I had a magazine that had an artical about using UV to steralize saltwater, and the author did some experaments with a UV unit used by saltwater hobbieist. He got the rate at which the saltwater went through the unit wrong and started to fill the room with clorine gas, that was split off from the salt in the saltwater. This is what got me thinking that if a methanol / veg. oil mixture might be slowly pumped through a high output unit and cycled continuously for a while, that the UV light might provide the kick nessasary to compleat the reaction.
Greg H. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Slayden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 12:17 Subject: Re: [biofuel] stockpiling wvo > I have been thinking about that also, what other ways are there to break a > glyceride from the ester with alcohol. I have read the supercritical > methanol method, but that is too severe for home brewing. Seems that only > heat and pressure would do ..... but there has to be another way. I'm > sure if I was a chemist or a process engineer I might have an inkling, but > since I'm not .... > > James Slayden > > On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Greg and April wrote: > > > I have wondered if UV could be used to cause the reaction between the oil > > and alcohol, then that would be one less item needed to make BioDiesel. > > > > Greg H. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 20:36 > > Subject: RE: [biofuel] stockpiling wvo > > > > > > > I suspect the uv will promote chemical reactions. > > > > > > Kirk > > > > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Biofuels list archives: > > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
