I think this is a replacement for acid only. It does not replace the base in the procedure. I may be something down the road but for now I think its just experimental.
Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Quoting Bob Carr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >Hi All: > > I did carry out the charing procedure (I used sawdust as well as starch) >described by the Japanese group. In my lab, the char was not an effective >catalyst. The title of the paper mentions 'biodiesel' but only esterification >was carried out according to the paper. I was not impressed with this potential >heterogeneous catalyst. > >Regards, >Dave Soriano >Chem Dept. >U. Pittsburgh- Bradford > > >> Some months ago, there was a real buzz about a new catalyst made from >>pyrolized sugar. Several people here on the list said they were conducting >>their own tests and experiments. And then..............nothing. >> Did it work? Has anyone on the list actually had hands on success with this >>stuff? Or was it an embarrassing flop? >> Regards >> Bob >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
