Diesel fuel filters and fuel / water separators for fuel lines in truck
engines are from 30 microns down to 5. I've seen one fuel / water separator
that claims 2 microns.
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From: Ed Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
Sent: Thursday, September
Just to start debate on something I think about everyday, when I get into my
LandCruiser.
I wonder how much extra fuel is being used, because of the small engine
size, climbing all the hills around here.
Still, I'm not knocking the 20 mpg I'm getting now, I just keep thinking it
could get better
This article is posted above
Bede wrote:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2ObjectID=10345772
A German has angered animal rights groups by inventing an organic fuel
containing run-over cat remains.
Inventor Christian Koch, 55, of Saxony, told the Bild newspaper he had
you can check to see if your car will run e85 @ wwwe85fuel.comAngela Cook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone know if anything has to be done to the fuel system if you're planning on running E-85 in your vehicle? I have heard conflicting stories. I have a 2001 Chevy Impala that I would fill up
Hello David, Zeke.
The problem with diesel engines is that it until now has been difficult to
mix the fuel and the air into a homogenous mixture. Gasoline (or even
ethanol that matter )are much more voilate and mixes more easily with air.
The black diesel smoke occurs when there is local oxygen
http://www.euractiv.com/Article?_lang=ENtcmuri=tcm:29-144195-16type=News
Several MEPs called on 12 September for a fundamental shift away from
the oil era into the green hydrogen economy. But is their initiative
based on science or inspired by political hype?
FD
Hi everyone,
New here, greetings. :D
I hv been doing some readings regarding energy and fuel. And i find
this biofuel stuff very interesting. And so i follow the topic for
sometime. Dig into clean efficient performance diesel engines, even
pick my favourite model of vehicle i gonna get
making pure ethanol is difficult because there is azeotrop phenomena in ethanol-water mixture. I have tried to make pure ethanol by reaction the liquid with lime. I get 99% ethanol
H2O + CaO ---Ca(OH)2.
Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Tom Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: I still have
When i was highschool, i was worrying that if all vehicle burning
hydrogen and take oxygen from our atmosphere, we will all run out of
oxygen!(since plants only take in CO2 and release O2) Electrolysis will
produce hydrogen and oxygen also, but if we all lack of oxygen then the
oxygen produced
Hi I am a newbie to the biodiesel
world and am keen to start creating my own fuel. I have managed to scavenge materials to make a
basic processor, but have a simple question before making biodiesel
and putting in my car.
Is there any known effect in adding biodiesel
to a turbo diesel
Hello Darryl,
I can only rewiev results from
surveys in the litterature, suggesting that the exhaust values are improving if
the engine is over-charged. This goes for biodiesel as well as petro
diesel.
Jan Warnqvist
- Original Message -
From:
Darryl West
To:
I May well be wrong and i hope so
animal rights groups what about human rights?
but at the end of wwII the germans had a fuel shortage.
I so hope i am wrong with this !
The Germans used (recycled) everything from the DEATH camps.
They cooked the dead humans In the
Feline Groovy
German inventor denies using dead cats to make biodiesel
German inventor Christian Koch says he's patented a way to convert trash
into eco-friendly, high-quality biodiesel fuel that costs one-fifth the
going price of diesel in his home country. To produce the alternative fuel,
Hello Folks in South Carolina,
If you are interested in learning more about making biodiesel,
I invite you to take a road trip up here to central North Carolina.
Every Sunday afternoon we give free tour of our farm small scale
biodiesel
production facility in Moncure, North Carolina.
I just aquired some WVO from the restraunt and It smells like a rancid
rendering plant. Is this stuff worth using to make Bio? I heated it up
to drive off the water but it is really dark. I have not titrated it
yet. I am not sure I even want to touch it any more Yucky stuff..
Will this
- Original Message -
From: "Ken Provost" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method
- Original Message -
From: francisco j
burgos
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 16,
Hello Alex and all
I May well be wrong and i hope so
animal rights groups what about human rights?
