Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol, Recycling, Climate Change and Other Expensive Illusions - Breitbart
When I was a member of the local municipal Consumer Advisory Panel on waste management, this was an annual battle. The City would hire a consultant automaton to review the financials on recycling programs (as part of waste diversion). Every year, the consultant would report the recycling program was losing money, so as a good business owner, the City should stop the program. Every year, I and others would respond with 2 key points. 1) The City government is not a business, and is not supposed to operating as a for-profit enterprise. It's job is to provide services to residents (not customers) at a reasonable cost to achieve other benefits (e.g., improved health due to better sanitation related to residential garbage collection). Somehow, we never got presented with a proposal to stop collecting garbage because it did not make a profit. 2) The financial benefit from recycling programs was never about the money we got from selling the collected recyclables; it's about extending the life of the landfill site so we could avoid opening another one for 20-30 years. A site which would much further away and more expensive than the costing for the current sites, which had been set up 20 to 40 years previously. I posted this article because I saw it as so obviously going over the edge, and on multiple topics. However, it represents a lot of other material I am seeing of late - typically on just 1 or 2 points, but similarly fact-free when it comes to providing support for the arguments made. As for climate change, I'm really tired of seeing industry-sponsored spin pieces claiming it is much less expensive to do nothing than to make changes to slow or mitigate climate change. I'll buy it's easier to do nothing than do something, but I think we're past the point where we can easily argue it's cheaper to keep pumping out the CO2 than not. In reality, the real argument is about what future we want (a habitable planet or not), but that's one the spinmeisters know they cannot win. Darryl On 10/26/2015 10:23 AM, Zeke Yewdall wrote: Hmm. Leaving aside the corn based biofuels issue, which I kind of agree is a bit stupid, his arguments on recycling just don't make sense. Several times, he mentions that the environmental benefit is not there and implies that recycling costs more carbon than it saves... but never gives any actual numbers to back this up -- turning back to whether the cost is worth it several times, and then going off into avoiding emissions from airplanes and electric cars as if that has anything to do with recycling. He also seems to assume that all trash ends up in nice regulated landfills, not in the ocean or on sides of roads. And I'm really baffled by his hatred of reusable bags... Z On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Darryl McMahonwrote: http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/22/ethanol-recycling-climate-change-expensive-illusions/ Ethanol, Recycling, Climate Change and Other Expensive Illusions by John Hayward 22 Oct 2015 The Left is always trying to claim the mantle of unimpeachable scientific authority for its causes, especially those with an academic veneer, such as environmentalism. It should matter a great deal if their preferred policies are effective, and while we argue about the possibilities of a subject such as climate change, the effectiveness of programs which have been in place for many years should be analyzed dispassionately. Instead, demonstrably ineffective, inefficient, and even counter-productive policies, such as biofuels and recycling, persist because they “seem right” or “feel good.” The growing movement to ban plastic bags and replace them with reusable grocery bags operates under the same nonsensical rules of engagement. John Tierney recently wrote a lengthy analysis of recycling for the New York Times, as a follow-up to a 20-year old piece in which he first presented evidence that “recycling was costly and ineffectual.” The modern recycling regime was still fairly new in 1996, so Tierney gamely waited twenty years before assembling a larger stack of results and passing judgment on the process. He found nothing to change his conclusions: Despite decades of exhortations and mandates, it’s still typically more expensive for municipalities to recycle household waste than to send it to a landfill. Prices for recyclable materials have plummeted because of lower oil prices and reduced demand for them overseas. The slump has forced some recycling companies to shut plants and cancel plans for new technologies. The mood is so gloomy that one industry veteran tried to cheer up her colleagues this summer with an article in a trade journal titled, “Recycling Is Not Dead!” While politicians set higher and higher goals, the national rate of recycling has stagnated in recent years. Yes, it’s popular in affluent neighborhoods like Park Slope in Brooklyn and in cities like San Francisco,
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol, Recycling, Climate Change and Other Expensive Illusions - Breitbart
Hmm. Leaving aside the corn based biofuels issue, which I kind of agree is a bit stupid, his arguments on recycling just don't make sense. Several times, he mentions that the environmental benefit is not there and implies that recycling costs more carbon than it saves... but never gives any actual numbers to back this up -- turning back to whether the cost is worth it several times, and then going off into avoiding emissions from airplanes and electric cars as if that has anything to do with recycling. He also seems to assume that all trash ends up in nice regulated landfills, not in the ocean or on sides of roads. And I'm really baffled by his hatred of reusable bags... Z On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Darryl McMahonwrote: > > http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/22/ethanol-recycling-climate-change-expensive-illusions/ > > Ethanol, Recycling, Climate Change and Other Expensive Illusions > > by John Hayward 22 Oct 2015 > > The Left is always trying to claim the mantle of unimpeachable scientific > authority for its causes, especially those with an academic veneer, such as > environmentalism. > > It should matter a great deal if their preferred policies are effective, > and while we argue about the possibilities of a subject such as climate > change, the effectiveness of programs which have been in place for many > years should be analyzed dispassionately. > > Instead, demonstrably ineffective, inefficient, and even > counter-productive policies, such as biofuels and recycling, persist > because they “seem right” or “feel good.” The growing movement to ban > plastic bags and replace them with reusable grocery bags operates under the > same nonsensical rules of engagement. > > John Tierney recently wrote a lengthy analysis of recycling for the New > York Times, as a follow-up to a 20-year old piece in which he first > presented evidence that “recycling was costly and ineffectual.” The modern > recycling regime was still fairly new in 1996, so Tierney gamely waited > twenty years before assembling a larger stack of results and passing > judgment on the process. He found nothing to change his conclusions: > > Despite decades of exhortations and mandates, it’s still typically > more expensive for municipalities to recycle household waste than to send > it to a landfill. Prices for recyclable materials have plummeted because of > lower oil prices and reduced demand for them overseas. The slump has forced > some recycling companies to shut plants and cancel plans for new > technologies. The mood is so gloomy that one industry veteran tried to > cheer up her colleagues this summer with an article in a trade journal > titled, “Recycling Is Not Dead!” > > While politicians set higher and higher goals, the national rate of > recycling has stagnated in recent years. Yes, it’s popular in affluent > neighborhoods like Park Slope in Brooklyn and in cities like San Francisco, > but residents of the Bronx and Houston don’t have the same fervor for > sorting garbage in their spare time. > > The future for recycling looks even worse. As cities move beyond > recycling paper and metals, and into glass, food scraps and assorted > plastics, the costs rise sharply while the environmental benefits decline > and sometimes vanish. “If you believe recycling is good for the planet and > that we need to do more of it, then there’s a crisis to confront,” says > David P. Steiner, the chief executive officer of Waste Management, the > largest recycler of household trash in the United States. “Trying to turn > garbage into gold costs a lot more than expected. We need to ask ourselves: > What is the goal here?” > > When the CEO of the largest recycling company openly speculates that his > expensive service isn’t actually delivering the sought-after environmental > value, it seems like rather big news. We are always told to distrust > arguments from interest – in other words, we’re supposed to instinctively > distrust anything positive an oil company says about oil consumption, no > matter how much rock-solid data the company can muster. Isn’t it noteworthy > that a company would advance such a profound argument against interest? > > As Tierney goes on to demonstrate, the environmental benefit from most > recycling is absurdly small, providing the example of an air passenger who > would have to recycle 40,000 plastic bottles in order to offset the carbon > emissions from a single round-trip flight from New York to London. (There > must be over a thousand people a day flying that particular route, which > adds up to a lot of plastic bottles.) > > Also, the very act of preparing and recycling trash has a significant > environmental impact, which is simply ignored by environmental evangelists, > the same way they completely ignore the carbon emissions necessary to > charge electric cars. Clearly, this curious religion believes that energy > and emissions are sanctified based on
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Compatibility
