Re: [Biofuel] production of ethanol from wheat flour -- yeast selection
The quantity and type of yeast and tank volume is CRITICAL if being done commercially. The quantity of innoculant must be calculated accurately as the final yield of yeast bodies can vary as much as 50%. Sugar used to make yeast bodies is not available as alcohol. Kirk --- Kenneth Kron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ken Provost wrote: on 10/17/04 7:43 AM, Sandra MAURIAC at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm a French student and I'm trying to produce ethanol by first dissolving wheat flour in water. Has anybody heard of this process and knows which quantities to use ? Thanks I would recommend cracked wheat (maybe 2-3 mm average size) rather than flour -- the flour will convert faster but will make a sticky mess! You'll also need a source of enzymes, either purified or supplied by malt (malted wheat would be fine, or malted barley). If you have a homebrew beer shop nearby, they could supply all the ingredients as well as proportions. Basically, you'll just be making an all-wheat beer, and then (presumably) distilling it . -K You'll want to choose your yeast carefully. For example champagne yeast will produce a much higher percentage of alchohol than beer yeast will, due to thier ability to survive the higher alchohol content before dying off. Some other factors may be important to you and I don't think taste is going to be one of them! kk ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
[Biofuel] Hydrogen From Renewable Fuels
Ethanol CH3 CH2 OH New Reactor Puts Hydrogen From Renewable Fuels Within Reach Source: University Of Minnesota Feb 12, 2004 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/02/040214081412.htm -or- http://www.ur.umn.edu/FMPro?-db=releases-lay=web-format=unsreleases/releasesdetail.htmlID=1155-Find MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (2/12/2004) -- The first reactor capable of producing hydrogen from a renewable fuel source - ethanol - efficiently enough to hold economic potential has been invented by University of Minnesota engineers. When coupled with a hydrogen fuel cell, the unit - small enough to hold in your hand - could generate one kilowatt of power, almost enough to supply an average home, the researchers said. The technology is poised to remove the major stumbling block to the ãhydrogen economyä: no free hydrogen exists, except what is made at high cost from fossil fuels. The work will be published in the Feb. 13 issue of Science. The researchers see an early use for their invention in remote areas, where the installation of new power lines is not feasible. People could buy ethanol and use it to power small hydrogen fuel cells in their basements. The process could also be extended to biodiesel fuels, the researchers said. Its benefits include reducing dependence on imported fuels, reducing carbon dioxide emissions (because the carbon dioxide produced by the reaction is stored in the next yearâs corn crop) and boosting rural economies. Hydrogen is now produced exclusively by a process called steam reforming, which requires very high temperatures and large furnaces÷in other words, a huge input of energy. Itâs unsuitable for any application except large-scale refineries, said Lanny Schmidt, Regents Professor of Chemical Engineering, who led the effort. Working with him were scientist Gregg Deluga, first author of the Science paper, and graduate student James Salge. All three are in the universityâs department of chemical engineering and materials science. ãThe hydrogen economy means cars and electricity powered by hydrogen,ä said Schmidt. ãBut hydrogen is hard to come by. You canât pipe it long distances. There are a few hydrogen fueling stations, but they strip hydrogen from methane÷natural gas÷on site. Itâs expensive, and because it uses fossil fuels, it increases carbon dioxide emissions, so this is only a short-term solution until renewable hydrogen is available.ä Ethanol is easy to transport and relatively nontoxic. It is already being produced from corn and used in car engines. But if it were used instead to produce hydrogen for a fuel cell, the whole process would be nearly three times as efficient. That is, a bushel of corn would yield three times as much power if its energy were channeled into hydrogen fuel cells rather than burned along with gasoline. ãWe can potentially capture 50 percent of the energy stored in sugar [in corn], whereas converting the sugar to ethanol and burning the ethanol in a car would harvest only 20 percent of the energy in sugar,ä said Schmidt. ãEthanol in car engines is burned with 20 percent efficiency, but if you used ethanol to make hydrogen for a fuel cell, you would get 60 percent efficiency.ä The difference, Deluga explained, is due in large part to the need to remove all the water from ethanol before it can be put in an automobile gas tank÷and the last drops of water are the hardest to remove. But the new process doesnât require pure ethanol; in fact, it strips hydrogen from both ethanol and water, yielding a hydrogen bonus. The invention rests on two innovations: a catalyst based on the metals rhodium and ceria, and an automotive fuel injector that vaporizes and mixes the ethanol-water fuel. The vaporized fuel mixture is injected into a tube that contains a porous plug made from rhodium and ceria. The fuel mixture passes through the plug and emerges as a mixture of hydrogen, carbon dioxide and minor products. The reaction takes only 50 milliseconds and eliminates the flames and soot that commonly accompany ethanol combustion. In a typical ethanol-water fuel mixture, one could ideally get five molecules of hydrogen for each molecule of ethanol. Reacting ethanol alone would yield three hydrogen molecules. So far, the Schmidt team has harvested four hydrogen molecules per ethanol molecule. ãWeâre confident we can improve this technology to increase the yield of hydrogen and use it to power a workable fuel cell,ä said Salge. The work was supported by the University of Minnesotaâs Initiative on Renewable Energy and the Environment, the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. More about the research grants including ethanol reactor photo -- http://www.cbs.umn.edu/main/aboutcbs/bio/spring2004/abstracts.html Related news posts -- [biofuel] Hydrogen Reactor 2004-02-13 http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/31956/ [biofuel] Re: Scientists
