[Biofuel] Methanol and PVC compatability
I am trying to set up a methanol recovery still for my appleseed reactor and was wondering if a PVC tank made from a sealed 6 diameter tube would be acceptable. According to a chemical compatibility chart I found it says that PVC is okay to use with methanol but I wonder. Is the reason steel and not PVC recommended for the appleseed is because of the heat? In which case it should be okay for this application. I am planning on using a reversed compressor to provide the suction through the tank to copper tubing in cold water from the hotwater tank vent. Thanks for any thoughts and input. Steve __ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Methanol and PVC compatability
I am trying to set up a methanol recovery still for my appleseed reactor and was wondering if a PVC tank made from a sealed 6 diameter tube would be acceptable. According to a chemical compatibility chart I found it says that PVC is okay to use with methanol but I wonder. Is the reason steel and not PVC recommended for the appleseed is because of the heat? In which case it should be okay for this application. I am planning on using a reversed compressor to provide the suction through the tank to copper tubing in cold water from the hotwater tank vent. Thanks for any thoughts and input. Steve Are you planning to recover the methanol at the end of the process before separating the by-product? You'll probably get a reverse reaction if you do. Best wishes Keith ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Methanol and PVC compatability
No, I understand I need to drain off the fuel first to the wash tank and then recover the methanol from the glycerol by product only. --- Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to set up a methanol recovery still for my appleseed reactor and was wondering if a PVC tank made from a sealed 6 diameter tube would be acceptable. According to a chemical compatibility chart I found it says that PVC is okay to use with methanol but I wonder. Is the reason steel and not PVC recommended for the appleseed is because of the heat? In which case it should be okay for this application. I am planning on using a reversed compressor to provide the suction through the tank to copper tubing in cold water from the hotwater tank vent. Thanks for any thoughts and input. Steve Are you planning to recover the methanol at the end of the process before separating the by-product? You'll probably get a reverse reaction if you do. Best wishes Keith ___ 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/ __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ___ 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/
