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?


> I'm just wondering if Tickell is so worried about
> wasting the methanol by washing it out if there is a
> better way of retrieving it.


Not much MeOH left in the biodiesel. Most goes into the
glycerol phase, particularly if you do a water addition
to the glycerol. Best to retrieve it from there.

-K 


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