properly washed biodiesel has no appreciable amounts of alcohol left in it.
Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter & Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: http://www.green-trust.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "paul van den bergen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 2:49 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] australia ethanol news > Hi all, > > I know that there is some ethanol (or more likely methanol) left in the BD and > some ethanol left in the glycerine and I can see the advantage of extracting > the ethanol from the glycerine, especially if it is a waste stream... > > I have heard arguements that leaving the eexcess ehtanol in the BD does no > harm (increases the calorific value of the fuel which also redresses the > slight loss of performance of BD over dinodiesel). But it seems to me that > it is more valuable as a feed stock and hence should be recovered by > distillation before washing the biodiesel... has anyone had any joy or > experience of this? > > On teh other hand, has anyone ever noticed any damage to their vehicles using > ethanol in their fuel? hasn't Sth America been using high levels of ethanol > for years? > > > On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 05:13 pm, murdoch wrote: > > Wednesday March 26, 03:14 PM > > > > Vic set for mandatory ethanol labelling > > > > > > The Victorian government announced the state would be the first in > > Australia to introduce mandatory labelling of ethanol content in fuel. > > > > Victorian Consumer Affairs Minister John Lenders said that from May 1, > > petrol stations would be required to disclose fuel's ethanol content > > at the pump. > > > > > > Labels will state whether ethanol content is up to a maximum of 10 per > > cent, or more than 10 per cent. > > > > Ethanol has been promoted as an octane enhancer and clean additive to > > fuel, but in concentrations of more than 10 per cent is reported to > > damage vehicles' engines and fuel systems. > > > > Under the new laws, petrol stations caught selling fuel without > > ethanol content labels will face fines of up to $60,000, or $25,000 > > fines for individuals. > > > > Mr Lenders said Consumer Affairs Victoria would police the system with > > random tests across the state. > > > > He said the state government had decided to act after the federal > > government failed to regulate ethanol content. > > > > "The Howard government is ignoring mounting community concern and > > calls by Victoria and other states to effectively control the level of > > ethanol in fuel," Mr Lenders said. > > > > He said the federal government should implement a 10 per cent cap on > > ethanol in fuel. > > > > > > > > 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/ > > -- > Dr Paul van den Bergen > Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures > caia.swin.edu.au > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > IM:bulwynkl2002 > It's a book. Non-volatile storage media. Everyone should have one. > > > > 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/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make Money Online Auctions! Make $500.00 or We Will Give You Thirty Dollars for Trying! http://us.click.yahoo.com/yMx78A/fNtFAA/46VHAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