Indeed. But in the end, if it's going to work right, it amounts to
the same thing.
Meanwhile:
$17 billion a year is spent on pet food in Europe and the United States.
Debt relief for the 20
I followed a link in another thread to www.slashdot.org and found this:
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- A German inventor said he has developed a
method to produce crude oil products from waste that he believes can
be an answer to the soaring costs of fuel, but denied a German
newspaper story
I don't know if it can be used or not. When running WVO directly, we
only used stuff that smelled good. The dark color may be okay, if it
is still clear, not murky and opaque. I have bought commercial
biodiesel that was supposedly ASTM certified, but smelled rancid too.
Personally, I wouldn't
I've followed this one since seeing an article in Discover magazine,
and having worked on a similar project
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/11/1125_031125_turkeyoil.ht
ml
One of many such technologies.
http://www.magnegas.com/
I can also post pictures of the device I built that
Hi Ken,
Yes, I've read that but I'm trying to avoid using anything petro based. Yeah, I know I'm being a purist but I have some spare time.
Thanks,
Tom
From: Ken Provost [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSent: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 22:06:46 -0300Subject: Re: [Biofuel]
As disgusting as we (I) may find making fuel out of animals, there is
already an entire industry devoted to turning dead animals (mostly
farm animals such as cows, chickens, horses etc) into various
products. Soap. Glue. Food for other supposedly vegetarian animals
such as cows (mad cow
The injection system should be the deciding factor on how well
biodiesel or SVO will run in a diesel engine. As far as I know, the
presence or absence of a turbo doesn't affect it as far as will it
work. It may affect emisions I suppose. Since some people report a
little less power with
The stock transmission was a close ratio 5 speed, which ends up doing
about 4k rpm at 70mph. The only way I can explain this low gearing is
1) it was designed for towing (not likely in a rabbit)
2) it was designed to reduce the space between gearing, for faster accelleration
3) the gas engine is
It feel like saying to live forever you must replace your meat and
bones with cyborg parts and seal your brain in a titanium case, but
we will need a massive RD effort and major investment to make this
happen.
I agree. I think that there is alot of technical potential to
hydrogen, and I
Do your titration and you will know what you have.
Besy Luck
Roy
Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't know if it can be used or not. When running WVO directly, weonly used stuff that smelled good. The dark color may be okay, if itis still clear, not murky and opaque. I have bought
Andy wrote:
If interested, I can find links to those doing it.
I am interested because Im building a database of energy and
food production information for a group creating a model farm to
train people in food, fuel and energy self-reliance. Thanks, Andy.
Marilyn
Andy also wrote:
Anyone
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0915-04.htm
Published on Thursday, September 15, 2005 by the Independent/UK
World's Top Firms Fail to Tackle Climate Change Challenge
by Michael Harrison
Most of the world's biggest companies are failing to cut their carbon
emissions even though the
http://www.guardian.co.uk/katrina/story/0,16441,1571591,00.html
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports |
Katrina oil spills may be among worst on record
Julian Borger in Washington and John Vidal
Friday September 16, 2005
The Guardian
The oil pollution in the wake of Hurricane Katrina could be
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Or:
http://snipurl.com/hqba
New Report Warns of
http://www.greenconsumerguide.com/index.php?news=2772
Mercedes-Benz unveil hybrid concepts
Friday 16 September 2005
Mercedes-Benz has revealed two new concept cars designed to
dramatically reduce emissions and raise fuel consumption, at the
International Motor Show in Frankfurt. Based on the
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0915-06.htm
Published on Thursday, September 15, 2005 by Agence France Presse
World Leaders Shake Heads as Reforms to Check Nuclear Arms Spread Dumped
Kofi Annan has called it a disgrace and Australian Prime Minister
John Howard termed it a major
The Institute of Science in Society
Science Society Sustainability
http://www.i-sis.org.uk
This article can be found on the I-SIS website at
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/PFSFSNG.php
ISIS Press Release 14/09/05
Policies for Sustainable Food Systems, National and Global
Michael Meacher
Why our
Apparently not. I was referring to a VW GTI in an earlier post and
didn't realize you weren't.
