On Jun 24, 2006, at 5:46 AM, chem.dd wrote:
Fission reactors will have to do until we develop a
functional fusion reactor which is by its physics
inherently safe. Please let me know your thoughts
on this.
Gladly -- it's absurd and uninformed!
Both fission and fusion are boondoggles by
On Jun 25, 2006, at 10:51 PM, Jason Katie wrote:
does anyone know if a regular 2'x1.5' satellite dish
(primestar i think) will work for a solar collector?
Pretty small -- 300 watts of insolation at best. Figure a typical
small stove burner puts out 1000 watts at least. Now one of
those
Just got the quote from PGE for the hookup to a power line
700 ft away -- $17000 USD !
Granted, a good standalone system would be at least
twice that, given my love of power tools and radiant
floor heat :-) Still it's offensive to just cave in to them, and
it's almost like they priced
On Jul 15, 2006, at 5:33 PM, Jason Katie wrote:
is it to a workshed or is it to your house? if it is a house, i
personally
would start with a 25Kw generator for main power
under $1 so far, and that's 200 amps of 120 VAC! Maybe
even overkill (it's a single-family dwelling, 1400 sq
On Jul 15, 2006, at 6:27 PM, Mike Weaver wrote:
You need to talk to Zeke. For those prices,
you could fly him out, have
him build you a system and fly back
and it would be STILL half as much!
Yo, Zeke !! Is that true? I'm a big believer
in consultants, having been one myself in
the
On Jul 15, 2006, at 10:00 PM, Kirk McLoren wrote:
you can cogen for 5 cents a kwhr assuming you
use the heat. Hardware is about 5 thousand dollars
unless you want an electric stove.
No electric stove. Could you elaborate a bit on the
details, please? What hardware are we talking about?
On Jul 16, 2006, at 7:48 AM, Appal Energy wrote:
Well, since you invited the infusion of other's thought
patterns
I did indeed, Todd, and your thoughts as usual are cogent.
It's true that the comforts of cheap electricity that I've enjoyed
all my life has raised the bar of my imagined
On Jul 16, 2006, at 1:25 PM, Kirk McLoren wrote:
If I had the bucks I suppose all these hi tech appliances would be
nice.
Unfortunately I dont so I have to use what most people use.
I agree -- THOUSANDS of dollars for a refrigeratorsheesh!
I think if you pump your own water 30
On Jul 17, 2006, at 4:17 PM, Appal Energy wrote:.. you need to size your consumption and determine whereyou can shave peak and continual use to determine your finalcosts.There may be no "inconvenience" to tolerate. I actually did all that last year, but I believe I was not
On Jul 25, 2006, at 2:23 PM, Rafal Szczesniak wrote:
I have a small batch that appars to contain too much lye as
wash test shows quite a bit of soap under murky biodiesel
(which after all doesn't wash and remain a chicken soup).
Is there a good way to reprocess it ?
The soap layer is a
On Aug 7, 2006, at 2:13 PM, bob allen wrote:
I recently received a letter from the Arkansas Department of
finance. I am to herewith submit 22.5
cents per gallon of biodiesel produced. I guess that this happened
because of an article that
appeared in a statewide newspaper, concerning
On Aug 21, 2006, at 1:57 PM, Charles List wrote:
I would like to know, however, if I can increase the temperature
of the reaction mixture to cut down the time taken for the reaction
as ethanol boils at 78C rather than 65C.
You probably could, but the separation of glycerol takes such
What Might Tom Paine Have Said About George Bush?By Sherwood Ross t r u t h o u t | PerspectiveSaturday 26 August 2006 As for Bush's boasting about "freedom," let us recall these words by Paine: "When it shall be said in any country in the world, 'My poor are happy; neither ignorance nor
On Sep 3, 2006, at 9:48 PM, JJJN wrote:
Does any one know of a good test to determine the amount of water in
methanol?
The hydrometers you can get at a homebrew shop (or on the web)
work fine for methanol -- the densities of methanol and ethanol are
practically the same.
-K
On Sep 4, 2006, at 7:19 PM, JJJN wrote:
Would you have some baseline readings? and can you tell 85% from 95%
with one of these?
They typically read off in percentage by volume of alcohol, as well as
proof and Baumé (whatever that is :-)). You can easily tell 98% from
99%.
