[biofuel] Glycerin and Glucose
Steve, Keith et al, Just looking through a friends Merck Index the other night and under Glycerol which is the same as glycerin it said it could be broken down to Glucose. Didnt take any note of the formula as I would then be able to probably work it out but if this could be done it would/should then be possible to make biodiesel, convert the glycerin waste to glucose, and then ferment this into ethanol. Does anyone know anything about this and is it easy to convert glycerin to glucose? B.r., David eGroups Sponsor Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [biofuel] Glycerin and Glucose
Well, first things first: glyc can't be broken down to glucose since it has fewer C atoms. Second: glyc is a flat chain of three C atoms, glucose is a ring compound of five C atoms and one O. So glucose is a heterogeneous ring compound. There is a process called glycerolysys in bio-reactions - apparently it happens in our bodies too, but I'm not quite sure what exactly is happening. A simple way to convert glyc to sugar - that one I don't know. Cheers, Aleks -- eGroups Sponsor -~-~> eLerts It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! http://click.egroups.com/1/9699/2/_/837408/_/974267002/ -_-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [biofuel] Glycerin and Glucose
not aware of how this could be done. Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation - http://www.webconx.com/x10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. -- - Original Message - From: "DAVID REID" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Biofuel n.g." Cc: "DAVID REID" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 3:08 PM Subject: [biofuel] Glycerin and Glucose Steve, Keith et al, Just looking through a friends Merck Index the other night and under Glycerol which is the same as glycerin it said it could be broken down to Glucose. Didnt take any note of the formula as I would then be able to probably work it out but if this could be done it would/should then be possible to make biodiesel, convert the glycerin waste to glucose, and then ferment this into ethanol. Does anyone know anything about this and is it easy to convert glycerin to glucose? B.r., David -- eGroups Sponsor -~-~> eGroups eLerts It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! http://click.egroups.com/1/9698/2/_/837408/_/974293032/ -_-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
