Re: [Biofuel] You're not supposed to know this

2007-03-01 Thread Stephen R Walmsley
Hi Mindock, Can/would you give me some links in English, if possible. I would like to do some more reading on this subject. Thanks. newt -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of D. Mindock Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 5:17 AM To:

[Biofuel] Pendulum

2007-01-09 Thread R Pentney
Pick up a 10 lb weight with a rope or chain and swing it so you can feel the extra weight at the bottom of the swing. Now shorten the rope by half and try it again. The impulse is less, of course much faster reps and therefore the time during which the impulse is applied is much less -

Re: [Biofuel] Liberty BD Issues?

2006-02-19 Thread R Heron
computer is sensitive to BD percentages computers can be tricked into believing any thing we tell them It might take a few heads to work it out but I wouldn't let it stop me without a fight. + - Original Message - From: Kurt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent:

Re: [Biofuel] So called magnetic fuel conditioners

2006-02-09 Thread R Heron
Hi Tim At 50 pounds currency and 36 grams weight for the magnets it is definitely a rip off but polarization is not with out scientific merit. Highly polarized fuel will combine with air better with obvious results but a 36 gram magnet would not polarize much fuel. Russel - Original Message

[Biofuel] help

2006-02-07 Thread R Heron
Hi every body this my first post to biofuel but I can say I am enjoying what most of you have to offer. Can anyone tell me what the weight of canola oil is? any size measure as long as its .00 actuate. Russel BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Heron;Russel FN:Russel Heron EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:[EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] help

2006-02-07 Thread R Heron
Thanks Joe Theoretical is .914 to .917 at 20 deg.C so .92 at 18 deg. C is very close. Appreciate the help Russel - Original Message - From: Joe Street To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] help Mine has

[Biofuel] 1999 dodge 2500 diesel fuel mileage and misc.

2005-10-14 Thread Hurley, Edward R
Felipe, Here is the link in the archives that says what I have done to my 2000 Dodge 4X4 (with 295 x 16 tires) to improve mileage and performance: http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg55293.html . The mileages may be truly better (the numbers quotes were form the

Re: [Biofuel] Debatable statement?

2005-09-16 Thread Hurley, Edward R
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

Re: [Biofuel] Was Debatable statement? [Now] Metro in crash

2005-09-14 Thread Hurley, Edward R
Not very fuel efficient and when the little car pulls out in front of you, you probably will not notice it. The ride in those trucks is pretty rough (rode in them for over 10 years) and you will just think you hit another bump in the road. Don't let Arnold see it or we will have something

Re: [Biofuel] Debatable statement?

2005-09-13 Thread Hurley, Edward R
Agreed. As also stated by another list member the right tool for the right job. Case in point: I have a 2000 Dodge 2500 4X4 with the Cummings 24 valve diesel. It has the avg. and real time mpg readout in the overhead console. Going by that, the stock truck would get its best mpg /

[Biofuel] BioDiesel becoming Main Stream?

2005-09-01 Thread Hurley, Edward R
Hi all, I stumbled across the Jtf web site while doing searches on Biodiesel. I had not really heard about the fuel other than occasional mentions; usually said by someone who said they heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend, etc. When I asked automotive mechanics about it, I

[Biofuel] Looking for someone in Phoenix AZ. (USA) area making Biodiesel

2005-08-25 Thread Hurley, Edward R
/ process dos and donts. I have read quite a bit in the Jtf archives and am learning more each day. (Thanks Keith!!!) I would like to see a system in person now to exchange ideas so I can start building mine with fewer construction and process errors. Thanks all, Ed Edward R. Hurley (Ed) TRES

[Biofuel] Looking for feedback on Biodiesel system

2005-08-23 Thread Hurley, Edward R
List, I was exposed to Biodiesel just a few days ago and have been searching the internet since trying to learn what I could. I have found several homemade systems and a few commercially available systems. I was looking for open honest feedback on the systems available at this web site:

Re: [Biofuel] Re: The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-03 Thread r
Through shareholder prodding via proxies on the inside of the corporation and consumer exerting their purchasing power on the outside of it, we can steer in the right direction those dumb giants that corporations are. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John, If you by anti US mean that I do not

Re: [Biofuel] Hey! Let's outsource the pres...