Re: [Biofuel] Hydrogen From Renewable Fuels
[biofuel] EERE Network News -- 02/18/04 http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/32089/ Engineers Find Economical Way to Make Hydrogen from Ethanol and just below Novozymes enzyme cost break through. Oops, sorry. ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
RE: [Biofuel] Kerry left leaning Polls
--- Phil Van Camp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The French or whomever are quite welcome to have Kerry as their president. The fact they may prefer him is a good reason not to elect him in the U.S. Certainly Kerry leans (if that is strong enough) far to the left. The most obvious reasons are that systems of governance are radically different. In most of those countries (if not all), the people are the *subjects* of a central government In the U.S., the government is supposed to be subject to the citizens. Phil . SUPPOSED TO BE are the operative words here. Ken ___ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
RE: Re[2]: [Biofuel] Re: [Off Topic]US to sell 5000 smart bombs toIsrael
1. Israeli forces never killed any women or children? 2. Saddam Hussein gave $25,000 to all Palestinians who were martered not just the suicide bombers. 3. I don't see any reduction in suicide bombs, but if there were it's probably because they all got AK-47's and went to Iraq to fight the infidel. Ken --- Phil Van Camp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As long as the Palestinians only kill Israeli children grandmothers, let's sell them the bombs. If the PLO murders any Americans, I'd vote to *give* the bombs to the IAF. Pay attention to the news. Israeli forces kill military leaders. Then the PLO gets mad bombs another bus load of children civilians. I guess some people think that is fair. BTW, anyone notice the reduction of murder bombings since Saddam H. has stopped paying bounties to the bombers? Suicide had nothing to do with it. These were / are murders for hire. Phil . -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tim Ferguson Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Re[2]: [Biofuel] Re: [Off Topic]US to sell 5000 smart bombs toIsrael --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.766 / Virus Database: 513 - Release Date: 9/17/04 ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ ___ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
Re: [Biofuel] Re: [Off Topic]US to sell 5000 smart bombs to Israel
--- Legal Eagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The US is no friend to anybody, when carefully looked at. They have NEVER ever done anything sacrificially in it's entire existance. You never heard of World War I or World War II Ken ___ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
Re: [Biofuel] US to sell 5000 smart bombs to Israel
Where do you get this stuff ? Britain certainly DID give away Palestine so the Zionists could set up their own state. Read the Balfour Declaration, as that is what that is all about. The UN, rather after the fact, ascended to an already-in-effect possesion of this land by the Zionists, and so, in May 1948 the political state of Israel was officially open for business. (...) ... and remember the Haganah (the zionist secret army) used terrorism (bombs against official buildings and htels, assassinations) to fight the British power in Palestine (by mandatory of the Societe des nations since the Versailles traite) who was trying to stop the jews illegal immigration already before WW2. Of course, this is not a justification for use of terrorism by palestinians. But forget these facts is nowadays one more proof of the cynism of Sharon's friends. FD ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
RE: [Biofuel] Israel warned it may become pariah
Israel warned it may become pariah 15 October 2004 The UN says Israel's actions have led to rising Palestinian hunger An Israeli government report has warned that the country could face sanctions and become a pariah state if its conflict with the Palestinians is not resolved. In a confidential 10-year forecast, foreign ministry analysts warned that Israel could end up on a collision course with the European Union and become increasingly isolated in the world over its policy towards Palestinians. The report said if the 25-nation block could set aside internal differences and forge a unified foreign policy, it could cut into the clout wielded by the United States - Israel's chief ally - and harm Israeli interests. The report pointed out that a strengthened European body was expected to demand Israel reach a settlement with the Palestinians or face damaging economic sanctions. This could put Israel on a collision course with the European Union, it said. Such a collision course holds the risk of Israel losing international legitimacy and could lead to its isolation in the manner of South Africa. Strained relations Israel's relations with the EU have long been strained over what it says is favouritism towards the Palestinians. It has deteriorated further in the face of European criticism of Israel's crackdown in occupied Palestinian towns. Israel prefers to deal almost exclusively with Washington on Middle East diplomacy. But Palestinians have always insisted on a European role, seeing them as more sympathetic to their cause than Washington. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon threatened in July to freeze the EU out of peacemaking after EU states backed a UN General Assembly resolution demanding that Israel tear down a barrier it is building largely inside the occupied West Bank. Palestinians have condemned the barrier as a racist apartheid wall. Christina Gallach, spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, acknowledged big disagreements with Israel on peacekeeping but said Europe had the right to play a major role. Israel wants to limit EU ties to trade and technology, she said. But we must have a part in the Middle East peace process. In Geneva, a UN human rights investigator said on Thursday the EU should consider suspending a free trade deal with Israel because of its policies in the occupied territories. Jean Ziegler, who investigates the right to food, said Israeli military action is directly responsible for rising hunger and health problems among Palestinians. ___ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
Re: [Biofuel]Beaten Afgan bride
It is quite possible the story is true. 500 years ago the story could have been true in continental Europe or England. Our enlightenment is quite recent actually and even now is incomplete. Our willingness to hurt each other transcends reason. (...) Short story : A journalist went in Afghanistan when the talibans ruled the country. She was shocked to see the women respectuously walking 10 meters behind theirs husbands or brothers along the road. She flied back last year and has been glad to see that things have changed, and now the women were walking 10 meters ahead. The males were following this time. Very excited, the journalist interviewed one of the women and asked her whith emphasis what's made this change possible. the talibans mined the road before leaving answered the woman. possible this story is true ? ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
RE: [Biofuel] Kerry left leaning Polls
--- Phil Van Camp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The French or whomever are quite welcome to have Kerry as their president. The fact they may prefer him is a good reason not to elect him in the U.S. How about the fact that the Islamic extremists prefer to keep Bush? What does that tell you? One of al Sadr's top aides was talking last week about the weapons buy-back program. When asked why they were giving up their weapons now, the reply was, Muqtada hates Kerry! NPR reported it, but somehow it was missed by Fox News. So, again, if the French prefering Kerry is a reason to vote for Bush, who gets the vote when the terrorists openly say they want to keep Bush? Nader? Brian Certainly Kerry leans (if that is strong enough) far to the left. The most obvious reasons are that systems of governance are radically different. In most of those countries (if not all), the people are the *subjects* of a central government In the U.S., the government is supposed to be subject to the citizens. Phil . SUPPOSED TO BE are the operative words here. Ken ___ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
Re: [Biofuel] Israel warned it may become pariah
already.The only place that Israel is not an outcast is in the US Congress who are bought and paid for. There won't be any sanctions against Israel at the UN level because the US is there to assume the role of protector and beneficiary assuring the rest of us that Israel will have a free reign of things, to slaughter at will. It seems the EU isn't looking at it that way though, and are considering action OUTSIDE the UN, but then we all know what anti-semites that old Europe is anyway. With Bush signing the global anti-semitism act that aill rate nations according to how they treat the Zionists, oh, I mean jews, we are not about to see any honesty coming out of either nation for the foreseeable future. The ADL has already been found to create fake anti-semitic attacks to bolster it's propaganda position and more and more of these are being exposed as hoaxes, so what happens ? The US creates a perfect vehicle by which the hoaxes can continue and proliferate and now will rate other countries on whether or not they buy it. But, of course, this is not covert coersion of the billing, Ha! The economy of the US is in such tatters right now that it cannot recover and all those who continue to support the US's foreign debt load will be dragged down with it. It is not only due to specualtions on the oil market that prices are reaching above the $US55/barrel mark, it is also a direct result of the dollar's foundering. OPEC wants a more realistic income for it's product and does not want to be the ones to pick up the wanning dollar, so the price of crude is agjusted to reflect a more Euro friendly revenue. Saddam was the first to go entirely to the Euro for oil exports, dumping the buck completely, so if Saudi and the others do the same all those trillions being held in foreign reserves will come home to roost and it will be difficult to get a loaf of bread for a wheel barrow full of useless fiat dollars. In steps the oil grab and a hopeful stability to the green back. Or so the plan was supposed to go, but the Zionist cabal running the White House don't give a penny for the state of the US economy, they want control over that oil, which, as a by-product, would actually make it somewhat more of an independant state instead of the bludgers they now are, to the tune of 4 billion dollars per year coming straight out of the US economy, but it is not only the US citizen that ends up paying the bill. As the International monetary standard, the US dollar's position is being abused so that this debt is expected to be picked up by foreign investors (other nations) but these investors are never going to get a return on their investment and they now know it, so i t will fall on the backs of the US citizens top pay up for an illegal war built on lies and fabrications, in the end. Even denominations in the US (under screams ofanti-semitism)are beginning to outcast Israel by divesting in it until they redress the Palestinian's