Robert, Thanks for the reply. Mechanics is not my strong point. David Blume explains the steps required to convert engines with carburetors to run on ethanol (Alcohol Can Be A Gas pp364-374) but once converted the engine will run well on ethanol but not on gasoline. -Original Message- From: robert and benita rabello rabe...@shaw.ca Sent: 7/29/2014 9:01 PM To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Compatibility On 7/29/2014 2:55 PM, Thomas Kelly wrote: Will a phantom system and/or Megasquirt adjust on the fly to varying ethanol concentrations? (E0 through E100) No, I don't believe so. That's where the factory flex fuel system really shines. Robert Luis Rabello Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ceremonies and Celebrations video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV3k-s_sg1Q Meet the People video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txsCdh1hZ6c Crisis video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZedNEXhTn4 The Long Journey video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy4muxaksgk This communication may be unlawfully collected and stored by the National Security Agency (NSA) in secret. The parties to this email do not consent to the retrieving or storing of this communication and any related metadata, as well as printing, copying, re-transmitting, disseminating, or otherwise using it. If you believe you have received this communication in error, please delete it immediately. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4716 / Virus Database: 3986/7945 - Release Date: 07/29/14 ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Compatibility
Robert, I don't think you'll get much argument re: your contention that any OBDII vehicle can run E85, the question is for how long. I only waded through the study you cited, but some points should be made: 1. It looked at exhaust emissions from 16 vehicles comparing low ethanol/gasoline blends blends of 10%(E10), 15%(E15) and 20%(E20) to gasoline (E0). Changes in exhaust emissions indicated that the vehicles did make fuel:air adjustments i.e. they learned to run on the ethanol blends. The study did not include E85. 2. The authors state that the study did not include an operability component and while they point out that there were no observed leaks in any of the vehicles, they also state that the vehicles were only driven about 200 miles on the ethanol blends. 3. 6 of the 16 vehicles did not make adjustments at wide open throttle and emissions were consistently hotter as these vehicles ran at lean blends. None of this is real news. Here in the US we've been running our cars on E10 (gasohol) sine '83. A couple of years ago I bought a piece of lab equipment - a '99 Ford Ranger; flex fuel version. It loves E85. When I go from E10 to E85, you can hear the engine settle in to it. It almost instantly adjusts to whatever blend I feed it. The owner of the station that sells me the E85 told me that when he started selling E85 he filled up the tank of his family car. It ran a bit rough for a few miles, but then ran fine. He wouldn't run more than a tankful or two ... went on about seals and fuel lines. Same message from some reliable mechanics: E10 no problem. E85 is a different story. So, will newer model vehicles run on E85? Probably. We certainly want them to run at various temps and altitudes and for more than 200, 1000, or even 10,000 miles. Interesting info in the study you cited regarding small engines running on the lower ethanol blends. Many will not run on blends as low as E20 w/o adjustment ex raise fuel tank relative to engine and/or adjusting idle settings. Even with adjustments the engines run hot resulting in increased emissions of oxides of nitrogen and shorter lifespans for the engines. I'm not opposed to ethanol. I'm especially interested in ethanol that is produced at various levels of scale including homebrew utilizing feedstock from the waste stream. I look forward to the day when I can purchase E85 made from something other than food. Best to You, Tom I maintain that any OBDII vehicle can run E85. If your check engine light comes on, reset it and keep driving. (It's usually an O2 sensor that triggers the light.) The onboard computer WILL adapt. Here's what the NREL had to say on the matter: http://www.scribd.com/doc/117331392/Effects-of-Intermediate-Ethanol-Blends There are no E85 pumps in British Columbia. The best we can do is E10, which is only advertised as available at Husky. Robert Luis Rabello Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ceremonies and Celebrations video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV3k-s_sg1Q Meet the People video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txsCdh1hZ6c Crisis video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZedNEXhTn4 The Long Journey video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy4muxaksgk This communication may be unlawfully collected and stored by the National Security Agency (NSA) in secret. The parties to this email do not consent to the retrieving or storing of this communication and any related metadata, as well as printing, copying, re-transmitting, disseminating, or otherwise using it. If you believe you have received this communication in error, please delete it immediately. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4716 / Virus Database: 3986/7939 - Release Date: 07/28/14 ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Compatibility
Another reason to replace one's OBD (should one be so cursed) with a phantom system ... -D From: Thomas Kelly ontheh...@fairpoint.net To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 16:30 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Compatibility Robert, I don't think you'll get much argument re: your contention that any OBDII vehicle can run E85, the question is for how long. I only waded through the study you cited, but some points should be made: 1. It looked at exhaust emissions from 16 vehicles comparing low ethanol/gasoline blends blends of 10%(E10), 15%(E15) and 20%(E20) to gasoline (E0). Changes in exhaust emissions indicated that the vehicles did make fuel:air adjustments i.e. they learned to run on the ethanol blends. The study did not include E85. 2. The authors state that the study did not include an operability component and while they point out that there were no observed leaks in any of the vehicles, they also state that the vehicles were only driven about 200 miles on the ethanol blends. 3. 6 of the 16 vehicles did not make adjustments at wide open throttle and emissions were consistently hotter as these vehicles ran at lean blends. None of this is real news. Here in the US we've been running our cars on E10 (gasohol) sine '83. A couple of years ago I bought a piece of lab equipment - a '99 Ford Ranger; flex fuel version. It loves E85. When I go from E10 to E85, you can hear the engine settle in to it. It almost instantly adjusts to whatever blend I feed it. The owner of the station that sells me the E85 told me that when he started selling E85 he filled up the tank of his family car. It ran a bit rough for a few miles, but then ran fine. He wouldn't run more than a tankful or two ... went on about seals and fuel lines. Same message from some reliable mechanics: E10 no problem. E85 is a different story. So, will newer model vehicles run on E85? Probably. We certainly want them to run at various temps and altitudes and for more than 200, 1000, or even 10,000 miles. Interesting info in the study you cited regarding small engines running on the lower ethanol blends. Many will not run on blends as low as E20 w/o adjustment ex raise fuel tank relative to engine and/or adjusting idle settings. Even with adjustments the engines run hot resulting in increased emissions of oxides of nitrogen and shorter lifespans for the engines. I'm not opposed to ethanol. I'm especially interested in ethanol that is produced at various levels of scale including homebrew utilizing feedstock from the waste stream. I look forward to the day when I can purchase E85 made from something other than food. Best to You, Tom I maintain that any OBDII vehicle can run E85. If your check engine light comes on, reset it and keep driving. (It's usually an O2 sensor that triggers the light.) The onboard computer WILL adapt. Here's what the NREL had to say on the matter: http://www.scribd.com/doc/117331392/Effects-of-Intermediate-Ethanol-Blends There are no E85 pumps in British Columbia. The best we can do is E10, which is only advertised as available at Husky. Robert Luis Rabello Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ceremonies and Celebrations video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV3k-s_sg1Q Meet the People video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txsCdh1hZ6c Crisis video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZedNEXhTn4 The Long Journey video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy4muxaksgk This communication may be unlawfully collected and stored by the National Security Agency (NSA) in secret. The parties to this email do not consent to the retrieving or storing of this communication and any related metadata, as well as printing, copying, re-transmitting, disseminating, or otherwise using it. If you believe you have received this communication in error, please delete it immediately. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4716 / Virus Database: 3986/7939 - Release Date: 07/28/14 ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Compatibility
On 7/29/2014 9:25 AM, Dawie Coetzee wrote: Another reason to replace one's OBD (should one be so cursed) with a phantom system ... -D I did, using a Megasquirt. Tuning for ethanol would be relatively straightforward. Now, if only distilling ethanol was legal in my jurisdiction . . . Robert Luis Rabello Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ceremonies and Celebrations video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV3k-s_sg1Q Meet the People video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txsCdh1hZ6c Crisis video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZedNEXhTn4 The Long Journey video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy4muxaksgk This communication may be unlawfully collected and stored by the National Security Agency (NSA) in secret. The parties to this email do not consent to the retrieving or storing of this communication and any related metadata, as well as printing, copying, re-transmitting, disseminating, or otherwise using it. If you believe you have received this communication in error, please delete it immediately. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4716 / Virus Database: 3986/7944 - Release Date: 07/29/14 ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Compatibility
Will a phantom system and/or Megasquirt adjust on the fly to varying ethanol concentrations? (E0 through E100) On 7/29/2014 9:25 AM, Dawie Coetzee wrote: Another reason to replace one's OBD (should one be so cursed) with a phantom system ... -D I did, using a Megasquirt. Tuning for ethanol would be relatively straightforward. Now, if only distilling ethanol was legal in my jurisdiction . . . Robert Luis Rabello Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ceremonies and Celebrations video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV3k-s_sg1Q Meet the People video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txsCdh1hZ6c Crisis video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZedNEXhTn4 The Long Journey video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy4muxaksgk This communication may be unlawfully collected and stored by the National Security Agency (NSA) in secret. The parties to this email do not consent to the retrieving or storing of this communication and any related metadata, as well as printing, copying, re-transmitting, disseminating, or otherwise using it. If you believe you have received this communication in error, please delete it immediately. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4716 / Virus Database: 3986/7944 - Release Date: 07/29/14 ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Compatibility