2005-08-03 Thread r
I agree. Let's give the president a taste of his own medicine. Rich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off For future reference, here is a good place to start. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_slang#Common_Internet_slang jh William Adams wrote: please

Re: [Biofuel] blackout 8-14-2003, some comments

2005-08-03 Thread r
The people of other countries i.e. non-Western, have a much longer memory than we do in the West. Think about the Bible, transmitted through oral tradition from generation to generation for thousands of years. Here in (civilized) countries, advertisers, bombarding us with conflicting messages,

Re: [Biofuel] blackout 8-14-2003, some comments

2005-08-03 Thread r
/ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=34442/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ Biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] Windwandler

2005-07-30 Thread r
What is the pricing for the Windside turbines, in US dollars? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sure is pretty, but the pricing info didn't load for me. -chris -Original Message- From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sat, 30 Jul 2005

Re: [Biofuel] Gangs of America Power and the disabling of democracy

2005-07-30 Thread r
I think you have the idea. One way to change this situation, short of an old-fashioned bloody revolution is to get around their institutions, making them irrelevant, obsolete and in this perspective, the Great Equalizer Internet can help us reach that goal. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] Rife with Conspiracies

2005-07-26 Thread r
Yes, I think that is what is going to happen if the situation is allowed to worsen. Substituting one evil for another. Jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Businesses trying to keep us into dependency, subservience. Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've

Re: [Biofuel] Payback Period (was, hurricane/tornado power)

2005-07-22 Thread r
I have found an wind turbine that I can use during a hurricane: the CET Air X Wind Turbine from Cetsolar.com. I'm certainly not going to harvest all of the hurricane's power (even if was possible) but it will be something that I can leave out in the wind and not worry about it in the event of

Re: [Biofuel] Re: I don't think many people really get it

2005-07-20 Thread r
Is there an international tribunal powerful enough that would put the Bush administration on trial for war crimes? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can't wait to see how it comes out. -K In perhaps six years or so a trial for treason relative to the fabrication of cause for war in Iraq. Who's

[Biofuel] Propane - ABio fuel?

2005-07-20 Thread r
Is propane a Bio fuel, can it be created from bio sources? ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

[Biofuel] Harnessing hurricane/tornado power

2005-07-20 Thread r
Would it be possible to harness power from hurricanes or tornadoes? ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

Re: [Biofuel] Burning glycerol for heat / Acrolein

2005-07-19 Thread R Del Bueno
Thanks Keith, Well I have a few thoughts on the burning... I WAS hoping I could burn it in a Turk style (perhaps scaled up) burner, to heat water for various process uses..but I am concerned with the emissions... Another idea is to offload it to someone already in the pollution business

Re: [Biofuel] Burning glycerol for heat / Acrolein

2005-07-18 Thread r
How about using nitrox, as in used in recreational diving? I suppose that there is a need for energy to combine the nitrogen with the glycerin, to make the chemical reaction happen. Maybe carry 2 tanks (one of glycerin and one of nitrox)? There might be a pre-combustion chamber where a spark

Re: [Biofuel] Burning glycerol for heat / Acrolein

2005-07-18 Thread r
Who knows, I might be right next to you. ;-) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: r wrote: How about using nitrox, nope, it won't work. Nitrox is just a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen with more oxygen than a normal atmosphere. to make nitroglycerin (actually easy) one need only combine fuming

Re: [Biofuel] Burning glycerol for heat / Acrolein

2005-07-18 Thread R Del Bueno
/18/2005, you wrote: Who knows, I might be right next to you. ;-) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: r wrote: How about using nitrox, nope, it won't work. Nitrox is just a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen with more oxygen than a normal atmosphere. to make nitroglycerin (actually easy) one need

Re: [Biofuel] Burning glycerol for heat / Acrolein

2005-07-17 Thread r
. Altering temperature and other variables will lead to different end products. So unless you have empirical evidence on a specific substance, it's hard to know what is going to happen. I know people do burn it as a fuel, but I wouldn't recommend doing it in your kitchen, for instance. R Del Bu

[Biofuel] Burning glycerol for heat / Acrolein

2005-07-16 Thread R Del Bueno
Hello all, I am considering the use of my glycerol coproduct as a burner fuel for process heat generation (indirect via boiler). My glycerol generated while running 20% methanol is of very low viscosity (mostly likely due to the excess methanol), and seems quite usable. This may be more