right to autonomy as outlined in the Balfour Declaration, that great document that Briatin drew up partitioning a country that did not belong to it. The security fence (apartheid wall) cuts deeo into palestinian agricultural lands, WAY outside the boundaries set by the Green Line, oulined in Balfour, but it is not a land grab, ha! When the political state of Israel bulldozes olive groves and homes it isn' t in an attempt to deprive the Palestininas of a means to life, it is for their security, and the US is right there with veto in hand should anyone complain about it. But they hate you for your freedoms, Ha! Israel has set itself apart in the way it has refused to be inspected by the nuclear body internationally recognised for that purpose. Israel has set itself aprt by having it's puppet, the US, veto every attempt to bring order out of the chaos they have created in their genocide of the Palestinians. Israel's disregard for others and it's wanton flouting of international law has set it apart from the world community, so where it is going or might be a pariah (outcast) is a mystery. The rest of the world is only now finally waking out of it's canatonic state to the reeality that Israel's policies are criminal and they want little to nothing to do with it, but due to the US's position as chief bully, they have to tread softly or risk being the future home of Mr's Tomahawk and Cruise. The world does not love the US they fear it, and with good cause. Luc - Original Message - From: fox mulder [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 5:08 AM Subject: RE: [Biofuel] Israel warned it may become pariah Israel warned it may become pariah 15 October 2004 ___ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Biofuel] Kerry left leaning Polls
(...) So, again, if the French prefering Kerry is a reason to vote for Bush, who gets the vote when the terrorists openly say they want to keep Bush? Nader? Brian I'm french and I prefer... ...Nader :-) FD ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
RE: [Biofuel] Israel warned it may become pariah
It is large risks that Israel finally have to answer for its war crimes and it is over due. According to international law, they are the sole responsible for the well being of the Palestinian people in territories that they occupy. Also according to international law, the uprising in occupied territories against an occupier is not terrorism, it is clearly identified as resistance against occupying force. If any terrorize anyone in the Israel - Palestine conflict, it is Israel as occupier. According to international law, Israel is responsible for the Palestinians and have to create an environment where the human rights are maintained. They have to provide for a secure environment and peoples right to live a sustainable life with secure environment, food, education, etc.. Any failure to do so is a war crime, they do not have the option to blame difficulties with resistance etc., they must provide enough resources to fulfill their obligations. They are not allowed to maintain refugee camps, since it is no refugees any longer. The refugee camps that was created by a war and conflict situation, are no longer refugee by definition, but have been transferred by the Israeli to ghettos. According to international law, the right to return to origin, have been grossly violated by Israel. All of this have been only been possible because of the US support and is one of the reason that US is seen as an aggressor and enemy to the middle east region. It does not make it much better, with the attempts of US to repeat the Israeli behavior in Iraq. The sad thing is that what for many is regarded as a corner stone for humanity, the treaty of Rome, is totally disregarded by Israel and US. The same countries that in many cases find support of the laws for events in other parts of the world. It is high time that UN defend the pillars of right and wrong for the coexistence between countries in the world. I welcome any move in this direction and also that EU seems to take a more coherent stance in those questions. Personally I am losing more and more of my original patience and sympathy for Israel's situation. Today I feel almost aggressive towards Israel, because I feel that they have deceived and used me in the past and I can no longer lend my support for this. To support what happens in Israel and Iraq, would compromise my own integrity and views on humanity. I have a larger understanding for the US annexation of Iraq, because it is actions by a desperate energy addict and can be comparable to dangerous/criminal behavior of ordinary drug addicts. The cure for US is to attack the enormous energy waste, instead of countries with substantial petroleum reserves. Ancient colonial behavior, does not have a good track record in modern times and I doubt the possibilities of US success, it is more likely that it will backfire and worsen the US energy situation on both short and long term. We can now see the willingness by oil/NG producers to sign deliveries/development to China and EU, instead of US. This can be seen as protective measures, since any attempt by US to meddle with those supplies, would directly pitch US against other major players in the world. The oil producers in the world can no longer trust US and will not give them any preference. Hakan At 11:08 AM 10/18/2004, you wrote: Israel warned it may become pariah 15 October 2004 The UN says Israel's actions have led to rising Palestinian hunger An Israeli government report has warned that the country could face sanctions and become a pariah state if its conflict with the Palestinians is not resolved. In a confidential 10-year forecast, foreign ministry analysts warned that Israel could end up on a collision course with the European Union and become increasingly isolated in the world over its policy towards Palestinians. The report said if the 25-nation block could set aside internal differences