[biofuels-biz] short of time right now....

2001-08-09 Thread Dick Carlstein
to the engineering hall of fame, what ? all the best. cheers, dick. - Original Message - From: Keith Addison To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] the empire's gone Dick Carlstein wrote:Well, the first thing he wrote

[biofuels-biz] wish i had more time...

2001-08-09 Thread Dick Carlstein
- From: Keith Addison To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] wvo Dick Carlstein wrote:in answer to:From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]goat industriesTo: mailto:biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.combiofuels-biz@yahoogroups.comSent: Monday

RE: [biofuels-biz] market for WVO

2001-08-09 Thread Dick Carlstein
animal feed, soap, glycerine, heating fuel are the most common. - Original Message - From: goat industries To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 8:38 AM Subject: [biofuels-biz] market for WVO Nobody's yet come up with an answer to my question 'what is the

RE: [biofuels-biz] Re: short of time right now....

2001-08-09 Thread Dick Carlstein
superb !! a true master !! - Original Message - From: Wooly . To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 8:55 AM Subject: [biofuels-biz] Re: short of time right now Hey look!! No 'mead' message! D'you like my snips, Dick?? I even snipped the extra

RE: [biofuels-biz] wish i had more time...

2001-08-09 Thread Dick Carlstein
except for austia's, there is no mandatory government standard for biodiesel in the world today. all the standardsmentioned, din, astm, cen, etc, are proposed standards. proposed standardsalso happen todiffer substantially from each other, as pointed out in detail in a past posting of

RE: [biofuel] Re: making filters

2001-08-09 Thread Dick Carlstein
pray dale, any particular specs on the felt filter bag ? price range ? down to how many microns will it filter ? operating pressure ? thru flow ? sorry for the barrage of questions, just trying to get the broad picture. tks. cheers, dick. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL

RE: [biofuel] Re: making filters

2001-08-09 Thread Dick Carlstein
temperature peanut oil. Dale --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dick Carlstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: pray dale, any particular specs on the felt filter bag ? price range ? down to how many microns will it filter ? operating pressure ? thru flow ? sorry for the barrage of questions, just trying

[biofuels-biz] neat bio in older vehicles

2001-08-08 Thread Dick Carlstein
cordain, based on my experience with older diesel vehicles, i suggest you start out with b10, and progress by 10 % steps from there, doing a double fuel filter change between each step. older diesel vehicles usually have incredible amounts of living and dead matter in their fuel

[biofuels-biz] quality testing

2001-08-08 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to camillo's: From: Camillo Holecek To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 6:48 PM Subject: AW: [biofuels-biz] wvo As it was rather elaborate, I did take the liberty to snip a bit... snipping is being considerate to others. thanks for practising it

[biofuels-biz] stong beliefs

2001-08-08 Thread Dick Carlstein
keith, you're no liar !!! you'rejustvehement !!! like your's truly. as to your argentine correspondents, i can only say that all coins have two sides, and proper empathising requires we see both of them. all enquiries we've had so far in argentinaforour plants have been price oriented. i

[biofuels-biz] the empire's gone....

2001-08-08 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to: From: goat industries To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] wvo wvo already has a market in most parts of the world.adding demand for biodiesel production will soonerode whatever price advantage over vvo

[biofuels-biz] ocean air environmental

2001-08-08 Thread Dick Carlstein
these fellas are trying to sell plants. what they're saying is their plant can process anything you wish to feed it. what they don't say is at what cost per litre, or what the $ per installed capacity is. people making these'universal' plants tend to omit such information. they just say

[biofuels-biz] flash point

2001-08-08 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to: From: Camillo Holecek To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 6:34 PM Subject: AW: [biofuels-biz] diddly lab language... camillo does not mention cetane once. and when you buy gas, which is something everybody can understand, octane is clearly

[biofuels-biz] diddly lab language...

