
I have data.
Murdoch:
Does anyone here have experience or knowledge of data assessing the
change in home valuation that
If I understand it properly, the temps are not THAT high in the
actual processing phase. Some, like I will be doing, heat the WVO
before processing to be sure there is no water left in it, and that
takes 100C, but then the oil is allowed to cool down and the actual
processing temps would be
Thanks Brian,
I've scratched my head on this setup also...
Several questions also come to mind, as in how long to leave the pump going
to recalculate the mix. Also, I'm assuming the 120 F. degree temperature
that is ideal should be set on the thermostat. What valves to open when and
so forth
The first is about proper washing techniques and some potential
problems, like emulsifying.
http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_bubblewash2.html#container
The second deals with the sodium hydroxide question.
http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make2.html#lye
I too tried to use drano for a
I have Josh Tickell's book From the fryer to the fuel tank and it explains
that washing the biodiesel adds several days to the process.
What is several days?
Is two days enough? three?
Perhaps other variables delay the washing, but what is a good rule-of-thumb
from our groups members?
Murdoch:
I am installing some solar, and there are some siting questions.Ê Some
of the higher-cost sites (because of distance from the home electric
box area) are arguably less unsightly.Ê The lowest cost site is in a
very public area and may result in a look that is somewhat less
desireable to
I am wondering if there are any ill effects from combining several small
batches of bio into a large settling tank? For example, Making several 50
liter batches in one day and put them all into a larger tank to
separate/wash.
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I read it in the EU pollution investigations from Switzerland and France.
The explanation was that particles over 2.5 microns was taken care of by
the human respiratory system, but that it did not catch particles under 2.5
micron. If I remember right a diesel without filter, corresponded to 6
Ed, I also took this report at face value at first - Harvard does
after all have its credentials for fine, upstanding scientific work.
But while the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis (HCRA) may be sited at
Harvard School of Public Health, it's nothing more than a greenwash
industry-front
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Mark,
I've done much the same thing mixing up 15L batches by hand shaking in 20L
sealable container and bulking them into a larger container. Shouldn't be a
problem on a larger scale.
Regards Paul Gobert.
- Original Message -
From: Mark McElvy
I am wondering if there are any ill
Biobenz,,
Hydrated Lye is not a term I am familiar with. A google search provided
only one link where the words were mentioned i9n a list of ingredients but
no mention of how the material was used.
Hydrated Lime is a common term for Ca(OH)2 or slaked lime. So called because
it can be make by
Girl Mark has threatened to write up just such a how-to and
hopefully she can be encouraged to do so :) here. The way I am
setting up for this process is that I have a seperate short drum, a
steel chem drum that can handle about 10 gal at a time,which I am
having plumbed with a faucet (brass
Actually I made an error in the terminology; it is called hydrated
sodium not lye, but I still have the same identification problem.
Probabky using the potassium hydroxide would be preferable, but then
one would have to be able to GET it, and it doesn't seem that that
is going to be a simple
OK, another question.
First, I guess describing what I am thinking of putting together:
I may have access to a 55 gallon side fill stainless steel barrel
with bung opening on top. If this is placed on its side with
the side fill opening on top and bung opening at the lower end, I
could use
Many thanks for the info guys. I told my brother he may save lives if
he stays on top of this.
Kirk
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Ed, I also took this report at face value at first - Harvard does
after all have its credentials for fine, upstanding
John,
Jerry Purcell and I hooked up. You'd like him. He's real tight on buying
things. He even picks through my scrap for stuff for his BD project.
Jerry lives less than 75 miles away. He's a retired forestry worker. He's 73
years old! He's a tough old dodger. One of my racks fell on
I found what I was looking for while doing a web search on Google.
http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/SO/sodium_hydroxide.html is a link
where the various synonyms for sodium hydroxide may be found listed
so even I can understand ;) Red Devil is listed as well, go figure.
Now my only question is
Actually an immersion heater isn't that difficult to install. What
you need is someone that can weld and get them (any welding shop) to
cut a hole where you wnat and weld a nut into the side of your barrel
where you can screw in the immersion heater. Don't use the band type
barrels either as
We are very interested in producing bio diesel from jatropha.
What is confusing to us is that one source will indicate that bio diesel is
as efficient as normal diesel and another source will say that you have 15%
loss. Also there are numerous other instances where one source will say one
thing
Keith, I do thank you for this. As you know, I also strive for accuracy
in the use of reports cited. In fact, I have been an instructor for a
course in information literacy, research methods and so on, at the
master's degree level, so this is an issue that is of great interest,
and I
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