and forge a unified foreign policy, it could cut into the clout wielded by the United States - Israel's chief ally - and harm Israeli interests. The report pointed out that a strengthened European body was expected to demand Israel reach a settlement with the Palestinians or face damaging economic sanctions. This could put Israel on a collision course with the European Union, it said. Such a collision course holds the risk of Israel losing international legitimacy and could lead to its isolation in the manner of South Africa. Strained relations Israel's relations with the EU have long been strained over what it says is favouritism towards the Palestinians. It has deteriorated further in the face of European criticism of Israel's crackdown in occupied Palestinian towns. Israel prefers to deal almost exclusively with Washington on Middle East diplomacy. But Palestinians have always insisted on a European role, seeing them as more sympathetic to their cause than Washington. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Re: [Biofuel] Kerry left leaning Polls
To be honest, I prefer the option of None of the above are suitable, please go back and try again. Since we're not given that option, I will vote for the one who is not evil but has a chance to win. At least this time, it's not a lesser of the two evils question. It's one evil and the other not great but at least won't destroy the country. Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] a crit : (...) So, again, if the French prefering Kerry is a reason to vote for Bush, who gets the vote when the terrorists openly say they want to keep Bush? Nader? Brian I'm french and I prefer... ...Nader :-) FD ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
Re: [Biofuel]Beaten Afgan bride
Short story : A journalist went in Afghanistan when the talibans ruled the country. She was shocked to see the women respectuously walking 10 meters behind theirs husbands or brothers along the road. She flied back last year and has been glad to see that things have changed, and now the women were walking 10 meters ahead. The males were following this time. Very excited, the journalist interviewed one of the women and asked her whith emphasis what's made this change possible. the talibans mined the road before leaving answered the woman. possible this story is true ? Was it true when they told the same story about Korean women fifty years ago? Walt The only thing new is the history you don't know. ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
RE: [Biofuel] Running B100
I have been running B20 to B100 over the last 6 weeks. Mostly B50 and this is what I have noticed. My old truck smokes more on startup. Has a slight smoke at idle, but not oil smoke. Doesnt smell nearly as bad. However it is OBVIOUS the BXX is loosening up stuff on the inside and cleaning the engine out. It did have a regular drip drip leak that seems to be getting less. I think the rear seal of the motor is rubber and the BXX maybe causing it to swell? And leak less? Going to be interesting once the SVO kit is installed. mel --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.773 / Virus Database: 520 - Release Date: 10/5/2004 ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
[Biofuel] Running B100
It appears that not only is the screen filter in the tank severely gummed up but that the lines themselves are brittle and in need of changing. After this latest upgrade I do believe that my Benz will be BD adjusted and I can get on with more important things, like getting ready for another season of increased BD production. I learned on the weekend that I may have a clientele building without my even looking for one, so the expansion I was planning is a good thing. That's the beauty of a good BD set-up, it can be easily expanded to increase productivity without having to re-build a whole new reactor/wash tank system :) Luc ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
Re: [Biofuel] Running B100
Hi Luc, my name is Fritz,i am Quebecois and would appreciate a privat mail from you at [EMAIL PROTECTED] merci Fritz from Lac du Cerf - Original Message - From: Legal Eagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 2:56 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Running B100 It appears that not only is the screen filter in the tank severely gummed up but that the lines themselves are brittle and in need of changing. After this latest upgrade I do believe that my Benz will be BD adjusted and I can get on with more important things, like getting ready for another season of increased BD production. I learned on the weekend that I may have a clientele building without my even looking for one, so the expansion I was planning is a good thing. That's the beauty of a good BD set-up, it can be easily expanded to increase productivity without having to re-build a whole new reactor/wash tank system :) Luc ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
[Biofuel] U.N.: Indoor Pollution Kills 1.6M Per Year
ABC News: U.N.: Indoor Pollution Kills 1.6M Per Year U.N. Calls Indoor Pollution Silent and Unreported Killer; Smoke Claims 1.6 Million Lives a Year GENEVA Oct. 15, 2004 - About 1.6 million people are killed each year by indoor smoke from cooking fires in developing countries, U.N. agencies said Friday. That's one life lost every 20 seconds to the 'killer in the kitchen,' said a statement by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Program. While the millions of deaths from well-known communicable diseases often make headlines, indoor air pollution remains a silent and unreported killer. Rural women and children are the most at risk. The agencies said nearly half of the world continues to cook with dung, wood, coal and other solid fuels in fireplaces and stoves that lack chimneys or vents to safely remove the smoke from the house. * Negotiator: Fallujah Talks Still Suspended * Cops: Burglary Suspect Strangles Himself * Secrets