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Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Fwd: new information on ethanol biodiesel
process
I do. Can you guess?
Keith Addison wrote:
From: Murilo D. M. Innocentini [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject
Dear Prof. Levent,
Thank you for sharing your experience. I agree that a little of water means
big trouble in the ethanol based process. I will check up the presence of
water according to your method.
One question in my case: consider that the ethanol was not totally dry. Even
in this case,
the water in
the alcohol. Mixing in the clay with the catalyst then adding to the
oil. Keep in mind no air exposure of the mix.
Murilo D. M. Innocentini wrote:
Dear Lee,
(bentonite??) I am not sure that the clay material could be bentonite,
since
it would bring new complexity to the process
Dear Keith and Prof. Allen,
I am still fixing some details to start my project on a small pilot plant
(100 l) to produce ethanol based biodiesel. I have read a lot of information
in the archives and the Journey to Forever site about of troubles when
dealing with ethanol and the same old question
Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't know the point of the calcium carbonate, or the
ammonium chloride, or the hydrochloric acid -- I've
never heard of using any of them in this way. The stated
ratios of NaOH, alcohol, and oil seem about right for
methanol, but I would use twice as
Hi everyone,
Could anybody please tell me if the mixing pump for a small-scale biodiesel
processor needs a special requirement in terms of corrosion/chemical attack?
Does the base catalyst type affect its performance? It seems from several
pictures in the web that even a simple washing maching
Dear friends,
I am a new member in the biofuel-biz list and I am trying to get involved in
your discussion about oils with high ffa levels. Could anybody please send
me a copy of the Canakci/Van Gerpen study Biodiesel production from Oils
and Fats with High Free Fatty Acids?
Thanks.
Murilo