-K
From Common Dreams:"After the disasters of the 20th century, Europe put nationalism aside and adopted civilization,but [US has] oceans on either side, so if the president turns out to be a shallow, jingoistic foolwith a small, rigid agenda and little knowledge of the world, we expect to survive it
On Sep 9, 2006, at 11:12 AM, Rafal Szczesniak wrote:
Hi all,
Could you tell me how can I tell the difference between emulsion
caused by unfinished process (glycerides left in the product) and
caused by soap formation (too much lye) ?
I suppose you could use gentle acidification followed
On Sep 10, 2006, at 9:31 AM, robert and benita rabello wrote: Hello everyone! I have a FOREST of sunflowers in my garden this year. I don't knowwhat to do with them, and my saintly mother-in-law is getting upset atme for letting them "rot" on the ground. Any ideas for what I could do about
On Sep 10, 2006, at 10:41 AM, robert and benita rabello wrote:
I like my salads naked, and I don't own a diesel. But, where can
I find a seed press?
Journey to Forever has a good selection (all too expensive!) under
supplies and suppliers
Of course, you could come and visit, enjoy
On Sep 19, 2006, at 2:04 PM, bob allen wrote:
it is not science which has become the prostitute, it is
individuals which have prostituted themselves and
commit fraud- science is just a process, not a thing.
After a long life in the sciences and engineering, I've come
to believe that
On Sep 24, 2006, at 2:59 PM, Michael Friebel wrote:
If a thing (whatever it may be) is testable, then it
will, in time, be discovered acknowledged in our
process of science. If a phenomenon is not testable,
then of what relevancy can it be to us?
All that matters is that it is
On Oct 16, 2006, at 10:04 AM, D. Mindock wrote:EEStor has patented a new ceramic electrical storage device that can powera car for 500 miles on a $9 charge of electricity. Even more exciting is theirclaim that fully charging the system will take all of five minutes. Assuming an
A question for all you well-washed biodiesel homebrewers...
Regardless of your particular washing methods, when all
is said and done, how much total fresh water have you
used for washing, per liter of fully washed biodiesel?
FWIW, my ratio is about 1.3 water:biodiesel. Is that
high, low,
On Jun 6, 2005, at 9:24 AM, Keith Addison wrote:
Same with us Ken, about 1:3 water:biodiesel. Three washes, with
1/3rd water v/v biodiesel, and the washwater reused in the next
batch of biodiesel, so each batch of washwater is used three times.
I realized after sending the post that my
on 6/8/05 1:28 PM, Marc DeGagne at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To roughly quote David Suzukiits like we are all in a vehicle
travelling at 1000miles/hour headed toward a brick wall, we are nearing
the point where soon it will be too late to stop, and we're all arguing
about who gets to
on 6/18/05 1:08 PM, the skapegoat at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As acids become weaker, it is important to become more careful in the
selection of a chemical indicator (such as PHTH), as the change in pH
is much slower than it is for a strong acid titration. PHTH is the most
commonly used
on 7/4/05 7:28 AM, Nancy Canning at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
go to Google, type in recycled tire earth home and you
have many of web pages, even designs for homes made
from recycled tires filled with earth and then stucco
over. It's a great energy efficient way to build.
Ahhh, if only
From the latest ASPO Newsletter:
http://www.peakoil.net/
Expect a severe downturn in the world's economy over
the next two years as Bilderbergers try to safeguard
the remaining oil supply by taking money out of people's
hands. In a recession or, at worst, a depression, the
population will
on 7/5/05 6:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
isn't it interesting that left wing parties and labor movements were far more
widespread and mainstream *prior to (and during)* the great depression than
*after* (this is especially true of the situation in the u.s.a.).?
on 7/7/05 6:15 PM, Hakan Falk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bush did in fact completely control the price with the purchases
to the inventory reserve and by that guaranteed a high price and
large profits for his buddies. Despite this, he has the nerve to
blame China and India for the high
on 7/13/05 4:20 PM, John Wilson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Mike,
Extracting the oil from seed requires a process that is quite
expensive. Harvest equipment you could probably contract out
but unless you are somewhere where you can sell the cake or
have livestock to feed the cake to an
on 7/19/05 6:10 PM, Appal Energy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't think most people understand what Mr. Bush's most recent back
pedaling means. The more things change, the more they remain the
same. Rove is likely to go nowhere for the next two years, even if
prosecuted. the
Invest in yourself. The rate of return is much higher.