of the Saudi Royal Family Smoke from burning these fuels gives off a poisonous cocktail of particles and chemicals, they said. People that aren't killed directly by the fumes can succumb to respiratory illnesses such as bronchitis and pneumonia brought on by the smoke. The agencies said a typical wood-fired cooking stove creates carbon monoxide and other noxious fumes at anywhere between seven and 500 times over the allowable limits. Day in day out, and for hours at a time, rural women and their children in particular are subjected to levels of smoke in their homes that far exceed international safety standards, the statement said. Hope for improvement comes from a growing network of experts and organizations that is finding innovative and affordable solutions using cleaner stoves, fuels and smoke hoods, the agencies said. But this is just the beginning, they said. We need the same attention paid to this killer in the kitchen as is paid to other major killers. Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=1505050 Health News UN: Indoor Pollution Kills 1.6 Million Annually About 1.6 million people worldwide die each year from the effects of indoor pollution, two United Nations agencies reported Friday. While the millions of deaths from well-known communicable diseases often make headlines, indoor air pollution remains a silent and unreported killer, according to a statement from the World Health Organization and the U.N. Development Program. The agencies said people in nearly half of the world continue to cook with wood, coal and other solid fuels in conditions that lack proper ventilation, according to an Associated Press account of the report. The resulting smoke and fumes contain a toxic cocktail of particles and chemicals, the report said. And people who don't die from the direct effects of the smoke often die from respiratory disease, the agencies added. A typical wood-fired cooking stove creates noxious fumes and smoke that are up to 500 times greater than international safety standards permit, the report said. - Copyright © 2004 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved. Last Updated: October 16, 2004 ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
[Biofuel] High mileage, low emissions - and no big-rig noise
| csmonitor.com Work Money from the October 18, 2004 edition High mileage, low emissions - and no big-rig noise By Eric C. Evarts | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor The last time America got excited about diesels, gasoline cost more than it does today in real terms and Ronald Reagan was president. But diesels have come a long way. Five new models are hitting the market this year. Take Volkswagen, which has sold diesels in the US - and improved upon them - since 1987. Driving one of its long-running Golf, Jetta, or New Beetle models, it's hard to tell the difference from a gasoline-powered car. The diesel engine grumbles a bit while idling and the back of the car smells a little until the engine warms. It also reaches high speeds without having to rev as fast. But other than that, you'd never know it was a diesel until you fill it up - and these cars register more than 40 miles per gallon. Many reviewers - and apparently buyers, too - prefer these fuel-efficient engines to their respective gasoline models. That's certainly true with the VW Touareg, which offers a powerful V10 diesel engine with twin turbochargers. The engine generates 310 horsepower and enough torque to tow a 7,700-pound boat. Under normal driving conditions, it gets 17 m.p.g. in the city and 23 m.p.g. on the highway. The Touareg's gasoline V8 has slightly more horsepower but only gets 13 m.p.g. in the city and 18 on the highway. The 500 Touareg diesels VW will sell this year also cost $15,000 more than the gas V8 models. The company's new Passat diesel, however, costs only $300 more than its gasoline counterpart and an automatic transmission comes standard. The Passat uses a slightly larger 134-horsepower version of the four-cylinder turbo-diesel in the Jetta, Golf, and New Beetle. Performance VW Magazine recently picked the diesel as its favorite among four Passat engines. Of the other new diesels this year - the Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI, the Jeep Liberty CRD, and the redesigned Kia Sportage - the best is the Mercedes. It drives much like most diesels with two exceptions. Once up to speed, the E320 CDI is quiet as can be and really zips once the throttle is held open a couple seconds. It also feels far faster than the E320s gasoline V6. Other automakers plan to introduce new diesels after 2006. That's when low-sulfur fuel is expected to become available, allowing the new diesels to meet the next round of tighter pollution standards. Ford executives recently called diesels the answer to higher oil prices, higher fuel-mileage requirements, and low greenhouse-gas emissions. Perhaps the best evidence for America's increasing interest in diesels is that premium buyers are willing to pay for them. Diesels generally cost about $1,000 more to build than comparable gasoline engines. But thousands of buyers are shelling out an extra $2,520 for the diesel VW Jetta (after cash incentives on the gasoline version), which gives them 25 percent better fuel economy, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and the ability to burn a wide variety of fuels if Middle East oil becomes too expensive. ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
Re: [Biofuel] U.N.: Indoor Pollution Kills 1.6M Per Year