2001-08-07 Thread Dick Carlstein
think some of this needs answering: From: Keith Addison To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] big oil keith, i think you miss my point.On the contrary Dick, I think you miss mine. Not the first time we've exchanged that

[biofuels-biz] wvo

2001-08-07 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to: From: goat industries To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] fuzzy standards The reason why Dick sneers at WVO is, it seems, because he hasn't (likeourselves) used the right recipe for using heavily used WVO. Is

[biofuels-biz] rig specs

2001-08-07 Thread Dick Carlstein
thought i'd clear this up, keith. From: Keith Addison To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] what standards ??? Dick, I notice you don't specify your rig's for virgin oil when you tell people about it, here and elsewhere. my

[biofuels-biz] standards for the next decade

2001-08-06 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to: Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 5:02 AM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] what standards ??? Without wishing to sound too off-the cuff, this is a "Biofuels-BIZ" (business) forum. Issues of standards and how to keep to them are of vital importance to those of us planning on investing

[biofuels-biz] fuzzy standards

2001-08-05 Thread Dick Carlstein
my webster defines fuzzy, amongst other things, as '...not clear; blurred...' and ifind present biodiesel 'standards' to be generallynot clear, or misleading. the one exception is perhaps the austrian standard, C 1191, dated nov. '96, and based on a previous austrian standard, 0norm C

[biofuels-biz] big oil

2001-08-04 Thread Dick Carlstein
keith, i think you miss my point. big oil will do whatever is in its power to discredit biofuels made or used by anyone except themselves. confusion regarding standards plays right into their hands. they can always claim that 'standards are not met', thus instilling fear into potential

[biofuels-biz] what standards ???

2001-08-03 Thread Dick Carlstein
i find all this carrying on about biodiesel standards and quality (or lack of) somewhat thick. if only we would apply the same self-righteous rigid thinking to fossil diesel, we would soon find that standards can be so farapart as to make usa diesel, for example, illegal in japan, or

RE: [biofuels-biz] air car, reclaiming some energy?

2001-08-01 Thread Dick Carlstein
*brilliant !! should work. with a 50 degree celsius gradient you should get at least 20 - 50 watt/hour. better than nothing, i say... cheers, dick. snip = considerate. this is a public service message. If the exhaust of the air car is -30C, and the surrounding air is 20C that is

[biofuel] andean childbirth

2001-07-31 Thread Dick Carlstein
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 1:21 PM Subject: RE: [biofuel] Re: More cowflops *supposedly, children born is such altitudes evidence a lack of memory. unfortunately, kirk, this dammage is irreversible, so you'll have to work this out with your mom, methinks... *you might try carrying a notebook

[biofuel] transporting ethanol

2001-07-31 Thread Dick Carlstein
much ado about nothing Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 7:01 PM Subject: [biofuel] California's impending gasoline crisis i'm surprised that ethanol cannot be shipped via pipeline, and dehidrated on arrival. talk about drowning in the proverbial glass with trace ammounts of water Ethanol,

[biofuel] air car missconceptions

2001-07-26 Thread Dick Carlstein
how these threads take off !!! anyhow, here's a few items of info that seem to have been overlooked: high pressure (over 3000 psi) tanks are installed in all sort of passenger carrying vehicles, such as aeroplanes, cars, and buses. all big birds have high pressure hydraulic reservoirs,

[biofuel] air car primer

2001-07-26 Thread Dick Carlstein
negre's aircar is an urban, repeat, urban vehicle. it is not designed or meant to travel on i-95 from boston to ny. it is meant to travel within an urban environment, moving driver plus four passengers. it uses 70 % of the road space, and costs 25 % of what the selectra costs. it weighs 700 +

[biofuel] air car's indirect pollution

2001-07-22 Thread Dick Carlstein
negre's air motor uses compressed air. this could (or not) cause 'centralised pollution. but this also holds true for ev's. methinks what should be compared is the energy efficiency of compressed air vs. batteries, as storage mediums. and personally, i'd feel safer riding a windbag than a

[biofuels-biz] extruders

2001-07-20 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to: Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] WVO based Biz Plan Ultimatly I'm looking at having an extruder on the property and processing the oil myself. This is still a very experimental part of the plan at this time. I need to learn more about oil

[biofuel] drying naoh

2001-07-20 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to: From: Pat McCotter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: drying naoh-help request I do know that Powerball Technologies www.powerball.net raises the temperature of a solution NaOH to 300¡C to get NaH for its Powerball hydrogen fuel recycling process. thanks pat. interesting technology