Sorry.
Zeke
On 9/16/05, Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
???
Are we talking about the same type of vehicle?
I'm talking about a '85 Toyota LandCruiser BJ60 with a 3B engine.
IIRC,
The 4 banger is original equipment.
The trannie is a manual 5 sp.
Greg H.
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From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 14:51
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Debatable statement?
My advice from a practical
If
your time is worth anything to you I doubt you'd ever make it back on a
$$ basis for the fuel saved.
I didn't think that this was about saving money. I thought it was
about reducing carbon emissions or something like that.For me the
most cost effective thing certainly wasn't parking my
At what point does a biodiesel blend's effect become neglagable? I bring up
this point after reading the directions on a bottle of canola based fuel
addative that is made localy, and sells for over$15/l.
The directions suggest to add 1 litre to 1000 litres of diesel.
In my unprofesional
???
Are we talking about the same type of vehicle?
I'm talking about a '85 Toyota LandCruiser BJ60 with a 3B engine.
IIRC, the engine is runs around 2700-2800 rpm at 75 mph.
At sea level the 3B is about 95 Hp, but, starts to have breathing problems
at 3,000 ft, and I'm at 5500 ft and make
It is a very energy intensive operation.
The question is does it pay back enough fuel, to make it worth while?
Greg H.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: biofuel Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 14:13
Subject: [Biofuel] changing trash into
If the blend is purely for lubricity (as opposed to emissions
reductions), then can a 0.1% concentration do anything? I know that
2% biodiesel is supposed to restore lubricity to the low sulpher fuel,
but if it is selling for 15 times the price of biodiesel, maybe it is
better and a 0.1%
The study says that in the most extreme circumstances the cost of
meeting tougher curbs on carbon emissions could wipe as much as 45
per cent from the annual profits of some companies such as big
American power producers. Steel and mining companies could see
reductions in earnings of as much as 20
We are not alone
:)
*People Are Human-Bacteria Hybrid *http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0%2C1286%2C65252%2C00.html*Excerpts: *Most of the cells in your body are not your own, nor are they even human. They are bacterial. From the invisible strands of fungi waiting to sprout between our toes, to
On 9/16/05, Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Or maybe someone has just found a new way to make money of gullible consumers.
Seems to me that this were the case, they would tell you to use
more. They make more money that way. Kinda like the
directions on the detergent box that tell you that
In response to one of Rexis Tree's questions.
Biofuel may have a problem with competition for land with food and
wildlife, but I don't think that we need fear lower yields with organic
farming.
Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario
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The Institute of
Feline Groovy
German inventor denies using dead cats to make biodiesel
German inventor Christian Koch says he's patented a way to convert trash
into eco-friendly, high-quality biodiesel fuel that costs one-fifth the
going price of diesel in his home country. To produce the alternative
I agree with Taryn. I am to the point where I am going to be making my own vehicles. The automotive industry is regressing instead of progressing in the ecological responsibility. However, people want better, more attractive, faster "luxury" cars, so the industry is catering to this just to make
I would be inclined to think that turbocharging, or possibly
supercharging the engine would be a better alternative. Of course you
will have to fabricate all of the parts, and I would wager that the
injector pump won't be able to deliver the extra fuel that significant
boost would require for
anybody ever see the episode of the odd couple where felix gives a frog
hydrotherapy by putting its injured leg (it had supposedly sprained an ankle or
something) in a blender full of warm water?
aah, good times. . . .
-chris b.