Dust and dust mites, mold etc. also kill thousands at least. Z Zandu Goldbar King Loges-de-Corbeaux Alberta-BC Border Loges-de-Corbeaux BC-Alberta Z6Z 6Z6 CANADA 666-666- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/partyofcitizens Add this card to your address book - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 1:08 PM Subject: [Biofuel] U.N.: Indoor Pollution Kills 1.6M Per Year http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=168171 ABC News: U.N.: Indoor Pollution Kills 1.6M Per Year U.N. Calls Indoor Pollution Silent and Unreported Killer; Smoke Claims 1.6 Million Lives a Year GENEVA Oct. 15, 2004 - About 1.6 million people are killed each year by indoor smoke from cooking fires in developing countries, U.N. agencies said Friday. That's one life lost every 20 seconds to the 'killer in the kitchen,' said a statement by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Program. While the millions of deaths from well-known communicable diseases often make headlines, indoor air pollution remains a silent and unreported killer. Rural women and children are the most at risk. The agencies said nearly half of the world continues to cook with dung, wood, coal and other solid fuels in fireplaces and stoves that lack chimneys or vents to safely remove the smoke from the house. * Negotiator: Fallujah Talks Still Suspended * Cops: Burglary Suspect Strangles Himself * Secrets of the Saudi Royal Family Smoke from burning these fuels gives off a poisonous cocktail of particles and chemicals, they said. People that aren't killed directly by the fumes can succumb to respiratory illnesses such as bronchitis and pneumonia brought on by the smoke. The agencies said a typical wood-fired cooking stove creates carbon monoxide and other noxious fumes at anywhere between seven and 500 times over the allowable limits. Day in day out, and for hours at a time, rural women and their children in particular are subjected to levels of smoke in their homes that far exceed international safety standards, the statement said. Hope for improvement comes from a growing network of experts and organizations that is finding innovative and affordable solutions using cleaner stoves, fuels and smoke hoods, the agencies said. But this is just the beginning, they said. We need the same attention paid to this killer in the kitchen as is paid to other major killers. Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=1505050 Health News UN: Indoor Pollution Kills 1.6 Million Annually About 1.6 million people worldwide die each year from the effects of indoor pollution, two United Nations agencies reported Friday. While the millions of deaths from well-known communicable diseases often make headlines, indoor air pollution remains a silent and unreported killer, according to a statement from the World Health Organization and the U.N. Development Program. The agencies said people in nearly half of the world continue to cook with wood, coal and other solid fuels in conditions that lack proper ventilation, according to an Associated Press account of the report. The resulting smoke and fumes contain a toxic cocktail of particles and chemicals, the report said. And people who don't die from the direct effects of the smoke often die from respiratory disease, the agencies added. A typical wood-fired cooking stove creates noxious fumes and smoke that are up to 500 times greater than international safety standards permit, the report said. - Copyright © 2004 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved. Last Updated: October 16, 2004 ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
Re: [Biofuel] U.N.: Indoor Pollution Kills 1.6M Per Year
Z See: http://journeytoforever.org/at_woodfire.html Wood fires that fit - Appropriate technology: Journey to Forever Keith Zandu Goldbar King Loges-de-Corbeaux Alberta-BC Border Loges-de-Corbeaux BC-Alberta Z6Z 6Z6 CANADA 666-666- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/partyofcitizens Add this card to your address book - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 1:08 PM Subject: [Biofuel] U.N.: Indoor Pollution Kills 1.6M Per Year http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=168171 ABC News: U.N.: Indoor Pollution Kills 1.6M Per Year U.N. Calls Indoor Pollution Silent and Unreported Killer; Smoke Claims 1.6 Million Lives a Year GENEVA Oct. 15, 2004 - About 1.6 million people are killed each year by indoor smoke from cooking fires in developing countries, U.N. agencies said Friday. That's one life lost every 20 seconds to the 'killer in the kitchen,' said a statement by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Program. While the millions of deaths from well-known communicable diseases often make headlines, indoor air pollution remains a silent and unreported killer. Rural women and children are the most at risk. The agencies said nearly half of the world continues to cook with dung, wood, coal and other solid fuels in fireplaces and stoves that lack chimneys or vents to safely remove the smoke from the house. * Negotiator: Fallujah Talks Still Suspended * Cops: Burglary Suspect Strangles Himself * Secrets of the Saudi Royal Family Smoke from burning these fuels gives off a poisonous cocktail of particles and chemicals, they said. People that aren't killed directly by the fumes can succumb to respiratory illnesses such as bronchitis and pneumonia brought on by the smoke. The agencies said a typical wood-fired cooking stove creates carbon monoxide and other noxious fumes at anywhere between seven and 500 times over the allowable limits. Day in day out, and for hours at a time, rural women and their children in particular are subjected to levels of smoke in their homes that far exceed international safety standards, the statement said. Hope for improvement comes from a growing network of experts and organizations that is finding innovative and affordable solutions using cleaner stoves, fuels and smoke hoods, the agencies said. But this is just the beginning, they said. We need the same attention paid to this killer in the kitchen as is paid to other major killers. Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=1505050 Health News UN: Indoor Pollution Kills 1.6 Million Annually About 1.6 million people worldwide die each year from the effects of indoor pollution, two United Nations agencies reported Friday. While the millions of deaths from well-known communicable diseases often make headlines, indoor air pollution remains a silent and unreported killer, according to a statement from the World Health Organization and the U.N. Development Program. The agencies said people in nearly half of the world continue to cook with wood, coal and other solid fuels in conditions that lack proper ventilation, according to an Associated Press account of the report. The resulting smoke and fumes contain a toxic cocktail of particles and chemicals, the report said. And people who don't die from the direct effects of the smoke often die from respiratory disease, the agencies added. A typical wood-fired cooking stove creates noxious fumes and smoke that are up to 500 times greater than international safety standards permit, the report said. - Copyright © 2004 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved. Last Updated: October 16, 2004 ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
[Biofuel] Fwd: [Stoves] A.D. Karve's methane digestion device
From: adkarve [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Stoves] A.D. Karve's methane digestion device Dear Stovers, I was flooded with requests from members for details of the compact biogas digester. Peter Springfield presented a nice collection of my own postings. They contain several contradictions and discrepancies. The digester is still in the prototype stage and we are still working on it. It is thus going through a process of evolution and it may take some time before we come out with the ultimate optimal design. The present status is that a family needs about 500 litres of methane (roughly 130 g by weight) for cooking a meal. Therefore, the gas holder has to have the capacity to hold about 500 litres of gas. In a model, having two cylinders telescoping into one another, this automatically determines the volume of the digester (lower barrel), which too must have a volume of about 500 litres. We have several firms selling plastic water tanks. By searching in the market, one can find two 500 litre tanks having slightly different diameters. The tank with the smaller diameter serves as the gas holder and the one with the larger diameter serves as the fermenter. It is advisable to have black tanks and to keep them exposed to direct sunlight, as the reaction runs faster with higher temperature. To start the fermenter, one uses about 10 kg cattle dung mixed with water and fills the fermenter tank. It takes about 8 days before the gas accumulation starts. The accumulated gas lifts the gas holder. Test the gas every day for its combustibility. If it is not combustible, just let it escape. Once you start getting combustible gas, start feeding the fermenter with the high starch/sugar feedstock. Feed about 1 kg equivalent of sugar or starch in the morning and again 1kg equivalent in the evening. We have so far successfully used flour of cereal grains, flour of a whole lot of seeds collected from various tree species, leftover food, sugarcane juice, macerated whole sugarcane, oilcakes of edible as well non-edible oilseeds, pulp of papaya, bananas, mangoes, rotten onions, macerated tubers of potato, tapioka, sweet potato, taro etc. The conventional biogas plants use feedstock having high organic carbon content but low calorific value. It is a universal rule that every output of work requires a corresponding input of energy. In the conventional biogas plants, the conventional feedstock is low in physiologically available calories. So naturally the gas output is also low. The stovers understand calories. When talking with stovers about fuel, the first question that is asked is about the calorific value of the fuel. But apparently the biogas workers do not understand calories. They talk of C/N ratio, organic matter that can be volatilized and many other things, which make no sense to me. Now that we are on the way to getting a grant from USEPA, we want to scale up the manufacture of the present model with the help of a plastic manufacturer. It is our aspiration that the model, having a gas holder of 500 litre capacity should not cost more than about US$50. The gas stove with two burners costs US$20. The total expenditure is about the same as the present price of an LPG system, which includes the deposit for the LPG cylinder. Anybody who has already installed a conventional biogas system in his house, has only to switch from dung to the new feedstock. Many people have already done it. Yours A.D.Karve - Original Message - From: Peter Singfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 12:24 AM Subject: [Stoves] Reviewing A.D. Karve's methane digestion device *** If we can get A. D. to enter into discussion -- some questions need be asked. 1: Will fresh cane juice be a good food for your digester? ** Further investigations of my extensive archives on hard drive have derived A.D.'s answer to this question -- above -- addressed to me personally on this same mail list -- and some time back! So embarrassing to age and lose my mental capacities -- Here is that answer: Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 19:27:25 +0530 From: A.D. Karve [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [STOVES] compact biogas plant To: Peter Singfield [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Accept-Language: en-us Dear Peter, Our biogas plant accepts both sugarcane juice as also macerated whole sugarcane. In the case of the latter, the advantage is that the cellulose in the cane is also converted into gas, albeit after a retention period of about 20 days. The maceration is done with the help of a machine called the chaff cutter, which is used for chopping stems of sorghum or maize into small pieces. One can set the machine to give different sizes of the chopped up material. We use the setting for the smallest pieces. Under Indian conditions, where we get rains only during the four months of monsoon, sugarcane needs irrigation.