On 7/29/2014 2:55 PM, Thomas Kelly wrote: Will a phantom system and/or Megasquirt adjust on the fly to varying ethanol concentrations? (E0 through E100) No, I don't believe so. That's where the factory flex fuel system really shines. Robert Luis Rabello Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ceremonies and Celebrations video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV3k-s_sg1Q Meet the People video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txsCdh1hZ6c Crisis video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZedNEXhTn4 The Long Journey video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy4muxaksgk This communication may be unlawfully collected and stored by the National Security Agency (NSA) in secret. The parties to this email do not consent to the retrieving or storing of this communication and any related metadata, as well as printing, copying, re-transmitting, disseminating, or otherwise using it. If you believe you have received this communication in error, please delete it immediately. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4716 / Virus Database: 3986/7945 - Release Date: 07/29/14 ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and gasoline
Hello Keith and all. I agree with you to some extent. Gasoline is a non-polar mix of 100:s and 100:s of hydrocarbons. In order to be corrosive there has to be a) metal ions (Lewis acids) producing a low pH and b) water or other polar compounds in the system. Anhydrous ethanol stays anhydrous reasonably long assuming that it is kept in a closed vessel, preferably with dehydration air filters. No I have not heard if Absolut is into juridical problems. But me, I prefer Lithuanian Gold vodka or Wyborowa, so it does not matter. - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 10:44 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and gasoline Hij Jan Thanks for your reply. What I was asking about is the 4% (4.37%) water in the azeotrope mix that won't separate from the water by distillation. When 190-proof ethanol is blended with gasoline, the overall proportion of water is even lower. Zeolite will remove the last of the water, but it's another processing step and you have to buy it, and how long will the ethanol stay absolute? I thought that today's engines were built to resist rust and corrosion. Gasoline is also corrosive. There's also this, in a previous message: Biodiesel as an anti-wear and smog additive for gasoline fuel is very encouraging. - Franklin Del Rosario, January 2004, Biodiesel in gasoline engines - scroll down the page to Biodiesel in 4-stroke gasoline engines http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make2.html#gas It sounds like a good ethanol additive too. Has Absolut Vodka been sued yet for making false advertising claims? :-) Since it sure isn't absolute. Is it still just as good now that it's French? Somebody once gave me a bottle of 100-proof Absolut, wonderful stuff. All best Keith Hello all. I wish to comment that like this: Gasoline engines are sensitive to water, too sensitive to accept anything but a very small portion of water containing alcohol in the gasoline. Any alcohol blend in gasoline should originate from anhydrous alcohol.The fact that ethanol in water is corrosive does not make it better. Some of the ethanol will drop a hydrogen atom to the water and create acid and an ethoxide ion, both are aggressive. The diesel engines, as a contrast, can accept up to four per cents of water without even long-term problems. But then the engine in question has to be prepared for ethanol as fuel, of course. Best regards Jan W - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 6:59 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol and gasoline Hi all Would someone who has David Blume's Alcohol Can Be a Gas! please look up something for me? I can't get at my copy at the moment. What does Mr Blume say about blending 95% ethanol (190-proof) with gasoline? Miscible or not? Thanks! Keith ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and gasoline
Hij Jan Thanks for your reply. What I was asking about is the 4% (4.37%) water in the azeotrope mix that won't separate from the water by distillation. When 190-proof ethanol is blended with gasoline, the overall proportion of water is even lower. Zeolite will remove the last of the water, but it's another processing step and you have to buy it, and how long will the ethanol stay absolute? I thought that today's engines were built to resist rust and corrosion. Gasoline is also corrosive. There's also this, in a previous message: Biodiesel as an anti-wear and smog additive for gasoline fuel is very encouraging. - Franklin Del Rosario, January 2004, Biodiesel in gasoline engines - scroll down the page to Biodiesel in 4-stroke gasoline engines http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make2.html#gas It sounds like a good ethanol additive too. Has Absolut Vodka been sued yet for making false advertising claims? :-) Since it sure isn't absolute. Is it still just as good now that it's French? Somebody once gave me a bottle of 100-proof Absolut, wonderful stuff. All best Keith Hello all. I wish to comment that like this: Gasoline engines are sensitive to water, too sensitive to accept anything but a very small portion of water containing alcohol in the gasoline. Any alcohol blend in gasoline should originate from anhydrous alcohol.The fact that ethanol in water is corrosive does not make it better. Some of the ethanol will drop a hydrogen atom to the water and create acid and an ethoxide ion, both are aggressive. The diesel engines, as a contrast, can accept up to four per cents of water without even long-term problems. But then the engine in question has to be prepared for ethanol as fuel, of course. Best regards Jan W - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 6:59 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol and gasoline Hi all Would someone who has David Blume's Alcohol Can Be a Gas! please look up something for me? I can't get at my copy at the moment. What does Mr Blume say about blending 95% ethanol (190-proof) with gasoline? Miscible or not? Thanks! Keith ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and gasoline
Hi Keith pp356,357: Blending There is a myth that anything less than 200-proof alcohol will separate from gasoline due to the small amount of water in the alcohol. Gasoline, alcohol, and water are miscible (stay dissolved in one another), depending on temperature and on water and alcohol content. [...] ... at about 68°F, alcohol with as much as 45% water will mix with gasoline and not separate. At 4% water, alcohol will form a stable mix with gasoline down to about minus 22°F! ... A reference is given, AC Castro, CH Koster, and EK Franleck, Flexible Ethanol Otto Engine Management System 942400 (Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers International, 1994) Regards Dawie Coetzee From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, 28 August 2011, 18:59 Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol and gasoline Hi all Would someone who has David Blume's Alcohol Can Be a Gas! please look up something for me? I can't get at my copy at the moment. What does Mr Blume say about blending 95% ethanol (190-proof) with gasoline? Miscible or not? Thanks! Keith ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20110828/62e787c3/attachment.html ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and gasoline
Thankyou Dawie! Perfect, problem solved. Thanks so much for taking the trouble. All best to you Keith Hi Keith pp356,357: Blending There is a myth that anything less than 200-proof alcohol will separate from gasoline due to the small amount of water in the alcohol. Gasoline, alcohol, and water are miscible (stay dissolved in one another), depending on temperature and on water and alcohol content. [...] ... at about 68°F, alcohol with as much as 45% water will mix with gasoline and not separate. At 4% water, alcohol will form a stable mix with gasoline down to about minus 22°F! ... A reference is given, AC Castro, CH Koster, and EK Franleck, Flexible Ethanol Otto Engine Management System 942400 (Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers International, 1994) Regards Dawie Coetzee From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, 28 August 2011, 18:59 Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol and gasoline Hi all Would someone who has David Blume's Alcohol Can Be a Gas! please look up something for me? I can't get at my copy at the moment. What does Mr Blume say about blending 95% ethanol (190-proof) with gasoline? Miscible or not? Thanks! Keith ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and gasoline
Hello all. I wish to comment that like this: Gasoline engines are sensitive to water, too sensitive to accept anything but a very small portion of water containing alcohol in the gasoline. Any alcohol blend in gasoline should originate from anhydrous alcohol.The fact that ethanol in water is corrosive does not make it better. Some of the ethanol will drop a hydrogen atom to the water and create acid and an ethoxide ion, both are aggressive. The diesel engines, as a contrast, can accept up to four per cents of water without even long-term problems. But then the engine in question has to be prepared for ethanol as fuel, of course. Best regards Jan W - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 6:59 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol and gasoline Hi all Would someone who has David Blume's Alcohol Can Be a Gas! please look up something for me? I can't get at my copy at the moment. What does Mr Blume say about blending 95% ethanol (190-proof) with gasoline? Miscible or not? Thanks! Keith ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol mini-refinery from Allard Research. Whey Ethanol