Re: [Biofuel] seeds on the brain - small scale diesel production and motorcycles

2005-07-13 Thread r
Try "diesel motorcycle" on Google. I got a few hits when I tried it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob, I don't disagree that there is an abundance of waste vegetable oil out there. My curiosity in making it from scratch, comes from the same ideology that drives me to join this

Re: [Biofuel] seeds on the brain - small scale diesel production and motorcycles

2005-07-13 Thread r
check out http://www.metaefficient.com/metaefficient/archives/news/efficient-diesel-motorcycle-created.html. A diesel-engined motorcycle that is said to do 150 MPG and potentially run biodiesel. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try "diesel motorcycle" on Google. I got a few hits when I tried

Re: [Biofuel] seeds on the brain - small scale diesel production and motorcycles

2005-07-13 Thread r
Metaefficient's web page is in Dutch. Altavista's Babel Fish translation web page translates web pages between different languages, for free. Enter the url of the web page (www.startwin.com) which you want to translate from (in this case, Dutch) into the "Translate a web page" field, select

Re: [Biofuel] Pimentel is at it again

2005-07-11 Thread r
in the back. This just came to mind when you mentioned the diseases. Ryan - Original Message - From: r [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Pimentel is at it again If we assume that the human body knows what

Re: [Biofuel] Bring land back from the dead

2005-07-10 Thread r
We are cutting ourselves from fuel source options, by wasting land that can be used to grow plants for biofuel, just when the demand gets strong enough to create new markets for biofuel products. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the mid-Atlantic area where I live, it's sad to see prime

Re: [Biofuel] Hybrid Diesel

2005-07-10 Thread r
Anybody heard of the Direct Democracy League? What do you think of it? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unfortunately voting Libertarian had nothing to do with getting rid of these extreemists... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: = Paddy, Actually, according to the President's FY2006

Re: [Biofuel] Pimentel is at it again

2005-07-10 Thread r
If we assume that the human body knows what it needs, then if human milk is the most appropriate to feed humans, how come we are drinking cow milk instead of human milk? How about industrialized human milk production? That should help to cure/prevent a fair amount of diseases prevalent in

[Biofuel] Bring land back from the dead

2005-07-09 Thread r
Traditional agriculture is slowly killing the available land, which means more work for the rest of us who want to own land some day. What would be the necessary steps to restore, say, a former landfill site or a former gas station? ___ Biofuel

Re: Wes - RE: [Biofuel] How many trees were killed to build your home ?

2005-07-08 Thread r
You're welcome. Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ryan Keith wrote: And there are people who demand to know: What's all this off-topic political crap got to do with BIOFUELS???, which usually turns out to be another way of saying they disagree with it and want it censored. Keith, I

Re: [Biofuel] How many trees were killed to build your home ?

2005-07-06 Thread r
Thanks for the info and the links, Keith. I have been looking for the right word to do web searches with. Agroforestry. Since web searches are word-based, it is important to use the right word to find the right info. Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Rich I think that trees are a

Re: [Biofuel] How many trees were killed to build your home ?

2005-07-06 Thread r
Nitrogen-fixing trees. Nitrogen, is that part of soil nutrients? http://agroforestry.net/overstory/overstory4.html [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trees are renewable and the lumber industry now replants more trees than it takes. The only problem with repanting trees, period,

[Biofuel] Symbiosis with nature, or at least less competition

2005-07-05 Thread r
With the global warming looming over us and animal species disappearing every day, I think humans should work towards a more symbiotic relationship with nature. Humans cut down trees to make room for houses to live in. Human activity creates CO2, which is (should be) absorbed in large part

Re: [Biofuel] How many trees were killed to build your home ?

2005-07-05 Thread r
I think that trees are a (renewable) resource that should be harvested. Otherwise, trees, like other resources, will get depleted, no matter the quantity of trees. The more there is of the resource, the more time it takes to deplete it and the more the hurt after it is gone. I ordered this

[Biofuel] Electromagnetic Pulse Alert

2005-07-01 Thread r
On C-SPAN, June 21 2005, I saw a fascinating account on how a terrorist nuclear attack can disable/destroy all our electronic devices: computers,PDAs, cellular phones, TVs, TIVOs, pagers, even many cars, trucks and RVs. All of these devices dead, made inoperable,useless, so many doorstops and

