Kieth and Tom, Sorry. I stand corrected. When I looked in the index under methanol, it pointed me to pg 125 and indeed, it began talking about methanol. But the last few sentences led you into a "Step-by-Step Procedure" for making ethanol from wood. I went straight to the procedure before thoroughly reading the introduction. That would only make sense since I don't read the instructions before putting together my nephews' new toys on their birthdays either. :-) Mike
Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi Tom and Kieth, > >I have a copy of Brown's Second Alcohol Fuel Cookbook >by Michael H. Brown. In it, there is a section on >methanol production (pg 125). It lists the ingredients >and equipment and continues with a section called >"Step-by-Step Procedures". The procedure goes into a >lot of detail and describes what your reaction will >look like, how much heat to expect from the exothermic >reaction and how it should behave -- beginning with >the introduction of sulfuric acid, to pH balancing and >finally to fermentation. It even suggests how to >collect and make use of the lignin, a byproduct of the >acid/sawdust reaction. Apparently it burns and can be >used as a fuel for your still. > >I can't remember where I bought the book. But, if it's >out of print or otherwise unavailable, I can >transcribe the section if anyone is interested. > >Mike Hi Mike Are you sure that's methanol, and not his ethanol from sawdust method? It sounds just the same, and that's here: Fuel From Sawdust http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library.html#sawdust Best Keith >--- Keith Addison wrote: > > Hello Tom > > > > >As a newcomer to the biodiesel world I was > > wondering if it was possible to > > >make methanol in your "backyard" so to speak? > > > > No. We've been discussing this since the list was > > founded five years > > ago, but nobody's found a solution yet. Dr Tom Reed, > > who probably > > knows more about methanol than most, told me we just > > aren't there > > yet. Walt Patrick of Windward posted some > > interesting information > > some time ago and said his organisation would be > > working on it, but > > we've heard nothing since. You can check it in the > > archives if you > > like. > > > > >And the other question is it > > >possible to make biodiesel with ethanol? > > > > Not for novices: > > > > Ethyl esters -- making ethanol biodiesel > > >http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make2.html#ethylester > > > > >I am putting together a proposal > > >for an East African country to follow Brazils lead > > and have to do some > > >homework first. > > > > There have been enquiries and initiatives from quite > > a few African > > countries concerning ethyl esters, but we've never > > heard anything > > further. I'd investigate it thoroughly first before > > recommending > > anything if I were you. > > > > Best wshes > > > > Keith > > > > > > >selam, > > >tom mountain _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/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/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/