In a message dated 9/16/05 9:42:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Bob,
I use density to determine the purity of the ethanol and a mass balance to check on my 3A regeneration technique. I have a fairly good Metler balance (PR 203) that reads to the third decimal place so should be accurate to the second. The procedure I'm trying to duplicate is the one on
Hi All,
am running townace turbo-diesel no probs,
1992 with 170k on clock,
just keep good oil as lube critical,
good luck and enjoy ;^)
dD
Biofuel@sustainablelists.org wrote:
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If the blend is purely for lubricity (as opposed to emissions
reductions), then can a 0.1% concentration do anything? I know that
2% biodiesel is supposed to restore lubricity to the low sulpher fuel,
but if it is selling for 15 times the price of biodiesel, maybe it is
better and a 0.1%
As disgusting as we (I) may find making fuel out of animals, there is
already an entire industry devoted to turning dead animals (mostly
farm animals such as cows, chickens, horses etc) into various
products. Soap. Glue. Food for other supposedly vegetarian animals
such as cows (mad cow
Hello Doug
In response to one of Rexis Tree's questions.
Biofuel may have a problem with competition for land with food and
wildlife,
See:
http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg18745.html
Re: Biofuels hold key to future of British farming
This is a funny (but I think pretty damning too) editorial on how what
is considered a car with good gas mileage today, is no better than
what was possible 30 years ago.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/gate/archive/2005/09/16/notes091605.DTLnl=fix
No problem.
Greg H.
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From: Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 9:49
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Debatable statement?
Apparently not. I was referring to a VW GTI in an earlier post and
didn't realize you
from the site:
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/atmosphere/atmospheric_composition_p2.html
Methane
Methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas contributing about 18% to global
warming and has been on the rise over the last several decades. Methane
is a product of the
Hello Des.
First, there is a need to separate the oxigen from the gases of the atmosphere
before bottling their exhaust or it is a route for trouble with sparks.
Regards.
Juan
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Enviado el: Viernes 16 de Septiembre de 2005 1:58 PM
What if we could use the methane/air mixture as it was generated by
the termites, rather than storing it? Does anyone have some back of
the envelope calculations for how much BTU/hr content you could get
from a given sized pile of wood filled with termites?
On 9/16/05, Juan Boveda [EMAIL
Not yet... still Googling through the termites=bad:methane=bad sites.
Zeke Yewdall wrote:
What if we could use the methane/air mixture as it was generated by
the termites, rather than storing it? Does anyone have some back of
the envelope calculations for how much BTU/hr content you could
Hi Greg,
now we're getting to something specific enough to work with.
Just to start debate on something I think about everyday, when I get into my
LandCruiser.
I wonder how much extra fuel is being used, because of the small engine
size, climbing all the hills around here.
Still, I'm not
Dear Prof.Allen:
Good day!
Can final drying of BD can be done with anhydrous Na2S04? We
use it all the time in organic chem lab. Can Na2SO4 be
regenerated, perhaps by heating, and then reused?
Best regards,
Chris
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Biofuel
Here a Mail from a Volonteer from Montreal working
in NO as Nurse
F.F
There are progressive alternatives
to the Red Cross to make a hurricanerelief donation. The Red Cross is very
tied into the military's hurricaneresponse that has created the chaos and
exerted dis-respectful control
Love the idea of small organic farms, love the idea of square foot
farm, disagree to dedicated big farms which only produce one crop, hate
to visit petro station, love bugs, love plants.
love to try out compost(no way at 11th floor apartment which im staying
now, last time tried to pile up a
Chuck,
FYI, If you look back in the archives on this thread (Hurley, Edward R
Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:56:50 -0700)you will see what I did to make my 3/4
ton Dodge 4X4 move from ~17 mpg @ 70 mph to ~23 mpg @ the same speed.
It included a gear vendor out-drive and a mild banks kit. We took a
trip the
This is simply sad, very sad. Absolutely we have the technology, this
is as far as the imanagination goes. Yeah we can design a metro city
with zero highways, zero emission, railway only, clean and green city,
well, in SimCity. Too bad those in charged people never willing to play
the real Sim
Hi Alex,
On Sep 16, 2005, at 5:36 AM, alex burton wrote:
I May well be wrong and i hope so
...
I am not anti german in anyway. I am more asking the question if
the lepard tanks that had such deverstating power were run on a fuel
that may have been human fat.
This hole concept sickens
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