Re: [Biofuel] Electromagnetic Pulse Alert

2005-07-01 Thread r
Cc: Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Electromagnetic Pulse Alert In a message dated 7/1/05 1:26:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subj: [Biofuel] Electromagnetic Pulse Alert Date: 7/1/05 1:26:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (r) Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply

RE: [Biofuel] Biofuel as a rural community development project inMozambique

2005-06-30 Thread Armando R
Alexis, With the current oil prices I am sure many things can be done in rural communities in Mozambique in the area of biofuels. I would leave fuel ethanol for the sugar cane factories to produce. It can be mixed up to 10% in gasoline as the Malawians are doing, apparently. The rural poor buy

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Environmentalism is dead. What's next?

2005-06-29 Thread r
I think that the commercial interest behind the government keep trying to prevent people, consumers from getting together to compare notes, form consumer spending strategies, etc. As they say, "in union is strength ". I think that if major corporations could have their way, the Internet would

[Biofuel] Mystery logo

2005-06-28 Thread r
I saw a few logos stamped on the inside of the gas tank fuel door of my vehicle, a 2003 Dodge Caravan SE. One of them, I found out is E85, the symbol for ethanol 85. Another symbol, which is a mystery to me, represents the letter i stamped on the right page of a book. Any ideas as to the

[Biofuel] War-bent administration

2005-06-26 Thread r
If this war-bent administration really wants Thirld World War, all it has to do is keep bossing around China, especially concerning petroleum issues. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

[Biofuel] Gilded cage

2005-06-26 Thread r
The American society is in a gilded cage. So sad. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html

[Biofuel] Cheating bully

2005-06-24 Thread r
Yet, I think there is still hope. Microsoft, one of the world's biggest bullies, is facing its biggest battle from the community: Linux. I have been tracking Linux for a while now, and countries around the world are finally standing up to the Microsoft bully. It is nice to finally see

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Environmentalism is dead. What's next?

2005-06-24 Thread r
There should be a middle ground somewhere. I think one of the reasons communism failed was because it failed to take into people's motivations. Some people are happy just scraping by but some other people are more ambitious, they want more, sometimes a lot more. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[Biofuel] Star Wars failure

2005-06-24 Thread r
I saw a fascinating presentation on C-SPAN by Representative Roscoe Bartlett on the effects of ElectroMagnetic Pulse attack on the american economy. The detonation of a nuclear missile high in the american atmosphere has the serious possibility to disrupt our society for years to come. Check

Re: [Biofuel] Cheating bully

2005-06-24 Thread r
A bully creates his own rules and expects others to follow them. Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

Re: [Biofuel] Cheating bully

2005-06-24 Thread r
I think there is a tipping point somewhere. On the Internet, I saw web pages saying that it had already been reached, where it will be Microsoft who will have to do the catching up, not Linux. Microsoft will have to make its software more Linux-friendly. I read on linux.org that Microsoft

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Environmentalism is dead. What's next?

2005-06-23 Thread r
In any transaction, all parties entering in it should be coming out of it winners. In other words, it should be a win-win situation for all parties. The problem is, many transactions, if not all, which big corporations entered into with organizations of other countries, these foreign

Re: [Biofuel] When corporations rule the world

2005-06-13 Thread r
These corporations are too big, suffering from gigantism. As a shareholder, I wonder what I can do to bring these giant corporations back down to a more human size. I noticed, when I get my stock proxy forms, that invariably, corporation officers advise voting stockholders to turn down

Re: [Biofuel] Animal Fat

2005-06-13 Thread r
I went to a biodiesel convention and saw a booth on animal fat conversion to biodiesel, the process is called rendering. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi you all The investors team have defined we will start our industrial biodiesel production and fuel production using animal fat. I have gone

[Biofuel] Ex-oil lobbyist watered down US climate research

2005-06-09 Thread r
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g8/story/0,13365,1502487,00.html ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

Re: [Biofuel] General Motors Layoffs

2005-06-08 Thread r
I agree. While wars are raging, the environment is getting destroyed and the survivors of those wars will inherit the bounty of a dying earth. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hallo Folks, I am an old Flint, Michigan boy. I know that Detroit gets all the press but Flint is the home of Buick

Re: [Biofuel] Bush: nuclear energy, technology key to climate change

2005-06-08 Thread r
We do not need nuclear energy nor technology, we need behavior change. Alas, this behavior change will only come when enough people see how close we are to extinction. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://futures.fxstreet.com/Futures/news/afx/singleNew.asp?menu=latest

