Re: [Biofuel] (was Glycerine Settling Time) removing salt/dirt fromwvo

2007-08-13 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hello Roderick. A definiyion is on its place: A salt is basically a compound built up from the reaction of a metal and an acid.There are other salts too, but we can leave them for now. This means that soaps are salts, since they are built up from metal ions (Na+ or K+ in connection with

Re: [Biofuel] Glycerine Settling Time

2007-08-13 Thread Keith Addison
Thanks Joe. Hi Keith; Most often the process comes to 95% or more complete and that is good enough for me ( personal choice) and doesn't give me wash problems either. Maybe 20% of the time it only gets to somewhere around 90% and this is a problem. It tends to be most likely to happen when

[Biofuel] Rising temperatures will stunt rainforest growth

2007-08-13 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070806/full/070806-13.html nature.com Published online: 10 August 2007 Rising temperatures will stunt rainforest growth Plants suffering in the heat could make global warming worse. Michael Hopkin Global warming could cut the rate at which trees in tropical

Re: [Biofuel] Glycerin as an Emulsifier (was Glycerine Settling Time)

2007-08-13 Thread Thomas Kelly
On Friday 8/10, I noted that: II. Glycerin Cocktail: Time to Separate (wash test) good quality BD + water + glycerin cocktail2 hours* poor quality BD + water + glycerin cocktail2 hours* It almost 2 days for the good quality BD to

[Biofuel] Analysts See 'Simply Incredible' Shrinking of Floating Ice in the Arctic

2007-08-13 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/08/10/3105/ - CommonDreams.org Published on Friday, August 10, 2007 by The New York Times Analysts See 'Simply Incredible' Shrinking of Floating Ice in the Arctic by Andrew C. Revkin The area of floating ice in the Arctic has shrunk more this summer than

Re: [Biofuel] Glycerin as an Emulsifier (was Glycerine Settling Time)

2007-08-13 Thread Joe Street
Hi Tom; If the answers to questions 2 and 3 are yes then it would explain a lot. Then the anwer to question one could be that although the BD did not pass the QT if it was settled long enough that there is no glycerol it would be consistent with the emergent theory. No? Joe Thomas Kelly

Re: [Biofuel] Analysts See 'Simply Incredible' Shrinking of Floating Ice in the Arctic

2007-08-13 Thread Fred Oliff
Might I bring to the group's attention a four-part feature on NBC this week on the Katie Couric "show". An NBC reporter was aboard the Canadian icebreaker "pride of the fleet" Louis S. St. Laurent as it plied Canada's Northwest Passage. Starts at 1830 EDT. Try to tune in, I will. Starts tonight,

[Biofuel] $1-billion worth of water pouring out of leaking lines - Niagara Falls Review - 2007.07.12

2007-08-13 Thread Darryl McMahon
$1-billion worth of water pouring out of leaking lines Thu 12 Jul 2007 Page: A6 Section: Local Byline: James Wallace Source: Osprey News Network; Review As much as $1 billion worth of drinking water disappears into the ground each year from rotting, leaky municipal water pipes, says the Ontario

Re: [Biofuel] $1-billion worth of water pouring out of leaking lines - Niagara Falls Review - 2007.07.12

2007-08-13 Thread Paul S Cantrell
Funny thing, that's not funny is, about 50% of the energy contained in coal makes it to the power outlet. The rest is lost to heat loss, line losses and transformer losses. On 8/13/07, Darryl McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I think it's something the public should be aware of, said

Re: [Biofuel] $1-billion worth of water pouring out of leaking lines - Niagara Falls Review - 2007.07.12

2007-08-13 Thread Kirk McLoren
yes, but they represent reasonable engineering. The water mains are deferred maintenance. A different kind of engineering I suppose. Paul S Cantrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Funny thing, that's not funny is, about 50% of the energy contained in coal makes it to the power outlet. The rest is

[Biofuel] Canadian cities worried about fluoride shortage - Regina Leader-Post - 2007.08.11

2007-08-13 Thread Darryl McMahon
Thought this would be of interest as we have discussed fluoridation before, and other dental practices. Original Message Canadian cities worried about fluoride shortage Sat 11 Aug 2007 Page: A10 Section: News Byline: Bill Mah and William Lin Dateline: EDMONTON Source: CanWest