To, Ramirez.Glad to to here from you. what you looking at is fancy boiler. you will need plenty more eqipment. You will never be able From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]to brew more than 16% ethanol in brew. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] must filter it to use in this system Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 18:33:47 + Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol mini-refinery from Allard Research. Whey Ethanole From theory to Practice. Finally I got some funds for my cheese whey to ethanol project, here in Panama, Central America. I like this automated system,touch screen, remote management, etc. What do you know about it? Any info of the company. Link: http://www.allardresearch.com/systems.html RGDS Dimas _ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCBpubl=WLHMTAGcrea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20090902/5f182ce9/attachment.html ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20090903/16ce1716/attachment.html ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol 85
Hi Kurt I live within ten miles of four different E85 pumps, for most of them it's just right there on one of the islands with the gas pump. It's a separate nozzle, like diesel, but it isn't attended. If I'm the one filling the car up, I splash-mix to about an E40 blend by putting the E85 in first, then topping off with gasoline. I've had some good success making ethyl esters using E85, too. It's dry, and if you compensate for the gasoline volume it works nicely. I'd wondered about that, but you don't get E85 here. Letting it sit in the sun in a black container tends to drive off most of the residual gas vapors post-wash. With the cost of E85 per gallon comparable to the local cost of methanol, I just use the E85. Only E85, or do you use a proportion of methanol too, as Ken Provost suggests? http://journeytoforever.org/ethanol_link.html#ethylester Do you use low-FFA oil? Thanks! Best Keith Once I have the recovery still working properly, I'll put the recovered alcohol/gasoline mix in one of the cars rather than cycling it back into the process. -Kurt Chris Burck wrote: i suspect this has more to do with wanting to avoid any chance of legal action from people who try to get intoxicated with it: you never told me this was poisonous, so give me 35 million dollars. ckearly this is lunacy. but there's so many urban legends out there about punitive damage awards, corporate policies as you describe are no surprise. of course, who's to say they're not just using potential liability as cover for limiting our choices. On 8/22/08, Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All; It has been a while but I am not idle. I hope everyone is keeping well. I have been working on converting a 2 stroke to run on ethanol. Engine work is well underway. I wanted to get some ethanol to start testing what lubricants I can use as a substitute for the commercial 2 stroke lubes meant for gasoline. I am hoping esters are the answer obvioisly. I don't have any anhydrous ethanol so I found out that one of the only two stations that sell E85 is about 1/2 hr away so I drove out with a jerry can, only to find that they WILL NOT SELL any E85 unless you pull up with a flex fuel vehicle and they will only fill the tank and no extra cans. The kid at the pump jerks his thumb over his shoulder and tells me he can only pump it if the guy in the building says so. I walk up to the building with its big red banner above the door with proud letters that read ONTARIO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY COUNCIL I asked the manager how I was supposed to get fuel to do my research and he said he could not help me. I asked if it was a company policy or a law and he told me (wrongly) that it was the law. I have since discovered that it is just the company policy but there is nowhere else to buy. I can produce my own anhydrous ethanol but I thought I'd save the hastle and give some of my dollars to help promote the alt fuel business. I guess the bond between car manufacturers and fuel producers is nowhere stronger than in the alternative fuels area eh? I'm going to vomit nowplease excuse me. Joe ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol 85
For the most part I have been using straight E85. Single stage, base, sodium hydroxide since I'm still using up stock. If I have time, I'll try to move and do some KOH catalyzed. All my oil is from home use or a frequently changed burger stand, titrates 5 every time, typically around 1-2. Total failure tends to result if the E85 isn't fresh. If it's been sitting a week, I cut it approximately 50/50 with methanol and it does decently well, but unless I miss a batch it doesn't tend to sit. -Kurt Keith Addison wrote: Hi Kurt I live within ten miles of four different E85 pumps, for most of them it's just right there on one of the islands with the gas pump. It's a separate nozzle, like diesel, but it isn't attended. If I'm the one filling the car up, I splash-mix to about an E40 blend by putting the E85 in first, then topping off with gasoline. I've had some good success making ethyl esters using E85, too. It's dry, and if you compensate for the gasoline volume it works nicely. I'd wondered about that, but you don't get E85 here. Letting it sit in the sun in a black container tends to drive off most of the residual gas vapors post-wash. With the cost of E85 per gallon comparable to the local cost of methanol, I just use the E85. Only E85, or do you use a proportion of methanol too, as Ken Provost suggests? http://journeytoforever.org/ethanol_link.html#ethylester Do you use low-FFA oil? Thanks! Best Keith Once I have the recovery still working properly, I'll put the recovered alcohol/gasoline mix in one of the cars rather than cycling it back into the process. -Kurt Chris Burck wrote: i suspect this has more to do with wanting to avoid any chance of legal action from people who try to get intoxicated with it: you never told me this was poisonous, so give me 35 million dollars. ckearly this is lunacy. but there's so many urban legends out there about punitive damage awards, corporate policies as you describe are no surprise. of course, who's to say they're not just using potential liability as cover for limiting our choices. On 8/22/08, Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All; It has been a while but I am not idle. I hope everyone is keeping well. I have been working on converting a 2 stroke to run on ethanol. Engine work is well underway. I wanted to get some ethanol to start testing what lubricants I can use as a substitute for the commercial 2 stroke lubes meant for gasoline. I am hoping esters are the answer obvioisly. I don't have any anhydrous ethanol so I found out that one of the only two stations that sell E85 is about 1/2 hr away so I drove out with a jerry can, only to find that they WILL NOT SELL any E85 unless you pull up with a flex fuel vehicle and they will only fill the tank and no extra cans. The kid at the pump jerks his thumb over his shoulder and tells me he can only pump it if the guy in the building says so. I walk up to the building with its big red banner above the door with proud letters that read ONTARIO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY COUNCIL I asked the manager how I was supposed to get fuel to do my research and he said he could not help me. I asked if it was a company policy or a law and he told me (wrongly) that it was the law. I have since discovered that it is just the company policy but there is nowhere else to buy. I can produce my own anhydrous ethanol but I thought I'd save the hastle and give some of my dollars to help promote the alt fuel business. I guess the bond between car manufacturers and fuel producers is nowhere stronger than in the alternative fuels area eh? I'm going to vomit nowplease excuse me. Joe ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol 85
I live within ten miles of four different E85 pumps, for most of them it's just right there on one of the islands with the gas pump. It's a separate nozzle, like diesel, but it isn't attended. If I'm the one filling the car up, I splash-mix to about an E40 blend by putting the E85 in first, then topping off with gasoline. I've had some good success making ethyl esters using E85, too. It's dry, and if you compensate for the gasoline volume it works nicely. Letting it sit in the sun in a black container tends to drive off most of the residual gas vapors post-wash. With the cost of E85 per gallon comparable to the local cost of methanol, I just use the E85. Once I have the recovery still working properly, I'll put the recovered alcohol/gasoline mix in one of the cars rather than cycling it back into the process. -Kurt Chris Burck wrote: i suspect this has more to do with wanting to avoid any chance of legal action from people who try to get intoxicated with it: you never told me this was poisonous, so give me 35 million dollars. ckearly this is lunacy. but there's so many urban legends out there about punitive damage awards, corporate policies as you describe are no surprise. of course, who's to say they're not just using potential liability as cover for limiting our choices. On 8/22/08, Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All; It has been a while but I am not idle. I hope everyone is keeping well. I have been working on converting a 2 stroke to run on ethanol. Engine work is well underway. I wanted to get some ethanol to start testing what lubricants I can use as a substitute for the commercial 2 stroke lubes meant for gasoline. I am hoping esters are the answer obvioisly. I don't have any anhydrous ethanol so I found out that one of the only two stations that sell E85 is about 1/2 hr away so I drove out with a jerry can, only to find that they WILL NOT SELL any E85 unless you pull up with a flex fuel vehicle and they will only fill the tank and no extra cans. The kid at the pump jerks his thumb over his shoulder and tells me he can only pump it if the guy in the building says so. I walk up to the building with its big red banner above the door with proud letters that read ONTARIO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY COUNCIL I asked the manager how I was supposed to get fuel to do my research and he said he could not help me. I asked if it was a company policy or a law and he told me (wrongly) that it was the law. I have since discovered that it is just the company policy but there is nowhere else to buy. I can produce my own anhydrous ethanol but I thought I'd save the hastle and give some of my dollars to help promote the alt fuel business. I guess the bond between car manufacturers and fuel producers is nowhere stronger than in the alternative fuels area eh? I'm going to vomit nowplease excuse me. Joe ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol 85