[biofuel] drying naoh-help request

2001-07-18 Thread Dick Carlstein
hi all !! would have sworn that a bunch of list members had the knowledge i seek, and would be willing to share it with the list. so far no luck. so please, if anybody knows how to dry naoh, could she/he be kind enough to share this info ? sure appreciate it !! thanks for the time, cheers,

[biofuels-biz] WVO based Biz Plan

2001-07-17 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to : From: doctor who To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 7:53 AM Subject: [biofuels-biz] Re: Biz Plan (was)Quiet... My biggest challenge thus far hashas been finding an adequate WVO oil supply to keep up with my propossed plant size (1000 US

[biofuel] drying naoh

2001-07-16 Thread Dick Carlstein
any suggestions on drying naoh to zero water content ? much appreciate your help. cheers, dick. be tidy, be considerate, snip yourself into other people's hearts. this is a public service message. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send

Re: [biofuels-biz] Relative feedstock oil prices!

2001-07-14 Thread Dick Carlstein
commercial grade refined sunflower oil, u$s 350/metric ton, fob buenos aires. commercial grade palm oil, u$s 190/metric ton, fob malaysia. cottonseed oil should be no more than 75 % of sunflower oil. castor bean oil makes neat biodiesel too !! cheers, dick. please snip before my bandwidth

[biofuels-biz] what is you feedstock - was BIODIESEL/BOLIVIA

2001-07-14 Thread Dick Carlstein
to our bolivian friends : pray tell what sort of feedstocks are you using, and whether you are in the altiplano or the bene regions. thanks for your time, cheers, dick. nice of you to snip, shows you care about others. this is a public service message. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[biofuel] sunflower oil production

2001-07-07 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to : From: Bill Porter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SunflowerSeedOilBiodiesel Our plan is to make some gallons of bio-d this harvest but save most of the open pollinated non-hybrid seeds for planting a much larger plot next year. Our goal is to make enough bio-d to run the tractor

[biofuels-biz] oz biodiesel plants

2001-07-05 Thread Dick Carlstein
: hear, hear !!!Re: [biofuels-biz] tedious We expect to have personal use kits available within a month or so. We are currently building a 5 tonne batch processor for our own commercial use in Queensland. Regards from Harry. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dick Carlstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: in answer

[biofuel] algae info request

2001-07-04 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Algae info needed Yesterday was a post asking about algae and wishing for an expert in this field on the newsgroup. We work with aquatic businesses in the USA and Mexico. Perhaps one of our people could answer your questions. I would be

[biofuel] to each his own...

2001-07-03 Thread Dick Carlstein
problem as an excuse to disqualify biodiesel. i think our intelligent list members at large will see through this simplistic ploy !!! From: Paul Gobert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pressure + Snipping - Original Message - From: Dick Carlstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] our lc 400 one stage

[biofuel] fitting a diesel to a gasoline powered vehicle

2001-06-26 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: Paul Cooksley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Re: Poppycock!!! /Bashing/OFF TOPIC As someone who has just logged onto this group, and only for a week at that, I feel that there appears to be a serious ego problem, culturally and parochially... don't give it a second thought paul. the

[biofuel] jathropa oil / castor oil / tung oil / cottonseed oil

2001-06-25 Thread Dick Carlstein
has any list member ever made methyl ester biodiesel from virgin jathropa oil, castor oil (a close relative), tung oil, or cottonseed oil ? the ati group (germany) has used pure jathropa oil extensively in mali, to fuel small pre-chamber engines of the lister type. no mention is made of coking

[biofuel] cottonseed oil

2001-06-25 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: Paul Gobert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: cottonseed oil paul, tks for the posting. should you ever use virgin oil, it would be supper if you could post again. what is your source for used cottonseed oil ? what percent methanol, and how many grams naoh are you using ? settling temp ?

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: key figures for the initial costs and operating costs...

2001-06-20 Thread Dick Carlstein
answer in your em : Sent: Martes 19 de Junio de 2001 09:25 Subject: [biofuels-biz] Re: key figures for the initial costs and operating costs... So still looking stupid at this end :)... i had to learn, just like you. i don't consider that makes me stupid !!! just curious, what ??? We are

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: key figures for the initial costs and operating costs...