Re: [Biofuel] question on aquaculture

2005-06-08 Thread r
Check out http://www.dabney.com/ecogenics/intro.html [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Kim, Try looking at this site. http://www.dec.ctu.edu.vn/cdrom/cd2/projects/univ_auburn/organic.html It might be useful, Best Wishes, Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] Glycerine as fuel

2005-06-04 Thread R Del Bueno
Any concerns to possible toxic emissions...as with the concern of some SVOers? I have heard that some nasty toxins are produced by the burning of crude glycerin..although I have no data on it. Perhaps it is temperature (of combustion) related..and hence not an issue with a gasifier? At 10:13

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering WVO with vacuum and heat

2005-05-14 Thread R Del Bueno
The 40 gallon electric water heater held 26 of vacuum all afternoon. Will post details of actual dewatering soon. -Rob ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

[Biofuel] Dewatering WVO with vacuum and heat

2005-05-11 Thread R Del Bueno
considering a combined heat/vacuum system. I have been wondering if a standard electric water heater vessel can handle a vacuum of ~24 of mercury vacuum...anyone tried this yet? The boiling point of water is around 140degF at ~24 of mercury... In this way...: 1. Fill water heater with

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel/SVO filtration

2005-04-18 Thread R Del Bueno
Biodiesel filtration unit. It does have applications for both. The unit has an internal electric heater that is thermostatically set to operate up to 110degF, in addition to in internal coolant loop. I have one of these units on my converted 1994 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins and am very pleased

RE: @SPAM+++++++++ Re: [Biofuel] Set up help

2005-04-03 Thread Armando R
Jan, Could you please give references of the research papers on SVO use and deposit formation as mentioned in your e-mail bellow? No doubt about the conclusions but I would like to understand this issue in more detail. Best regards, Armando A.C. Rodrigues Av Francisco O. Magumbwe, 149 C.P

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Drying WVO - Is there a simple way?

2005-03-09 Thread R Del Bueno
I have found that gravity will take most of the free water out in time. Warming the oil to about 140degF speeds up the process. The use of a centrifuge speeds it up even further (but can be costly unless you stumble into a good deal on one). I know some folks are using some vacuum setups

[Biofuel] Locally grown food greener than organic

2005-03-03 Thread R Del Bueno
http://grist.org/cgi-bin/forward.pl?forward_id=4459http://grist.org/cgi-bin/forward.pl?forward_id=4459 YOU SAY TOMATO, I SAY HIDDEN COSTS OF TRANSPORT Locally grown food greener than organic, British study says Though organic farming is relatively easy on the environment, buying locally grown

RE: [Biofuel] RE: Re: biodiesel business plan

2005-03-02 Thread Armando R
This might help www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/36242.pdf www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/36244.pdf b regards Armando A.C. Rodrigues Av Francisco O. Magumbwe, 149 C.P 3279 Maputo 2 Maputo - Moambique e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Mensagem original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Biofuel] End of Suburbia

2005-02-25 Thread R Del Bueno
The film is not predicting die-off, it is predicting/describing a probable coming change. Are they starving? No. This has been going on for quite a while now, but nobody seems to have noticed. Or very few anyway. So much for die-off at the end of Big Oil. As I assume (yikes! ..pardon)

Re: [Biofuel] End of Suburbia

2005-02-25 Thread R Del Bueno
I wasn't talking about the film, and this below was a quote from a previous message: My bad..sorry for the bit of confusion on my part. As you say, more sensible behaviour will simply become unavoidable. Perhaps above all else, humans as a species are good at adapting, and adapt we

[Biofuel] Was: Kyoto- nothing but... End of Suburbia

2005-02-24 Thread R Del Bueno
and the collapse of the American Dream http://www.endofsuburbia.com/ Matthew Simmons is featured in the film quite a bit. Everyone should see this film. There is a good article at http://www.simmonsco-intl.com click on Our research then on Speeches then on The Status of Future Energy

Re: [Biofuel] End of Suburbia

2005-02-24 Thread R Del Bueno
(not solution) is that a possible trouble with moving further out is that unless you can provide all of your own goods/services (which most can not), the increased distance will require MORE not less transportation (and hence more energy). High density living facilitates a