i suspect this has more to do with wanting to avoid any chance of legal action from people who try to get intoxicated with it: you never told me this was poisonous, so give me 35 million dollars. ckearly this is lunacy. but there's so many urban legends out there about punitive damage awards, corporate policies as you describe are no surprise. of course, who's to say they're not just using potential liability as cover for limiting our choices. On 8/22/08, Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All; It has been a while but I am not idle. I hope everyone is keeping well. I have been working on converting a 2 stroke to run on ethanol. Engine work is well underway. I wanted to get some ethanol to start testing what lubricants I can use as a substitute for the commercial 2 stroke lubes meant for gasoline. I am hoping esters are the answer obvioisly. I don't have any anhydrous ethanol so I found out that one of the only two stations that sell E85 is about 1/2 hr away so I drove out with a jerry can, only to find that they WILL NOT SELL any E85 unless you pull up with a flex fuel vehicle and they will only fill the tank and no extra cans. The kid at the pump jerks his thumb over his shoulder and tells me he can only pump it if the guy in the building says so. I walk up to the building with its big red banner above the door with proud letters that read ONTARIO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY COUNCIL I asked the manager how I was supposed to get fuel to do my research and he said he could not help me. I asked if it was a company policy or a law and he told me (wrongly) that it was the law. I have since discovered that it is just the company policy but there is nowhere else to buy. I can produce my own anhydrous ethanol but I thought I'd save the hastle and give some of my dollars to help promote the alt fuel business. I guess the bond between car manufacturers and fuel producers is nowhere stronger than in the alternative fuels area eh? I'm going to vomit nowplease excuse me. Joe ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] ethanol from cellulose
Kirk McLoren wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI5frPV58tYfeature=user fuel bit is near the end The termite proofing sounds great. Kirk That was one to forward to several associates! One of whom works diligently to keep old growth forests from being sold to logging companies, and another who's been battling termites.. Thanks! -- Contentment comes not from having more, but from wanting less. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * All generalizations are false. Including this one. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This email is constructed entirely with OpenSource Software. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers
Hi Zeke Well, less meat would probably be a good idea for the average american, but meat can be had from animals that don't eat corn. It's sort of two different issues, that because of our factory farming structure, get treated like one. And actually, according to The Omivoire's Dilemma, how healthy meat is for us may be as much dependent on what the meat eats, as what kind it is. For example, he mentions that the new corn fed factory Salmon may lack many of the omega 6 fatty acids that are supposed to be the great thing about eating fish... Nice example, thanks. There's no shortage of examples and evidence of this, extending over a long period, but of course it's consistently blind-eyed by the pseudo-scientific pipers who value the corporate shilling of the Tysons and ADMs of this world rather than verity and the community they're supposed to be a part of. By the way, I think it should be omega 3 fatty acids, not omega 6. EPA and DHA omega 3 fatty acids are found in fish, which get it from plankton (but not from corn). This seems to be right: We should have approximately equal amounts of Omega3 and Omega6 in our bodies, or at maximum, not much more than twice the Omega6 as Omega3. But almost all Americans have ten or twenty times more Omega6 than Omega3, a condition that leads to all sorts of degenerative disease. Lots more about that here: http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/skinny.html http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/skinny2.html Facts about Fats- The Skinny on Fats by Mary Enig, PhD, and Sally Fallon The headline of this thread is wrong, Food Makers it says, but how much of it can really be called food? - meat [of a sort], packaged foods and soda - big food companies like Tyson Foods Inc., the giant chicken processor [sic], and ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. are feeling the pinch. Bottlers of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. soft drinks are raising prices, partly to offset the rising price of high-fructose corn syrup, the dominant sweetener in sodas. - food giant General Mills Inc. [international production, marketing and distribution of cereals, snacks and processed foods] Nothing and nobody we wouldn't do better without. Someone just accused us of being funded by ADM because our website alleges that ethanol fuel might be a Good Thing. I got a little annoyed. It ended well though, he had another look and sent me a good reply. Worth a read, actually: Keith - first, i am sorry. my original comments to you were based on my assumption that you advocate ethanol for the same reasons that megafarms and ADM advocate ethanol: opportunity to collect government subsidies. secondly, the distribution of wealth in the u.s. and elsewhere sickens me. i have been in business, as a manager, for 30 years and have encountered greed, lying, cheating, stealing, abuse of workers, similar to what we read about in the paper every day. business seems to be no more than an unending search for slave labor while the boys at the top vote to increase each others salaries. next, having grown up in a farming community, i am dismayed by the near disappearance of the small farmer. most of the ones near Indianapolis have been bought out by land developers, the land paved, and suburban ghettos built. all this while parts of the city become desperate slums. Indianapolis still dumps raw sewage into the river as it fights the EPA to avoid upgrading its sewer system. but, we do raise taxes to build sports stadiums and expand highways. so, don't think i am your enemy. i am a cynic ... the last refuge of an idealist, says someone. i quit my job(s) several years ago, refusing anymore to pay taxes to fund bombing raids. no longer am i a machine for some business greed head to intimidate or manipulate. a friend of mine says the motto of his company is: we grind up our people for our customers. how true. We keep hearing things like this from businessmen, or ex-businessmen, more and more these days. A trend? Best Keith Z On 1/27/07, Terry Dyck mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about less meat and healthier humans. Terry Dyck From: Jason Katie mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.orgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:20:42 -0600 this just means that farmers wont be able to afford feeding their animals CORN and be forced to graze pastures again. better meat and healthier animals, not too bad i guess... ___ 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
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers
Not to mention farmed salmon is often feed on fishmeal made from frshwater fish from the Great Lakes and they are loaded w/ PCB's. But we are not supposed to talk about it and out government had made it clear the consumer does not need to know this. Zeke Yewdall wrote: Well, less meat would probably be a good idea for the average american, but meat can be had from animals that don't eat corn. It's sort of two different issues, that because of our factory farming structure, get treated like one. And actually, according to The Omivoire's Dilemma, how healthy meat is for us may be as much dependent on what the meat eats, as what kind it is. For example, he mentions that the new corn fed factory Salmon may lack many of the omega 6 fatty acids that are supposed to be the great thing about eating fish... Z On 1/27/07, *Terry Dyck* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about less meat and healthier humans. Terry Dyck From: Jason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:20:42 -0600 this just means that farmers wont be able to afford feeding their animals CORN and be forced to graze pastures again. better meat and healthier animals, not too bad i guess... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.431 / Virus Database: 268.17.8/648 - Release Date: 1/23/2007 11:04 AM ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html 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/ http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _ Your Space. Your Friends. Your Stories. Share your world with Windows Live Spaces. http://discoverspaces.live.com/?loc=en-CA ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto: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/ ___ 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] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers
Hi Zeke, Fish actually contain Omega 3 essential fatty acids not Omega 6. Omega 6 can be obtained by eating seeds, nuts, beans, whole grains, and extra virgin olive oil or by taking Evening Primrose Oil caps or Borage Oil caps. Omega 3 can also be obtained from Flax seed, hemp seed or walnuts. Terry Dyck From: Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:25:56 -0700 Well, less meat would probably be a good idea for the average american, but meat can be had from animals that don't eat corn. It's sort of two different issues, that because of our factory farming structure, get treated like one. And actually, according to The Omivoire's Dilemma, how healthy meat is for us may be as much dependent on what the meat eats, as what kind it is. For example, he mentions that the new corn fed factory Salmon may lack many of the omega 6 fatty acids that are supposed to be the great thing about eating fish... Z On 1/27/07, Terry Dyck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about less meat and healthier humans. Terry Dyck From: Jason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:20:42 -0600 this just means that farmers wont be able to afford feeding their animals CORN and be forced to graze pastures again. better meat and healthier animals, not too bad i guess... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.431 / Virus Database: 268.17.8/648 - Release Date: 1/23/2007 11:04 AM ___ 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/ _ Your Space. Your Friends. Your Stories. Share your world with Windows Live Spaces. http://discoverspaces.live.com/?loc=en-CA ___ 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/ _ Windows Live Spaces: share your New Year pictures! http://discoverspaces.live.com/?loc=en-CA ___ 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] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers
Sorry, I must have confused them. I remembered reading that whatever was good about the fish was lacking in the ones fed corn instead of krill, but didn't remember which one it was. Zeke On 1/28/07, Terry Dyck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Zeke, Fish actually contain Omega 3 essential fatty acids not Omega 6. Omega 6 can be obtained by eating seeds, nuts, beans, whole grains, and extra virgin olive oil or by taking Evening Primrose Oil caps or Borage Oil caps. Omega 3 can also be obtained from Flax seed, hemp seed or walnuts. Terry Dyck From: Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:25:56 -0700 Well, less meat would probably be a good idea for the average american, but meat can be had from animals that don't eat corn. It's sort of two different issues, that because of our factory farming structure, get treated like one. And actually, according to The Omivoire's Dilemma, how healthy meat is for us may be as much dependent on what the meat eats, as what kind it is. For example, he mentions that the new corn fed factory Salmon may lack many of the omega 6 fatty acids that are supposed to be the great thing about eating fish... Z On 1/27/07, Terry Dyck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about less meat and healthier humans. Terry Dyck From: Jason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:20:42 -0600 this just means that farmers wont be able to afford feeding their animals CORN and be forced to graze pastures again. better meat and healthier animals, not too bad i guess... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.431 / Virus Database: 268.17.8/648 - Release Date: 1/23/2007 11:04 AM ___ 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/ _ Your Space. Your Friends. Your Stories. Share your world with Windows Live Spaces. http://discoverspaces.live.com/?loc=en-CA ___ 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/ _ Windows Live Spaces: share your New Year pictures! http://discoverspaces.live.com/?loc=en-CA ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers
How about less meat and healthier humans. Terry Dyck From: Jason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:20:42 -0600 this just means that farmers wont be able to afford feeding their animals CORN and be forced to graze pastures again. better meat and healthier animals, not too bad i guess... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.431 / Virus Database: 268.17.8/648 - Release Date: 1/23/2007 11:04 AM ___ 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/ _ Your Space. Your Friends. Your Stories. Share your world with Windows Live Spaces. http://discoverspaces.live.com/?loc=en-CA ___ 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] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers
Well, less meat would probably be a good idea for the average american, but meat can be had from animals that don't eat corn. It's sort of two different issues, that because of our factory farming structure, get treated like one. And actually, according to The Omivoire's Dilemma, how healthy meat is for us may be as much dependent on what the meat eats, as what kind it is. For example, he mentions that the new corn fed factory Salmon may lack many of the omega 6 fatty acids that are supposed to be the great thing about eating fish... Z On 1/27/07, Terry Dyck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about less meat and healthier humans. Terry Dyck From: Jason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:20:42 -0600 this just means that farmers wont be able to afford feeding their animals CORN and be forced to graze pastures again. better meat and healthier animals, not too bad i guess... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.431 / Virus Database: 268.17.8/648 - Release Date: 1/23/2007 11:04 AM ___ 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/ _ Your Space. Your Friends. Your Stories. Share your world with Windows Live Spaces. http://discoverspaces.live.com/?loc=en-CA ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol use has Environmental Downsides
Brazilian cane mills are also powered by leftover cane stalks that heat caldrons to generate steam and electric energy, an extra advantage that corn and wheat don't have. Uh... why not? If you are just using the seeds of the corn (which is stupid enough, true), what about the whole rest of the corn plant? Z ___ 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] Ethanol Boom Cheers Grain Farmers, Pinches Food Makers
this just means that farmers wont be able to afford feeding their animals CORN and be forced to graze pastures again. better meat and healthier animals, not too bad i guess... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.431 / Virus Database: 268.17.8/648 - Release Date: 1/23/2007 11:04 AM ___ 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] Ethanol and cold starts
That's cool! I mean the ethyl alcohol bit...I'm quite keen on distilling my own fuel as well. I've started a reflux still, but haven't gotten it finished (I don't have any tools to braze ferrous metals - steel, to non-ferrous metals - copper). But it's always encouraging to read of other folks have success on any level! It sounds like you may have some knowledge on the subject, so I've got a question...what do you know about converting standard ICE gas engines to run well on ethanol (ethyl alcohol) ? I've heard from different sources that all you have to do is bore out your carb. main jet and idle jet... Ethanol and your car http://journeytoforever.org/ethanol_link.html#ethanolcar Alcohol as an Engine Fuel http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/me1.html How To Adapt Your Automobile Engine For Ethyl Alcohol Use http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/me2.html The Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_manual/manual_ToC.html See: Chapter 1 AN OVERVIEW Chapter 2 BASIC FUEL THEORY Chapter 3 UTILIZATION OF ALCOHOL FUELS Convert Your Car to Alcohol http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_drane.html Best Keith Best... Luke --- Arttu Aula [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Methyl ethyl ketone is at least the solvent of choice in the aviation industry. The general rule of thumb in those circles being that everything's more toxic than in the automotive department: leaded AvGas, high sulfur jet fuel(not to mention the additives they throw in), hydraulic fluid which they at least strongly discourage from ingesting. It does vaporize quickly, dissolves most glues and paints and all grease, much better than acetone. Considering the bother we go through to put on gloves and masks when dealing with it, i wouldn't use it as fuel. Block heaters do take a bit of electricity, but they do save enough fuel in cold weather to justify their use; 1/2h in 5 C to -5 C, 1h down to -15 C, then 2h for below that. There are fuel burning ones too, no cord or plug necessary, but they are more expensive. Electrically heated carburetors do exist, they shouldn't take much power at all considering the small mass of a carburetor. Even less if you just heat the fuel in the float bowl directly. It takes 1 minute to heat 1 dl of ethanol 40C (-20 to 20C, for example) using the power of your low beams (not USING your low beams of course, but the same amount of electricity). If your battery can't take that, get a new battery, you won't be able to start an engine on gas at -20. I'm inclined to think that an EFI engine would start quite well in freezing weather, at least down to the point where block heaters are recomended anyways. But a heating around the fuel lines wouldn't be impossible either. Winter's coming late this year, no snow on chirstmas! And this is Finland we're talking about! I'd like to try out my snowmobile on ethanol, but the large batch production's the hard part, it being illegal in Finland and all... So if the cops ask i didn't distill a test batch of around 3dl with a steam juicer with the top sections flipped around and the middle filled with glass plates. It might have burned had i done so :) Not to mention i can't use the snowmobile on any fuel with no snow around! ___ 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] Ethanol and cold starts
Still in need of practical experience. My dad threw out an old lawn mower i was going to experiment on, but i'll find something, just need to find the time and effort. The trimmer for one, adjustable carb and all. Changing or drilling jets is easy, it should work that way, make fine adjustments with plug color and piston wash. Ignition timing is what i've been pondering about lately. Not necessary, but would get better results. If i could figure out how to electronically delay the trigger signal for CDI i'd be set. That would make dual fuel possible. Cold starting is a major issue. A resistor in the float bowl is probably the best thing, though my snowmobile has no battery, but that's a matter of installing one. I think the electrical system would have no problem with that, since an electric starter is an option for the sled. A fire in a soup can and some tubing isn't out of the question either. I'll figure that out once i have fuel. And the suspension sorted out, damn thing keeps bottoming out constantly... I've got 2 pieces of steel tubing next to my garage waiting to be welded into a column. I'd want to make a continuos feed still, it seems a bit more flexible to use, no need to heat the whole 200l batch or whatever i'd be working with, just do a bit at a time. If i could do it inside and incorporate it into part of the heating system the energy for distillation wouldn't be an issue, need it to heat the house anyways. Being a student just coming home for weekends does put restrictions on my plans, although most of it is just inherent laziness. Need to get over that. Arttu ___ 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] Ethanol and cold starts
Methyl ethyl ketone is at least the solvent of choice in the aviation industry. The general rule of thumb in those circles being that everything's more toxic than in the automotive department: leaded AvGas, high sulfur jet fuel(not to mention the additives they throw in), hydraulic fluid which they at least strongly discourage from ingesting. It does vaporize quickly, dissolves most glues and paints and all grease, much better than acetone. Considering the bother we go through to put on gloves and masks when dealing with it, i wouldn't use it as fuel. Block heaters do take a bit of electricity, but they do save enough fuel in cold weather to justify their use; 1/2h in 5 C to -5 C, 1h down to -15 C, then 2h for below that. There are fuel burning ones too, no cord or plug necessary, but they are more expensive. Electrically heated carburetors do exist, they shouldn't take much power at all considering the small mass of a carburetor. Even less if you just heat the fuel in the float bowl directly. It takes 1 minute to heat 1 dl of ethanol 40C (-20 to 20C, for example) using the power of your low beams (not USING your low beams of course, but the same amount of electricity). If your battery can't take that, get a new battery, you won't be able to start an engine on gas at -20. I'm inclined to think that an EFI engine would start quite well in freezing weather, at least down to the point where block heaters are recomended anyways. But a heating around the fuel lines wouldn't be impossible either. Winter's coming late this year, no snow on chirstmas! And this is Finland we're talking about! I'd like to try out my snowmobile on ethanol, but the large batch production's the hard part, it being illegal in Finland and all... So if the cops ask i didn't distill a test batch of around 3dl with a steam juicer with the top sections flipped around and the middle filled with glass plates. It might have burned had i done so :) Not to mention i can't use the snowmobile on any fuel with no snow around! ___ 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] Ethanol and cold starts
