Ed, If recall in my youth in the Agricultural areas of the SJ Valley and parts of Sierras; the addition of keronse mixed with traditional diesel to make "winter diesel" was...or is a common practice.
--- Neoteric Biofuels Inc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can't remember which of the Canada or USA > researchers it was, but one > of the main biodiesel research guys wrote a report a > few years ago that > found that > "winter diesel" (#1, basically kerosene, +additives > that vary > depending on where it's being sent to, AFAIK) was as > effective as the > additives available at that time, at least the ones > they tested. > > That may not be the case now - probably the > additives are better and > more specialized, but it might be worth trying just > that - certainly > it's affordable and available if you live in a cold > climate > region...just go to the pump and add some to the > biodiesel, or make up > a few samples at different treat rates and put them > in the freezer for > a few days (labelled!) > > Back in early days of more basic SVO kits, and even > now if you have > thick SVO/WVO and no tank heater, 10-20% diesel made > a big difference > once once it got below -10C (where our Canola WVO > tended to start to > get very much a thick gravy consistency) > > ...you might be able to use less, with your B100 > > ...or look at adding a tank heater, inline heater, > filter heater (start > with an inline heater, such as our VEG-Therm, ahead > of the filter)... > then you might not need to add anything. or less of > it. > > > Regards, > > Edward Beggs B.E.S. M.Sc. > Neoteric Biofuels Inc. > http://www.biofuels.ca > Support Engineers Without Borders. See: www.ewb.ca > > On Jan 12, 2005, at 10:20 AM, Phillip Wolfe wrote: > > > Thanks Luc, Thanks from me too. This will help > for > > winterizing in the Sierras. I especially like the > > paragraph: > > > > "We tested Wintron X30, and yes, it really does > work > > (see photograph below). Biodieselers in the US > tested > > Arctic Express apparently with good results. We > have > > no independent reports on Lubrizol's product, but > > Lubrizol is a reputable company and their > biodiesel > > antigel is likely to be effective. > > > > Be aware that these antigel agents contain small > > amounts of toxic compounds, usually toluene, and > must > > be handled with care.." > > http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_winter.html > > > > --- Legal Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> G'day Koray; > >> http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_winter.html > >> with links at the bottom. > >> Luc > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Koray Cilingir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 5:31 AM > >> Subject: [Biofuel] which diesel additive do u use > to > >> increase flow in > >> coldweather > >> > >> > >>> > >>> hi > >>> please tell me which diesel additive do u use to > >> increase cold flow of > >>> biodiesel > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Biofuel mailing list > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > >>> > >>> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >>> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >>> > >>> Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net > (searchable): > >>> http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Biofuel mailing list > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > >> > >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >> > >> Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > >> http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > >> > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail > SpamGuard. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > _______________________________________________ > > Biofuel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
