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Mother Earth Alcohol Fuel Chapter 8 - Still Plans Six-Inch Column Still Plans Three-Inch Column Still Plans http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/meCh8.html Chapter 9 Two Low-cost Backyard Stills - 2" column still, 4" column still http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/meCh9.html Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> FREE COLLEGE MONEY CLICK HERE to search 600,000 scholarships! http://us.click.yahoo.com/iZp8OC/4m7CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM -~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuel] Still plans
Tony, What size pot and what size column would one need to produce 5 gallons of ethanol per day? Ron Miller - Original Message - From: Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 9:23 PM Subject: [biofuel] Still plans > Martin, > > For still plans I could suggest that you modify a Nixon-Stone still. > http://www.gin-vodka.com > > See the photos section (page 1) at my site, > http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller for a couple of examples/versions > of it. > > To get the purity, you will require a tall, well-packed column, and a good > control over the reflux ratio. This still will do both those things. > > I presently run one for drinking alcohol (its legal here in New Zealand). > However, it is not up to the quantity that you require. With a 1380W heater > in it, I presently take about 93% alcohol at 40 mL/min (0.6 gal/hour). > Higher purity is easily achieved, but at a slower rate. Sounds like you'd be > more in the 2x or 3x version of this (3-4 kW) ? To modify it would be only > a change in the column diameter (say to 2-2.5 inch ?) and a beefed up > condenser. > > It would be a batch still operation, or are you after something more > continuous ? > > Tony > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[biofuel] Still plans
Martin, For still plans I could suggest that you modify a Nixon-Stone still. http://www.gin-vodka.com See the photos section (page 1) at my site, http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller for a couple of examples/versions of it. To get the purity, you will require a tall, well-packed column, and a good control over the reflux ratio. This still will do both those things. I presently run one for drinking alcohol (its legal here in New Zealand). However, it is not up to the quantity that you require. With a 1380W heater in it, I presently take about 93% alcohol at 40 mL/min (0.6 gal/hour). Higher purity is easily achieved, but at a slower rate. Sounds like you'd be more in the 2x or 3x version of this (3-4 kW) ? To modify it would be only a change in the column diameter (say to 2-2.5 inch ?) and a beefed up condenser. It would be a batch still operation, or are you after something more continuous ? Tony Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[biofuel] Still plans
Tony Ackland wrote: "Are you refering to the "StillMaker" design ?" That's the one! "The site for it is http://stillmaker.dreamhost.com I also have a copy of it on my site; http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller/still.pdf"; Thanks - downloading now. "I also have other plans for stills, both pot and reflux; see http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller/designs.htm , and there are many pages of photos (http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller/others.htm) from which to draw inspiration and enthusiasm. See http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller/ for a full menu of my site." Thanks for all the leads. I now have a good basis for comparison with the industrial distillation manuals already in my collection, and those on their way. Best, Marc de Piolenc Iligan, Philippines cheers Tony Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[biofuel] Still plans
Marc, Are you refering to the "StillMaker" design ? The site for it is http://stillmaker.dreamhost.com I also have a copy of it on my site; http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller/still.pdf I also have other plans for stills, both pot and reflux; see http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller/designs.htm , and there are many pages of photos (http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller/others.htm) from which to draw inspiration and enthusiasm. See http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller/ for a full menu of my site. cheers Tony Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