That's cool! I mean the ethyl alcohol bit...I'm quite keen on distilling my own fuel as well. I've started a reflux still, but haven't gotten it finished (I don't have any tools to braze ferrous metals - steel, to non-ferrous metals - copper). But it's always encouraging to read of other folks have success on any level! It sounds like you may have some knowledge on the subject, so I've got a question...what do you know about converting standard ICE gas engines to run well on ethanol (ethyl alcohol) ? I've heard from different sources that all you have to do is bore out your carb. main jet and idle jet... Best... Luke --- Arttu Aula [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Methyl ethyl ketone is at least the solvent of choice in the aviation industry. The general rule of thumb in those circles being that everything's more toxic than in the automotive department: leaded AvGas, high sulfur jet fuel(not to mention the additives they throw in), hydraulic fluid which they at least strongly discourage from ingesting. It does vaporize quickly, dissolves most glues and paints and all grease, much better than acetone. Considering the bother we go through to put on gloves and masks when dealing with it, i wouldn't use it as fuel. Block heaters do take a bit of electricity, but they do save enough fuel in cold weather to justify their use; 1/2h in 5 C to -5 C, 1h down to -15 C, then 2h for below that. There are fuel burning ones too, no cord or plug necessary, but they are more expensive. Electrically heated carburetors do exist, they shouldn't take much power at all considering the small mass of a carburetor. Even less if you just heat the fuel in the float bowl directly. It takes 1 minute to heat 1 dl of ethanol 40C (-20 to 20C, for example) using the power of your low beams (not USING your low beams of course, but the same amount of electricity). If your battery can't take that, get a new battery, you won't be able to start an engine on gas at -20. I'm inclined to think that an EFI engine would start quite well in freezing weather, at least down to the point where block heaters are recomended anyways. But a heating around the fuel lines wouldn't be impossible either. Winter's coming late this year, no snow on chirstmas! And this is Finland we're talking about! I'd like to try out my snowmobile on ethanol, but the large batch production's the hard part, it being illegal in Finland and all... So if the cops ask i didn't distill a test batch of around 3dl with a steam juicer with the top sections flipped around and the middle filled with glass plates. It might have burned had i done so :) Not to mention i can't use the snowmobile on any fuel with no snow around! ___ 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/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol for gas cars
Jason, Thanks for the assurances. A friend sells, restores, repairs, and stores Morgans ( cars) many are classics. He has noticed a relationship between leaking rubber hoses and use of ethanol blends as low as 10%. The newer hoses seem to hold up better. Another friend got a notice regarding incompatibility of ethanol blends with the rubber components in his snowmobile. I don't know for sure, but suspect that methanol is even more damaging to rubber parts than ethanol. It would stand to reason that newer cars (post 95?) and especially flex fuel cars would be better in terms of rubber compatibility. Tom - Original Message - From: Jason Katie To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol for gas cars methanol degrades rubber parts,sure, but so does ethanol and BD. there will be plenty of warning if something starts leaking. and in most newer cars it wont matter anyway. if all else fails we got lotsa blue-goo (RVT silicone sealer)! Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Thomas Kelly To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol for gas cars Jason, Would there be a problem with rubber components? A can of HEET (methanol) in the tank every once in awhile to resolve a water issue? Maybe. A dose of methanol to hoses and seals with every inch on the odometer? Not. JTF Why bother washing? (BD) If so: I wonder if flex fuel cars have rubber components that resist methanol better than standard issue road cars. Being able to denature ethanol with methanol could be the answer to the homebrewer's dilemna water is soluble in both. There are several references in the archives to using 80, 85, 90% ethanol (rest is water). There is an interesting discussion of water injection at the Online Biofuels Library (JTF) The Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel . There is also a chart in Convert Your Car to Alcohol at the Biofuels Library that is based on testing 150 - 200 proof alcohol. This suggests that a gas car (in this case a 1969 Dodge Dart) can be converted to run on 75% ethanol. Best results were found to be with 90% alcohol. My point is that you don't need anhydrous ethanol to run a car. You need it if you plan to denature the alcohol with gasoline. Can we denature it with methanol w/o damaging the car? ___ 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] Ethanol and cold starts
I don't think that adding water would be the right way to go. I think the problem is that ethanol has a higher vapor pressure than gasoline, and in cold weather, it is hard to get it to vaporize into a fuel-air mixture effectively. Gasoline vaporizes much easier, and gets the engine going and initiates the combustion. But water has an even higher vapor pressure than ethanol, plus it is not a fuel, so I don't think it would help. Since all of the commercially produced flex fuel vehicals that I've seen are designed to run E85, I think they just rely on the gasoline content to start in the winter. What bugs me is that I can't buy any flex fuel vehicals that are efficient -- I mean, if I want a flex fuel vehical, I have to upgrade to a full sized pickup or a V8 sedan. Where's the little 4 cylinder efficient flex fuel vehical? Guess it's not all that hard to change out carbureator jets to change the fuel air ratio yourself to allow running ethanol. Z On 11/28/06, Thomas Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I've read that people using ethanol, blend in 15 - 20% gasoline to improve cold weather starts. What would one do if they were running on 85 - 90% ethanol : 10 -15% water to improve cold weather starts? Do flex fuel cars have options for block heaters? Thanks, Tom ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and cold starts
I think I may have misread your questions. It seems you are asking what to do if you already have the water in there, from homebrew Ethanol? Hm. Perhaps a dual tank setup like we use for SVO in diesels. A block heater would probably help, but then you are using alot of electricity -- and is that renewably produced? Z On 11/28/06, Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think that adding water would be the right way to go. I think the problem is that ethanol has a higher vapor pressure than gasoline, and in cold weather, it is hard to get it to vaporize into a fuel-air mixture effectively. Gasoline vaporizes much easier, and gets the engine going and initiates the combustion. But water has an even higher vapor pressure than ethanol, plus it is not a fuel, so I don't think it would help. Since all of the commercially produced flex fuel vehicals that I've seen are designed to run E85, I think they just rely on the gasoline content to start in the winter. What bugs me is that I can't buy any flex fuel vehicals that are efficient -- I mean, if I want a flex fuel vehical, I have to upgrade to a full sized pickup or a V8 sedan. Where's the little 4 cylinder efficient flex fuel vehical? Guess it's not all that hard to change out carbureator jets to change the fuel air ratio yourself to allow running ethanol. Z On 11/28/06, Thomas Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I've read that people using ethanol, blend in 15 - 20% gasoline to improve cold weather starts. What would one do if they were running on 85 - 90% ethanol : 10 -15% water to improve cold weather starts? Do flex fuel cars have options for block heaters? Thanks, Tom ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and cold starts
i hear toyota and honda have 4cyls that are easily adapted to Flexing. Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Zeke Yewdall To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:36 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and cold starts I don't think that adding water would be the right way to go. I think the problem is that ethanol has a higher vapor pressure than gasoline, and in cold weather, it is hard to get it to vaporize into a fuel-air mixture effectively. Gasoline vaporizes much easier, and gets the engine going and initiates the combustion. But water has an even higher vapor pressure than ethanol, plus it is not a fuel, so I don't think it would help. Since all of the commercially produced flex fuel vehicals that I've seen are designed to run E85, I think they just rely on the gasoline content to start in the winter. What bugs me is that I can't buy any flex fuel vehicals that are efficient -- I mean, if I want a flex fuel vehical, I have to upgrade to a full sized pickup or a V8 sedan. Where's the little 4 cylinder efficient flex fuel vehical? Guess it's not all that hard to change out carbureator jets to change the fuel air ratio yourself to allow running ethanol. Z On 11/28/06, Thomas Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I've read that people using ethanol, blend in 15 - 20% gasoline to improve cold weather starts. What would one do if they were running on 85 - 90% ethanol : 10 -15% water to improve cold weather starts? Do flex fuel cars have options for block heaters? Thanks, Tom ___ 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/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.431 / Virus Database: 268.14.19/555 - Release Date: 11/27/2006 6:09 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.431 / Virus Database: 268.14.19/555 - Release Date: 11/27/2006 6:09 PM ___ 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] Ethanol and cold starts