2001-06-19 Thread Dick Carlstein
welcome to the global village, dave !!! in metrics, it would be 9.100,00. in anglosaxon it would be 9,100.00. so to eliminate guesswork, some bright cybernaut came up with a 'universal' notation for separating thousands : 9'100.00. i find it useful, as i have to deal with clients using both

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: Max capacity and consultant for biodiesel wanted

2001-06-11 Thread Dick Carlstein
joe, answer in your em : Subject: [biofuels-biz] Re: Max capacity and consultant for biodiesel wanted 1-What is the maximum capacity of a transesterification(biodiesel) reactor? there is no max capacity per se for batch units, but the bigger they get, the more complex they are as regards

[biofuel] economy of scale Re: Digest # 491 + ethanol pricing.

2001-06-07 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: rethinking economy of scale...Digest Number 491 *i knew it, i knew it !!! should learn to keep my mouth shut... ah, well, the harm is now done, so i guess i'll just have to add some more of my biogas to the fire...(:-D) I'm afraid you paint

Re: [biofuels-biz]

2001-06-06 Thread Dick Carlstein
ken, we are presently delivering small (800 liters/day in two batches) biodiesel plants in the argentina-uruguay area, and will be happy to exchange info on these. oil used is mainly sunflower. cheers dick. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com

Re: [biofuels-biz]

2001-06-06 Thread Dick Carlstein
de Junio de 2001 14:44 Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Dick, Can you point me in the direction of more info on the plant you produce? That's just about the size operation I'm looking to expand into. Thanks in advance. Andy Mixing Biodiesel in the garage and my VW loves it. :-) Dick

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: key figures for the initial costs and operating costs...

2001-06-06 Thread Dick Carlstein
actually, almost 100 % of 'free' methanol. we use vacuum and 50¡ celsius + to extract it before we actually separate the glycerol from the biodiesel. initial meth content depends on the oil being used, usually 15-20 %. cheers, dick. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: key figures for the initial costs and operating costs...

2001-06-06 Thread Dick Carlstein
straight tickel. by the book. but with all sorts of before and after testing, pressure + temp during mixing, and vacuum + temp for meth recovery. all fluid transfers are pressurized. no washing. very 'affirmative' mixing... our clients use refined edible oil only. (so far). none of them use it

Re: [biofuels-biz]

2001-06-06 Thread Dick Carlstein
most relevant details in my other postings, but will be very happy to fill in any missing details !! cheers, dick. Nothing is as cuddly as a well snipped posting !! (This is a Public Service Message) Sent: Martes 5 de Junio de 2001 22:50 Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Tell us more! Marc de

[biofuel] zeolite - Digest Number 489

2001-06-06 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: robert luis rabello [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: zeolite I don't mean to be flip about this, but why don't the ethanol enthusiasts, or those using ethanol for biodiesel, simply leave their brew outdoors during a winter night? In the morning, remove the ice floating on top, and the

Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 485

2001-06-04 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: missinformation - ethanol use in brazil - #477 Hi Dick What is this in response to? I can't find the original. Thanks Keith Addison *article by kathleen dana (u. of colorado) on new enzimes being developed for ethanol production.

[biofuel] missinformation - ethanol use in brazil - #477

2001-06-03 Thread Dick Carlstein
the corner'. this is not so. ethanol fuels are a reality, in brazil, today. not bothering to seriously research this is somewhat provincial, wouldn't you say ? there is life, believe it or not, south of the pecos. cheers, dick carlstein [Non-text portions of this message have been removed

[biofuel] e piu si muove...

2001-06-03 Thread Dick Carlstein
that was galileo on the earthcentric/suncentric controversy...'believe what you may, the fact is...' anybody out there hear of magnetic resonance imaging ? it's based on h atoms being forced to align themselves a certain way, etc, etc. (md's love it !!!) and fuels are usually long, complex

[biofuel] of magnets and testing

2001-05-29 Thread Dick Carlstein
i fully realize that this is basically a discussion forum, not a posting board for eccentric experiments. still, i find that one way of defending a position in a discussion is by describing the results obtained in actual trials. i find that there are theorists who will either support or reject a

[biofuel] dysfunctional redress

2001-05-26 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fwd: Saving Gasoline and Money Thanks a whole lot, Steve Spence. I really needed to know that. Got anything for erectile dysfunction; i.e. limp dick? if the magnet is the right shape, sliding it into the urethra will noticeably stiffen things up...