RE: [Biofuel] End of Suburbia

2005-02-24 Thread R Del Bueno
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviado el: Jueves 24 de Febrero de 2005 1:01 PM Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: Re: [Biofuel] End of Suburbia on 2/24/05 8:18 AM, R Del Bueno at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is a great film out now called The End of Suburbia .. Oil depletion and the collapse

Re: [Biofuel] Corporate biofuel is a reality

2005-02-04 Thread R Del Bueno
down with most independent (non corporate franchise) restaurant owners and convince them why partnering with a local biofuel co-op is better for all. Get yourself (or your co-op, or your small biofuel company) set up as a legal hauler, and take the time to establish legal collection

[Biofuel] Magnesol XL ?

2005-02-04 Thread R Del Bueno
http://www.rti-inc.com/magnesol.htm I noticed they now run an ad in Biodiesel Magazine February 2005, Page 44 Reduce or eliminate water wash Eliminate Emulsions ..etc I am actually more curious of its application for cleaning WVO for direct WVO usage. -Rob

[Biofuel] micro-scale -was: World Energy and Dow Chemical

2005-02-03 Thread R Del Bueno
Lets hope that they are too blinded by their outlook on petroleum long enough for the co-ops and local interests to take hold. I think micro-scale will always be workable, and possibly have economic advantages. In the US, there are some regulatory expenses that currently hinder small

[Biofuel] World Energy and Dow Chemical Sign Biodiesel Production Agreement

2005-02-02 Thread R Del Bueno
(It is my understanding, but I may be mistaken, that World Energy, who evidently controls around 75% of the US biodiesel market, is owned by Gulf Oil) World Energy and Dow Chemical Sign Biodiesel Production Agreement World Energy and Dow Haltermann Custom Processing (DHCP) have joined into

[Biofuel] 86 Ford Ranger TD - was B100 TDI cold start

2005-01-19 Thread R Del Bueno
had to purchase anything for it other than fuel filters, oil filters, air filters, etc. I am not aware of the availability of the components you mentioned. So far so good. My only reservation is the weight capacity of the Ranger itself...I think I may sell it soon in order to upgrade to a

[Biofuel] B100 TDI cold start in a pinch exhaust tip

2005-01-18 Thread R Del Bueno
drop to around 24 degF, which caught a few B100 folks by surprise this morning. A friend of mine who had 1/2 a tank of b100 in his 2005 Jetta TDI wagon hopped in his car, drove about a block, and stalled out. No way that solid block of fuel was moving. So... I met him with 5 gallons of

RE: [Biofuel] WVO - Resturant Example

2005-01-16 Thread Armando R
This report might help. http://www.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/36242.pdf Armando A.C. Rodrigues Av Francisco O. Magumbwe, 149 C.P 3249 Maputo 2 Maputo - Mocambique e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Mensagem original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] nome de Phillip Wolfe

[Biofuel] was Acusorb Beads...Paper elements

2005-01-13 Thread R Del Bueno
mention that paper fuel filters should not be used for methyl esters. Can anyone verify this? To my knowledge..most folks out there have a final fuel filter made with paper elements (the metal can spin on units). People running biodiesel (unmodified, non WVO/SVO) seem to usually use standard

[Biofuel] Acusorb Beads simply polyacrylamide?

2005-01-13 Thread R Del Bueno
gardening and AG markets? http://www.watersorb.com Polyacrylamide is sold under many different names: Terra-Sorb ¨ , Hydrosource ¨, Hydro-mulch, water crystals, PAM, copolymer, Moist Soil¨, Aquasorb ¨, Agrosoke¨, Smart Soil ¨, Aquacrystalsú, Bioplexú, Agro-diamonds ¨, At 09:49 PM

[Biofuel] polyacrylamide / superabsorbers

2005-01-13 Thread R Del Bueno
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Re: [Biofuel] Ford Synus Diesel Urban concept car shows at Detroit

2005-01-09 Thread R Del Bueno
At 06:15 PM 1/8/2005, you wrote: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/01/fordrsquos_syns.html Synus? I guess the reduced PM of B20, etc. will be good for the sinuses! --- Biomass diesel? The use of that term is in itself interesting. Let alone the little armored car thing. Shows they're

Re: [Biofuel] student seeking info on conducting Feasability Studies...part of Thesis