Todd Swearingen
Indeed -- invest in a 100,000 gallon tank of safflower oil or
ethanol underground in the back forty, or maybe a warehouse
full of Mobil 1 motor oil:-)
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on 7/21/05 6:21 PM, Kirk McLoren at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The machine to harvest the energy is a capital investment and when you
consider the utilization factor the cost of the harvested energy is not
competitive.
Payback period is the most widely used measure for evaluating potential
on 7/21/05 8:00 PM, Kirk McLoren at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think what I am trying to say is we are on this list because of the costs of
conventional technology and business paradigms. There has to be a better way,
especially if mankind is to prosper.
To be sure. The idea that the
on 7/26/05 7:05 AM, Michael Redler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It seems to me that there is a preemptive attack on appropriate
alternatives so that any shortage in oil can be substituted with
nuclear energy. IMO, this seems to be the perfect plan for a
ruling class who wants to maintain
on 7/26/05 8:07 AM, Jan Warnqvist at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello all, does anybody have a good link to a supplier
of industrial lipase enzyme ?
These are the big guys:
http://www.novozymes.com/cgi-bin/bvisapi.dll/portal.jsp
They have many versions of Novozyme. Some work better than
on 7/30/05 7:03 PM, Mark Klein at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
some text that barely came across + some pictures that
froze up my (2-wire) connection for about ten minutes. Please
respect bandwidth limitations and post your pictures to a
website for those with the interest and connection speed.
on 8/3/05 7:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So here it is, A mole sieve compressed air dryer will take water out of
ethanol if the dessicant is a type 3A some are some are not but the dessicant
can easily be replaced. This means it is possiable to produce a small
On Aug 4, 2005, at 12:04 PM, Tom Irwin wrote:
Hi All,
Is it more economical to purchase 95% ethanol and run it through 3A
molecular sieve
or is it just best to purchase 100% ethanol? I have a muffle
furnace in the lab and can
reuse the mole sieve.
Depends what you mean by
On Aug 5, 2005, at 3:19 PM, Garth Kim Travis wrote:
Greetings,
Garth is building us our first test mixer and he has a question.
Will the methylhydroxide damage brass? We have a collection
of brass fitting and were thinking about using them.
Bright Blessings,
Kim
I have some brass
on 8/8/05 8:58 AM, Michael at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
E-Mail me at address on my card when you are interested in
contributing your design and other talents.
See http://RecoveryByDiscovery.com/Ethanol.htm
Howzabout I just reply here in front of everybody and you can
ignore me if you
on 8/9/05 2:34 PM, des at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While researching online re: methanol recovery, and the
current thread on ethanol, I found what seems to be a
great site on everything one would want to know about
the distillation process.
It's at:
on 8/11/05 4:56 PM, the skapegoat at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
His main argument seemed to be against losing the
energy in the methanol that was washed out.
The energy does you no good if your particular
thermodynamic cycle can't take advantage of it.
What is the cetane rating of methanol?
on 8/11/05 6:01 PM, Michael Redler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
how can anyone not believe that a worldwide revolt is in the
future of us or our children unless there is a spike in public
education - soon?
Maybe education will HELP the revolt/revolution. The more I
understand what's
On Apr 14, 2007, at 1:04 PM, Kirk McLoren wrote:
http://www.cashacme.com/sharkbite_full.swf
And did you like it?
I sometimes end up with a solder connection where I dont want to
put a flame. This looks like a nice system if it is good.
Kirk
I used it for supply line to a toilet in my
On Apr 18, 2007, at 10:42 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote:
Is it actually possible for a person to produce 99+% pure ethanol
using readily available materials,
and at reasonable cost, or must it be produced on an industrial
scale? Are any of you making it in
your backyard?
I have actually made
On Apr 19, 2007, at 11:06 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote:
My questions go to point that you were able to achieve 95+%
completion,
and the fact that, in practice, we would like to maximize ethanol
output as
well as achieving complete sugar utilization.
Google Gert Strand -- they make a
On Apr 20, 2007, at 7:19 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote:
Can I bypass sprouting by using enzymes (bacterial amylase) on cracked
grain to break the starch in grain into simple (fermentable) sugars?
Somewhere down the line, if all goes well, I will probably move
towards
other feedstocks that are
On Apr 21, 2007, at 12:19 PM, Thomas Kelly wrote:
Why buy enzymes, when sprouting some grain produces the
enzymes needed to digest starch in unsprouted grains, sweet
potatoes, or Jerusalem artichokes.
Have I got it right?