[biofuel] magnet in the urethra

2001-05-26 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: kirk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: dysfunctional redress would it work as a compass? it would definitely point at true north. maybe at true south too, but can't vouch for that yet. shielding at the protruding end might hamper accuracy. spring mattresses are definitely a no-no,

[biofuel] magnetic savings / alky + dyno / hard water / snipping

2001-05-21 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: Warren Rekow [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fwd: Saving Gasoline and Money I've heard stories about putting magnets on gas lines to improve fuel mileage for years Dick, perhaps magnets attached to the tubing might increase the effectiveness of foggers? *good post warren !! this

[biofuel] dinodiesel vs. svo in the uk

2001-05-15 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: Biofuels [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: petrodiesel price in uk UK barrel is 205 liters - 45 UK not US gallons. *terry, a 'barrel' is a universal quantity of oil (petroleum), like when your read 'production in saudi arabia dropped by 500,000 barrels a day'. it has always been, and still

[biofuel] clean derrieres, comfy beds, and svo coking

2001-05-15 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: dhargis1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Musings about toilet tissue One thing that I have noticed is that in the USA and in Northern Europe the norm is to clean ones butt with toilet paper. In the Middle East, Africa, India, and I believe in China, the norm is to wash with water as

[biofuel] petrodiesel price in uk

2001-05-14 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: Biofuels [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: Diesel operating on pressed oil Funny, I just did the figures, but these are applicable to UK only. Current price of fresh rapeseed oil is £270 a tonne - 24.54p per litre Petrodiesel in bulk is 18p a litre Hence, it is cheaper to run on fossil

[biofuel] by-pass filters, ag waste, us kings, and vacuum pumps...

2001-05-13 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: David Reid [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: by-pass filter 'We are talking about two different by-pass filters here...' *superb posting, david !! thanks for the effort, we all need to know as much about filtering as we possibly can. keep the hammer flying, the nail will be eventually be

[biofuel] unsubscribe and such - model airplane diesel engines - 2cycle alky mix

2001-05-13 Thread Dick Carlstein
Subject: Re: Re unsubscribe messages keith : 'people's follies are theirs. Not ours' From: F. Marc de Piolenc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Model diesel engines Diesel model airplane engines have nothing in common with real full-scale diesels

[biofuel] flow/volume metering.

2001-05-09 Thread Dick Carlstein
ok folks, thanks a bunch, have the pH meter thing beaten. next question : i'm pumping meth to the mixer by pressurizing the meth tank (and venting the excess meth fumes from the mixer to a separate holding vessel - law requires this). thing is, how can i measure the volume of meth that goes into

[biofuel] pH meters

2001-05-08 Thread Dick Carlstein
anybody in the list can provide info on digital pH meters selling for under $ 100.00, and having at least 0.1 resolution ? thanks, dick. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is

Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 399

2001-05-03 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: Alan S. Petrillo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: alternate foggers 4) if tapping into a turbo, the fogger inlet goes to the turbo outlet, and the fogger outlet goes to the intake manifold. you get the best of both worlds. Would the pressure differential between the compressor

[biofuel] pressure digest

2001-05-02 Thread Dick Carlstein
take a piece of garden hose. hold up both ends and let the rest lie on the ground, as it will. now fill it with water, leaving the water a few inches off each end. the pressure pushing on the water at each end of the hose is the same = atmospheric. now gently blow on one end (just this

[biofuel] glycerol

2001-05-01 Thread Dick Carlstein
1) i find that glycerol, after the excess alky evaporates, makes a passable soap. wonder if anybody in the list has tried filtering, neutralizing, coloring, and scenting it, for use as 'liquid soap' ? (i must try this someday !!) what would be the pros and cons ? tickell mentions turning

[biofuel] foggers

2001-04-29 Thread Dick Carlstein
these are the results to date on the fogger in my fiat uno : 1) vehicle : fiat uno, 22,000 k. on the clock, 1.3 l. fuel injected, computer controlled, 95 octane gas, exhaust catalytic converter. 2) mission profile : 80 k.p.h. steady speed whenever possible. very hilly terrain. mild temperate

[biofuel] agroafforestation is not quite agroforestation...