2005-01-08 Thread R Del Bueno
feasibility study for GA not to long ago. A .pdf of the report can be found at: http://www.agecon.uga.edu/~caed/biodieselrpt.pdf -Rob At 06:33 PM 1/7/2005, you wrote: Dave, With a little bit of research on the Journey To Forever website you will find most of your answers. I am sure you

Re: [Biofuel] Estimating WVO Volume

2005-01-08 Thread R Del Bueno
It is a tradable commodity primarily used by the rendering and feed industry. The value of this waste is demonstrated by its trading value currently around 16.5 cents per pound ..translating into over $1.20/gallon (granted this is with a certain amount of pre-treatment). The price will

Re: [Biofuel] New Car

2004-12-29 Thread R Del Bueno
Over the past 2 years I have seen the quality of this fuel vary greatly. The vehicles that seemed most prone to having issues with the variable fuel quality where the 2004/2005 VWs. In 2004 evidently VW started using a high pressure common-rail direct injection fuel system, which provides a

Re: [biofuel] water purification

2004-09-07 Thread Dr. Eric R. Punzalan
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Re: [biofuel] Chemichal Drying

2004-08-31 Thread Dr. Eric R. Punzalan
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[biofuel] water injection question

2004-08-17 Thread R. Joseph Murphy
Quick question This may be simple or so obvious that I over look it, but . Does anyone know if a water injection system has any affects on exaust gas emissions? I would think a lower temp would minimally lower the NO emissions,is this true? thanks, joseph Yahoo!

[biofuel] PEX tubing

2004-07-31 Thread R. Joseph Murphy
[Edited to change subject heading from Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 2268. PLEASE change the title when you auto-reply to a message in the Daily Digest. Nobody will read a message titled Re: Digest Number 2268, it confuses the threads and fouls up archives searches forever. Thankyou. List owner]

[biofuel] FW: [Progressive Caucuses] Progessives Unite at Democracy Fest!

2004-07-12 Thread Jennifer R. Doty
Dear members, Jennifer R. Doty has forwarded this email to you with the following message: Hi again all, here is some more info on the progressive summit, and progressive activities, and Democracy Fest, going on in and around Boston the last week of July. Attend, share thoughts and ideas

[biofuel] FW: Progressives Converge in Boston

2004-07-12 Thread Jennifer R. Doty
Dear members, Jennifer R. Doty has forwarded this email to you with the following message: Hi all, here is some info on the progressive summit, and progressive activities, and Democracy Fest, going on in and around Boston the last week of July. Attend, share thoughts and ideas, spread the word

Re: [biofuel] Babington Burners and methanol safety

2004-03-25 Thread r . p . kurz
mark, one possible cure for this problem would be to draw a vacuum off the sump. this would distill off the methanol which could be condensed in a dewar or cold trap. the cold trap could be cooled by dry ice or ice and salt mixture (ammonium nitrate and crushed ice). an added bonus would be

Re: [biofuel] Using diesel engines with alternate fuels...

2004-03-04 Thread R. Joseph Murphy
x-charset ISO-8859-1 X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=162431897 X-Yahoo-Profile: rjoseppi X-eGroups-Edited-By: doosjp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bryan, Don't hold me to this, I believe on VW IDI diesel fuel pumps there is a volume control. It's a long threaded rod looking thing with a straight slot in it,

Re: [biofuel] food for thought

2004-01-01 Thread R. Joseph Murphy
I agree with bryan. At present here in Massachusette r-19 walls and r-30 ceiling are on average the minimum. New construction and additions/renovations require a Masscheckenergy audit form(available online). this system allows you to trade off less insulation for more efficient heating systems

Re: [biofuels-biz] USING SEPARATOR FOR AFTER WASH TREATMENT OF ME

2003-09-17 Thread r . p . kurz
doug, to check the possibilty that sunlight might involved, why not cover the glass cylinder with an opaque covering and only remove it for inspection? a Van De Graft(sp?) generator could supply charges for expermental purposes. just my humble observation. regards,roger

[biofuel] Re: bursting point of drums?

2003-02-24 Thread Kevin R. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
49CFR178.503 which can be found at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi? TITLE=49PART=178SECTION=503YEAR=2002TYPE=TEXT Hope this helps, Kevin R. --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, girl mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks, I'm having a devil of a time finding info about

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