Yup, at least that's how i see it. Traditionally the sprouted grain
On Apr 21, 2007, at 5:35 PM, Thomas Kelly wrote:
How much sprouted grain : total starch? Probably better to err
on the side of too much rather than too little.
My notes on mashing corn are all packed away now, but you
should be able to learn the details from appropriate Google
searches (eg,
On Apr 21, 2007, at 5:35 PM, Thomas Kelly wrote:
I suspect I'm not done asking for help though.
After a bit of poking around, I see the best place
to start is (surprise!) Journey to Forever:
http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_manual/
manual6-7.html
JtoF really is an
On May 2, 2007, at 5:59 PM, shawn patrick wrote:
I have a question about the purity of Isopropyl alcohol.
Will 90% yield good results or does it have to be 99%??
The other responses are technically correct -- however, the
isopropanol is only being used as a solvent for the FFAs in
the oil
2007/5/3, doug swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I've been wondering about a reverse osmosis filtering system,
whether or
not it would be able to remove water from ethanol or methanol.
Maybe it
would take a different membrane from the one commonly used to filter
impurities from water, if it
Canola is just a low-erucic acid variety of rape, which is itself
closely related to mustard
and the other Brassicas. It's pretty fussy compared to, say. brown
mustard (B. juncea)
or black mustard (B. nigra), and its only advantage is that animals
can eat the oil and
seedcake, which in the
On Sep 6, 2007, at 11:19 AM, Gustl Steiner-Zehender wrote:
Grüaßdi Fritzl,
Jawoi, Bua! Leida heitztaag denga in d oid Hoamatl vuizvui Leit wia d
Saupreiß. Göid und no Göid. Jamei Bua, so a Schmarrn!
Pfüatdi
Whoa! That ain't the German I learnt in college!
-K
-- next part
On Sep 28, 2007, at 6:15 AM, Joe Street wrote:
And what if good organic and biodynamic tecniques are used and the
health of the soil and microorganisms is considered so that
nitrogen is
fixed through natural processes? Is this not a nitrogen sink rather
than a source?
I think nitrogen
On Jan 3, 2008, at 10:09 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote:
Your 150C is about 300F. That might well be OK. I believe it was Ken
P. who commented that he regenerating zeolite in an oven (broiler?)
(400+F?
~200+C). The post also said that the zeolite became less effective
over
time.
At those
On Jan 17, 2008, at 3:43 PM, Tony Marzolino wrote:
Can you please expand on the
pumpkins as a bio-fuel source? Are other vegetables
of like kind in the same category as possible candidates
(i.e. squash, etc.)?
I've never HEARD of squash oil, like I have pumpkinseed
oil, but I suppose
On Mar 3, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Keith Addison wrote:
Any comments, ideas for further uses?
David S. Soriano Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
University of Pittsburgh- Bradford
Bradford, PA.
school website: http://www.upb.pitt.edu
ph: 814-362-7544
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This
. In other words, as soon as KSA is
on the downslope, we can go back to Oklahoma, North Sea,
or wherever, and there will magically be more oil there again!
-Ken Provost
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Doomsday scenario for oil
Michael Hamlyn
Tue, 18 Mar 2008
A gloomy forecast about the future of the oil industry — looking
forward to a possible Doomsday within a very few years — was given to
the Sub-Saharan oil, gas and petrochemical conference in Cape
Blind date with disaster
We are constantly warned by scientists that our planet is in big
trouble, so why can't we change direction? David Suzuki, one of the
world's leading ecologists, on how humans have lost the vital skill
of foresight
David Suzuki
The Guardian, Wednesday March 12 2008
to
be washed
out to have known parameters for the subsequent base reaction. All in
all, I
didn't find this technique very helpful, but I was using a low glyc-
to-oil ratio,
so that may be why. Check out infopop -- lots on this subject there
-Ken Provost
much,
probably
composts better, has some N and P to help your compost (not organic
anymore, of course :-(), and you can use the separated FFA to make
real soap
(not the soap people make from the glycerine phase, which is a
little soap
plus too much glycerine).
-Ken Provost
Roger:
Peanut oil is about 75-80% oleic and linoleic, with the remainder
almost entirely saturated (palmitic, stearic, and longer). I would
expect biodiesel made from it to show precipitates at temperatures
lower than maybe 65 F.
