Now that is a left field idea. They would surely make the wood to the correct size. I did no think they put off that much methane. I know they put off naptha. The time to produce workable material would be long, or need a very large setup. Time I can manage over summer, space I have little of. I wonder how well the pellets would soak up WVO/Glycerin? I could use far less if they soaked up enough to burn hotter. That makes me wonder if the auger pipe is hot enough to help wick the fire down into the hopper? Its surely worth a few tests and trials. What would be "better" as far as stability in a hot (150F) tube, WVO or glycerin?
Jeromie Joe Street wrote: > Hey Jeromie; > > Look into termites. Yeah I'm not joshin you. Feed termites with the > wood and bind the dust they make with the glycerin. If you put the > termite pile in a sealed container then you can harvest the methane > the termites produce and use it as fuel as well ;) > > Joe > > Jeromie Reeves wrote: > >>Dave: Nice link, you solved one of the issue, what to use as a binder. >> >>Jason: That is a very interesting idea. I was under the impression that >>WVO does not burn clean due to the FFA's. >> I was thinking of adding a burn ring to the stove so that it can do >>waste oil burning but that too looked not to >> burn clean enough. >> >>If WVO/Glycerin will burn clean enough then that mix should work well. >>Now to find a method to chip branches >>down to the needed size and not use more energy doing it then the final >>product gives. >> >>Jeromie >> >> >>Jason& Katie wrote: >> >> >> >>>what if some kind of sausage packer type press could be made for a mix of >>>sawdust and WVO or glycerine? >>>Jason >>>ICQ#: 154998177 >>>MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >>>Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:15 PM >>>Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Pellet fuel options >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>You can probably create press of some type based on this concept: >>>> >>>>http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/paper/brick/ >>>> >>>>Paper, saw dust, straw, etc. Plus, won't corn work as well? >>>> >>>>-dave >>>> >>>> >>>>On Wednesday, November 01, 2006 9:35 AM, Jeromie Reeves wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:35:35 -0800 >>>>>From: Jeromie Reeves >>>>>To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>>>>Subject: [Biofuel] Pellet fuel options >>>>> >>>>>Hello. Does anyone else use a pellet stove? Prices have jumped this year >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>from $2.25~2.75 to $4.75+ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>That fairly dries up the reason to have/use the stove (cheaper cleaner >>>>>fuel then oil/propane/classic wood) >>>>>I am looking for other fuel options. I would love to produce my own >>>>>pellets as I have access to tons of >>>>>waste wood but it needs at least a season to be ready. I also have not >>>>>been able to find a pellet machine >>>>>that was not a million dollar investment. I have been thinking of using >>>>>straw and hay as we have plenty >>>>>of it here. Also there is a small personal mill in town that makes a >>>>>fair bit of sawdust. Does anyone know >>>>>of a pellet press or know of a way to make one? >>>>> >>>>>Jeromie >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ 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/