2001-04-28 Thread Dick Carlstein
but both are on theme, methinks. both will produce the raw materials required to make all biofuels known to mankind. (h and electricity are alternative, but not bio. and cattle have to eat so we're back to trees and farming) quickly said, agroafforestation takes 100 % farmland, and diverts it

[biofuel] do onto others...

2001-04-24 Thread Dick Carlstein
as staunchly as i support freedom, i also support respect for others, and their rights. this is a discussion list, with albeit broad but well defined subjects of interest. taking up other people's bandwidth with never ending discussions on a limerick's origin or phrasing is not my idea of

[biofuel] of farmers, slaves, and veggie oil coke...

2001-04-20 Thread Dick Carlstein
keith wrote : From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Poor midwest farmers By the way, I still reckon this is all about biofuels. When it comes to energy efficiency, yield, productivity and just about everything else, biofuel crops produced on land-aware farms and on the modern

[biofuel] el cheapo wind turbines

2001-04-09 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: Saghir Azar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Looking for Resources on Solar Energy Hi,Odin Olaya If you get any information on win gen under 100$ i would appreciate if you share it with me.Thanks regards. chk out 'picoturbine'. the principle is ingenious : generation is based on

[biofuel] misters, lice, and sundry # 341

2001-03-23 Thread Dick Carlstein
(i think i'll start using 'fogger' instead of 'mister' to help confuse things a bit. like in '...don't confuse me with facts...!!!' From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] don't rule anything out, andrew !! else you couldn't explain superconductivity at high (relative) temps... Too true, you have a

[biofuel] criminals, brown's bomb, hydrogen fusion, and ph measurements ...(#339)

2001-03-22 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: junkies, etc ...It's the same thing as with crime. Crime rates in the US are at record lows. Why?... latest us social research (scientific american) strongly correlates the drop in criminality, and the freeing of abortion. less unwanted kids = less

[biofuel] misters and such...#340

2001-03-22 Thread Dick Carlstein
From: Juan C. Bobeda [EMAIL PROTECTED] You convinced me, how do I get one of your $10.00 misters? Better yet, send me 2 (one for my wife, then I can see what happens when I remove it from her car...). will contact you off list, juan, we're close enough to each other. Will the mister work

[biofuel] junkies, etc

2001-03-21 Thread Dick Carlstein
seen from abroad, as a non-resident alien with a tad less insular view, the present 'war on drugs' waged by the us gvt. seems to benefit just two players : -the drug cartels, who benefit from the resulting seller's market. -the military/industrial complex and it's partners, the entrenched

[biofuel] fuel prices in argentina

2001-03-12 Thread Dick Carlstein
the difference between diesel and regular is due to taxes. argentina's transport system is heavily diesel truck dependant, as is the farming community. the gvt. has to keep taxes low on diesel, else the proverbial will hit the fan... oil companies, being oil companies (i still can't believe

Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 324

2001-03-10 Thread Dick Carlstein
Message: 3 Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 19:46:59 +0900 From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: UK petrol still world's dearest despite tax cut LONDON - British motor fuels remain the dearest in Europe, and probably the world, despite cuts in excise duties announced in the annual

[biofuel] e-diesel (cfr Digest # 311)

2001-03-02 Thread Dick Carlstein
e-diesel - cfr digest # 311 : from what the eth folks are saying, up to 15 % eth mixed into fossil diesel (plus an additive so it won't separate) is good. if so, and pardon my ignorance, why are we evaporating, or extracting, methanol from biodiesel ? wouldn't it be just as good as ethanol, in

[biofuel] Novak's baby comes of age.

2001-01-27 Thread Dick Carlstein
just finished my third week of testing, and things couldn't be rosier. but first some background. uruguay's southwest corner is hilly. that's where i farm. the fiat uno i operate there is nimble enough, but downshifting was required every so often (from fifth to fourth). my best average before

[biofuel] my mad cow

2001-01-27 Thread Dick Carlstein
i have this holstein cow at the farm that i keep strictly for the fluid she provides, occasionally carving up her latest heifer, and feeding it to the freezer for later use. come last xmas, it occurred to me i might feed the cow some of my mash, laced with the end product itself, namely (and

[biofuel] cfr # 263

2001-01-27 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to : Message: 11 Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 16:32:15 +0800 From: John Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: hydrogen marbles ...If powerballs are made using natural gas, the following reaction will take place: CH4 + NaOH -- CO + NaH + 2 H2... ...Looks like this may be a neat way to turn

Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 264

2001-01-27 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to : Message: 5 Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:30:23 -0800 From: stephen lakios [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Dick Air is not pushed into an engine by atmospheric pressure.Air is drawn in by vacuum,created by valve timing.An engine would starve if it relied on atmospheric pressure.As the

[biofuel] hydrogen marbles

2001-01-23 Thread Dick Carlstein
, uncontaminated by o. (the powerball folks actually coat them in plastic, and cut them open as required. their rig works at 125-145 lbs/in2) aleks, this is right up your alley, what say ? novak's baby is growing up fine. more on its progress next week. dick carlstein [Non-text portions of this message have

[biofuel] # 256 - oil palms - novak's baby.

2001-01-21 Thread Dick Carlstein
, it might work for you too... but there's no way you'll win a prize if you don't buy a ticket first !!! dick carlstein Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] Re: # 260 - dale's machine.

2001-01-20 Thread Dick Carlstein
it, summarily, in a previous posting, but would love a 'blow by blow' description. (or is it 'suck by suck', considering the vacuum pump ? this is getting out of hand...), if you can find the time. again, heartfelt thanks for your generosity. dick carlstein Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http

Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 255

2001-01-16 Thread Dick Carlstein
, as per the above. astm is an american institution. dick carlstein Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] novak's second baby

2001-01-15 Thread Dick Carlstein
i am again happy to report that the second misting unit is in place, this time an improved one installed in my wife's car. specs are as follows : vehicle second unit is installed in : volkswagen rabbit, 1981, 1.7 l direct mechanical fuel injected engine. aprox 150.000 k on it. in good running

[biofuel] here there - Digest 254

2001-01-15 Thread Dick Carlstein
your diesel engine, starting with the injectors, then on to the injection pump, and finally the pistons. i wish people wouldn't make statements - such as # 1 diesel being kerosene - obviously based on feeling rather than fact. they are misleading, and potentially dangerous. dick carlstein Message

Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 248

2001-01-13 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to : Message: 25 Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 02:17:34 - From: Tek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: diesel fuel #1 is kerosene suggest that whoever wrote this buys himself a mercedes benz diesel powered car, and runs it on jp1 (jet fuel), which is the purest form of kerosene

[biofuel] Ron Novak's baby...

2001-01-13 Thread Dick Carlstein
this !!! dick carlstein Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 252

2001-01-13 Thread Dick Carlstein
gas through a 'chamoix', that is a wool-less sheepskin. the gas would go through ok, but the water would not. did it for safety when flying in the hinterlands. dick carlstein Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL

[biofuel] zoology

2001-01-07 Thread Dick Carlstein
Subject: Re: rats and such anybody checking out this discussion group would asume we're into zoology, right ? (:-D he might also asume that some of us have missplaced the delete key, thus explaining why certain messages are mostly neverending repetitions of previous postings, with the latest

[biofuel] hydrogen booster (cfr Digest Number 242)

2001-01-06 Thread Dick Carlstein
Message: 20 Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 01:56:46 - From: Sam Dabbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Hydrogen Booster snip ...Anyway, I made two units out of 2 1/2 pvc pipe (as opposed to one 4 as some use)with a test cap glued on the bottom and a cleanout glued on the top of both... pray sam, what

[biofuel] brazilian eth/meth info

2000-12-26 Thread Dick Carlstein
. snip hope you all have great holidays, and a superb start (the real one !) of the new millenium !!! dick carlstein -uruguay/argentina -- eGroups Sponsor -~-~ Download Net2Phone's free software to make FREE calls anywhere within the US from your PC

[biofuel] serious ethanol players

2000-12-17 Thread Dick Carlstein
i know not if this info has been on the list before, and if so, pls. excuse. maybe re-reading it won't do any harm ! brazil is today the only serious ethanol player in the world. all other ethanol users are amateurs by comparison. in 1984 brazil decided to go the anhydrous ethanol

serious ethanol players - II (cfr [biofuel] Digest Number 222)

2000-12-17 Thread Dick Carlstein
? (:-D From: Sam Dabbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: serious ethanol players In biofuel@egroups.com, Dick Carlstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote something false as hell like: and by the way, making ethanol from corn is half as efficient as making it from sugarcane. *OK, Fraid