I'm not clear from your wash test whether you are actually washing
On May 2, 2008, at 10:32 AM, Roger wrote:
Any suggestions? It looks like water got in my new 55-gal drum of
Methanol. I keep it outside for obvious reasons but it looks like
water
got in somehow. The only thought I had was to set up a distiller to
heat up the mixture to 160°F and then
On May 6, 2008, at 8:45 AM, Brian Schneider wrote:
Jan,
You say that my concentration is very weak compared
to the standard solutions. Do you mean the standard
solution to titrate waste oil with, or are you just meaning
weak in general? If it is weak compared to what should
be used for
On May 18, 2008, at 11:05 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote:
Is it just a problem in developed areas (towns) or is the smoke
somehow different from the smoke from my woodstove?
I don't know all the details, but since your woodstove is indoors,
it must meet higher emission standards. There's a lot of
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On Nov 14, 2005, at 5:33 AM, Keith Addison wrote:
There is no overpopulation problem as such, it's just a
side-effect of some of the things Lydecker says it causes..
An interesting view -- I'll read the references you gave,
and I won't belabor an issue that's already been discussed
On Nov 14, 2005, at 12:36 PM, Joe Street wrote:
Hey Ken I'm confused;
Don't the right wing Christian Conservative Congregations
(The CCC) say it's ungodly to screw WITHOUT procreation???
Indeed -- I believe I repeated or else created a misprint :-( !!
In addition, tho, I think they
On Nov 19, 2005, at 11:03 PM, bmolloy wrote:
Somebody please tell me that this is just fiction put
out by the lunatic fringe
OK -- this is just fiction put out by the lunatic fringe :-)
Now everyone just move along, get back to work, go
about your usual business. Pay no attention to the
Here's an article with some tables I foundhelpful for my own design:http://www.homepower.com/files/loadcalc.pdfOn Sunday 20 November 2005 5:28, Michael Nehring wrote:does anyone know of any charts/statistics of householdenergy consumption. I'm not so much interested in kilowatt-hours per day, but
On Nov 20, 2005, at 12:12 AM, Youssef Oualmakran wrote:
I have to choose a polymer and make a small paper for school. I would
like to do it on a polymer that is used to process, stock biofuels,
that is used in the engines or that is related in some way to
biofuels.
Viton -- required for
On Nov 21, 2005, at 2:18 PM, francisco j burgos wrote:ETHANOL 95%ABSOLUT ETHYL ALCOHOLIsopropyl alcohol 0.003Methanol 0.01H2O 0.2%Interesting -- It's possible you have absolute ethanoldenatured with gasoline --
On Nov 21, 2005, at 6:16 PM, robert luis rabello wrote:
It's nice that I can actually contribute useful info
here once in awhile.
You're too modest -- I for one always make a point to
check out all your postings. Perhaps you refer to the
fact that many of your messages are of a literary or
On Nov 29, 2005, at 1:04 PM, Kenji James Fuse wrote:
What do others use for hand protection from methanol and methoxide? Do
neoprene gloves provide adequate enough protection from methanol and
methoxide?
I realize this is sacrilege, but I don't use ANY
PROTECTION!
I find
On Nov 29, 2005, at 11:51 PM, Keith Addison wrote:
We're veering between incaution and overcaution. There've
been some other messages pooh-poohing safety in general.
I'd agree too much safety is dangerous, but so is too little.
What's required is *due* caution, which needs good information.
On Dec 3, 2005, at 8:52 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote:My father-in-law..is a wonderful man. We differ in opinion on one particular point re: biodiesel. He says, "Lay low inthe high grass." I say, "Spread the word, change the world." My car's license plate is BD 100. I talk to friends,
On Dec 15, 2005, at 7:52 AM, Keith Addison wrote:
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/RFTPW.phphttp://www.i- sis.org.uk/RFTPW.php
Most interesting -- thx for
On Dec 28, 2005, at 7:56 AM, Keith Addison wrote:
http://www.zmag.org/
On the Iraq Election - Noam Chomsky interviewed by
Andy Clark for
Radio Netherlands
Thanks for the posting -- Chomsky is such a good teacher,
a walking encyclopedia of history and always amazingly
insightful. I hadn't
On Dec 29, 2005, at 2:38 AM, Keith Addison wrote:from America Right or Wrong: AsiaSource Interview with Anatol LievenDecember 21, 2004..tremendously strong power of American national myths. ...Vietnam knocked these myths off their pedestal, but many Americans spent a whole generation
On Dec 30, 2005, at 6:31 AM, francisco j burgos wrote:
1.-Could you please indicate me if Free Fatty Acids are soluble in:
a) Glycerine
b) Biodiesel (tallow ethyl ester).
Nearly insoluble in glycerol, fully soluble in biodiesel.
2.- Using Ethanol 99.9%, KOH, beef talow, I obtained BD
On Dec 30, 2005, at 11:34 AM, bob allen wrote:
acid/base method for conversion of wvo to FAMEs
The following is my modification of that procedure
which works for us, and takes less time, but requires
more catalyst.
Dissolve 1 ml sulfuric acid in 150 ml methanol and
add to 1 liter liter
On Dec 30, 2005, at 3:42 PM, bob allen wrote:
it didn't work for me either, using the short reaction time
and low temperature in the foolproof method, but I did a
control experiment with my conditions. using similar
conditions of concentration, and temperature, (my method)
oleic acid,
On Dec 31, 2005, at 1:38 AM, Keith Addison wrote:
What I'd really like to do is add FFA by increments to the same
low-FFA WVO. Could I use FFA separated from the glyc cocktail for
that? Does all the phosphoric acid and all the KOH end up in the
bottom layer after separation or will there
Fascinating site, check it out.
And Happy New Year :-)
http://www.edge.org/
-K
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On Jan 2, 2006, at 3:33 PM, Logan Vilas wrote:
In the better Titration Method I find it's easier to mix my stock
solution
with 20grams in 500milliters distilled water.
OK -- we now have 4% NaOH soln.
That gives .4% w/v lye solution when 5ml is added to 45ml distilled
water.
Yes,
On Jan 2, 2006, at 8:20 PM, Logan Vilas wrote:
When using the better titration method I'm using 4ml oil and 40ml
Isopropyl.
Ah,ha! Well, I guess I should have read what the better titration
method involved! Not sure why it's better, but clearly it will work.
-K
On Jan 8, 2006, at 2:15 AM, Jan Warnqvist wrote:
I was referring to acid esterification of FFA:s / oil without passing
through the soap step. These reactions are often incomplete, and
moreover, quite slow.
Not only that, but difficult to isolate your biodiesel from the react-
ants. My
On Jan 19, 2006, at 12:24 PM, Paul Webber wrote:
the US will always have just two main parties because it
cannot support more than that the way the government is
set up.. while it is possible that the republican party
and/or democratic party could disappear, after a year or
two, two
-
On Jan 25, 2006, at 9:54 AM, Mark Kennedy wrote:
When 160 proof ethanol and gasoline are mixed, what happens?
does the gasoline mix with the ethanol and the water separate out
from the ethanol and fall to the bottom?
It's complicated. do a Google search on ternary phase diagram
On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Blas Antonio Guanes wrote:
the problem is that, methanol costs 4 $ and pure ethanol
for car costs 0.52 $, NaOH is gotten in any part.. KOH is
sold in bags of 25 kilos for soap industry.. Here in Paragua
it is difficult to get chemical products. for that
On Jan 26, 2006, at 2:29 AM, pan ruti wrote:
I am sure that big company like BASF are trying to
make ethoxide IN GLOBAL Market in big scale to sell
to rural people (high price too) so that Biod can be
easily made with ethoxide( ethanol and NaOH).
If you started with pure sodium
On Feb 3, 2006, at 12:58 PM, anna b wrote:
I am curious as to why ethanol has dominated the
recent discussion in main stream media of alternative
fuels. The way I see it biodiesel is already
available as are diesel cars to use it.
Think of the historical difference in cost between
bread
On Feb 11, 2006, at 9:07 PM, JJJN wrote:
I just got 50 #s of KOH for next to nothing. It is in flake
form but it is carbonated to some extent (unkown).
I have some lab grade KOH that is near absolute also.
Can anyone give me a complete procedure to make a
comparison (Strength %) of one
Joey:
Gums will typically come out as a gunky brown layer
floating on top of the gycerine but below the biodiesel.
Degumming first will avoid having to deal with that
layer, but is not necessary. Either way, they won't
make it into the finished product.
-K
On Feb 18, 2006, at 11:12 AM, David Thornton wrote:BTU's required to produce magnesol (synthetic magnesium sillicate) vs the BTU's required to minenatural talc. Magnesium silicate is probably produced by reactingsilica with magnesium oxide. The process would re-quire heat, possibly quite
On Mar 4, 2006, at 7:57 AM, robert luis rabello wrote:
How can we take our own country back if the electoral system is
rigged against our wishes? I used to complain that the German
people of the 1930's essentially did nothing to check the rise of the
National Socialists to power, but now
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