Zeke you have vapor pressure backwards. Lower vapor pressure means less volatile. The boiling point of a liquid is defined as that temperature when the vapor pressure equals atmospheric pressure (760 mm Hg at sea level) Zeke Yewdall wrote: I don't think that adding water would be the right way to go. I think the problem is that ethanol has a higher vapor pressure lower vapor pressure than gasoline, and in cold weather, it is hard to get it to vaporize into a fuel-air mixture effectively. Gasoline vaporizes much easier, and gets the engine going and initiates the combustion. But water has an even higher vapor pressure lower than ethanol, plus it is not a fuel, so I don't think it would help. Since all of the commercially produced flex fuel vehicals that I've seen are designed to run E85, I think they just rely on the gasoline content to start in the winter. the only way to improve cold starts on a vehicle running on ethanol water would be to add a something more volatile (higher vapor pressure) which is miscible with the more polar ethanol water mix. The problem here is that vapor pressure and water solubility tend to be inversely proportional. One guess would be acetone,or possibly methyl ethyl ketone. both should be miscible in ethanol/water but more volatile than either. What bugs me is that I can't buy any flex fuel vehicals that are efficient -- I mean, if I want a flex fuel vehical, I have to upgrade to a full sized pickup or a V8 sedan. Where's the little 4 cylinder efficient flex fuel vehical? Guess it's not all that hard to change out carbureator jets to change the fuel air ratio yourself to allow running ethanol. what's a carburetor? :- Z On 11/28/06, *Thomas Kelly* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I've read that people using ethanol, blend in 15 - 20% gasoline to improve cold weather starts. What would one do if they were running on 85 - 90% ethanol : 10 -15% water to improve cold weather starts? Do flex fuel cars have options for block heaters? Thanks, Tom ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto: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/ -- Bob Allen, ozarker.org/bob -- Actually we are all atheists. When you understand why you have rejected every other God but one, then you will understand why I have rejected yours. -Author unknown ___ 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] Ethanol and cold starts
There you go Zeke A second tank. It also answered my next question. What do you do when you are running on homebrew that is not anhydrous simply because you can't achieve 99+%, and you are low on fuel? ex Traveling and have to fill up with store-bought fuel; E-85 or even gasoline. Answer: Fill the second tank, flip a switch and off you go. Thanks Zeke, Tom - Original Message - From: Zeke Yewdall To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:39 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and cold starts I think I may have misread your questions. It seems you are asking what to do if you already have the water in there, from homebrew Ethanol? Hm. Perhaps a dual tank setup like we use for SVO in diesels. A block heater would probably help, but then you are using alot of electricity -- and is that renewably produced? Z On 11/28/06, Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think that adding water would be the right way to go. I think the problem is that ethanol has a higher vapor pressure than gasoline, and in cold weather, it is hard to get it to vaporize into a fuel-air mixture effectively. Gasoline vaporizes much easier, and gets the engine going and initiates the combustion. But water has an even higher vapor pressure than ethanol, plus it is not a fuel, so I don't think it would help. Since all of the commercially produced flex fuel vehicals that I've seen are designed to run E85, I think they just rely on the gasoline content to start in the winter. What bugs me is that I can't buy any flex fuel vehicals that are efficient -- I mean, if I want a flex fuel vehical, I have to upgrade to a full sized pickup or a V8 sedan. Where's the little 4 cylinder efficient flex fuel vehical? Guess it's not all that hard to change out carbureator jets to change the fuel air ratio yourself to allow running ethanol. Z On 11/28/06, Thomas Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I've read that people using ethanol, blend in 15 - 20% gasoline to improve cold weather starts. What would one do if they were running on 85 - 90% ethanol : 10 -15% water to improve cold weather starts? Do flex fuel cars have options for block heaters? Thanks, Tom ___ 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/ ___ 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] Ethanol and cold starts
Hi Bob. You mentioned methy ethyl ketone (MEK) as a possible cold start additive to an ethanol/water mix. I was hoping that methyl butyl ketone might be used instead. It is on the list of substances that can be used to denature ethanol. - It is much less soluble in water than MEK (14g/L vs 290g/L) - Higher vapor pressure??? (vapor pressure is inversely proportional to solubility) - It's boiling point is higher than MET lower vapor pressure? (The boiling point of a liquid is defined as that temperature when the vapor pressure equals atmospheric pressure.) Help me Bob, I'm confused. Is methyl butyl ketone a good candidate for denaturing ethanol w. water in it and, can the mix then be used as engine fuel? ORIs it more likely to be used to denature anhydrous ethanol that is intended to be used as a solvent? Tom - Original Message - From: bob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and cold starts Zeke you have vapor pressure backwards. Lower vapor pressure means less volatile. The boiling point of a liquid is defined as that temperature when the vapor pressure equals atmospheric pressure (760 mm Hg at sea level) Zeke Yewdall wrote: I don't think that adding water would be the right way to go. I think the problem is that ethanol has a higher vapor pressure lower vapor pressure than gasoline, and in cold weather, it is hard to get it to vaporize into a fuel-air mixture effectively. Gasoline vaporizes much easier, and gets the engine going and initiates the combustion. But water has an even higher vapor pressure lower than ethanol, plus it is not a fuel, so I don't think it would help. Since all of the commercially produced flex fuel vehicals that I've seen are designed to run E85, I think they just rely on the gasoline content to start in the winter. the only way to improve cold starts on a vehicle running on ethanol water would be to add a something more volatile (higher vapor pressure) which is miscible with the more polar ethanol water mix. The problem here is that vapor pressure and water solubility tend to be inversely proportional. One guess would be acetone,or possibly methyl ethyl ketone. both should be miscible in ethanol/water but more volatile than either. What bugs me is that I can't buy any flex fuel vehicals that are efficient -- I mean, if I want a flex fuel vehical, I have to upgrade to a full sized pickup or a V8 sedan. Where's the little 4 cylinder efficient flex fuel vehical? Guess it's not all that hard to change out carbureator jets to change the fuel air ratio yourself to allow running ethanol. what's a carburetor? :- Z On 11/28/06, *Thomas Kelly* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I've read that people using ethanol, blend in 15 - 20% gasoline to improve cold weather starts. What would one do if they were running on 85 - 90% ethanol : 10 -15% water to improve cold weather starts? Do flex fuel cars have options for block heaters? Thanks, Tom ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto: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/ -- Bob Allen, ozarker.org/bob -- Actually we are all atheists. When you understand why you have rejected every other God but one, then you will understand why I have rejected yours. -Author unknown ___ 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
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and cold starts
Oops. You are right. But my reasoning was right, if you reverse what i said about vapor pressure. Hmmm, methyl ethyle ketone as I recall that stuff is pretty hazardous, but perhaps no more so than unleaded gasoline. Z On 11/28/06, bob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Zeke you have vapor pressure backwards. Lower vapor pressure means less volatile. The boiling point of a liquid is defined as that temperature when the vapor pressure equals atmospheric pressure (760 mm Hg at sea level) Zeke Yewdall wrote: I don't think that adding water would be the right way to go. I think the problem is that ethanol has a higher vapor pressure lower vapor pressure than gasoline, and in cold weather, it is hard to get it to vaporize into a fuel-air mixture effectively. Gasoline vaporizes much easier, and gets the engine going and initiates the combustion. But water has an even higher vapor pressure lower than ethanol, plus it is not a fuel, so I don't think it would help. Since all of the commercially produced flex fuel vehicals that I've seen are designed to run E85, I think they just rely on the gasoline content to start in the winter. the only way to improve cold starts on a vehicle running on ethanol water would be to add a something more volatile (higher vapor pressure) which is miscible with the more polar ethanol water mix. The problem here is that vapor pressure and water solubility tend to be inversely proportional. One guess would be acetone,or possibly methyl ethyl ketone. both should be miscible in ethanol/water but more volatile than either. What bugs me is that I can't buy any flex fuel vehicals that are efficient -- I mean, if I want a flex fuel vehical, I have to upgrade to a full sized pickup or a V8 sedan. Where's the little 4 cylinder efficient flex fuel vehical? Guess it's not all that hard to change out carbureator jets to change the fuel air ratio yourself to allow running ethanol. what's a carburetor? :- Z On 11/28/06, *Thomas Kelly* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I've read that people using ethanol, blend in 15 - 20% gasoline to improve cold weather starts. What would one do if they were running on 85 - 90% ethanol : 10 -15% water to improve cold weather starts? Do flex fuel cars have options for block heaters? Thanks, Tom ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto: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/ -- Bob Allen, ozarker.org/bob -- Actually we are all atheists. When you understand why you have rejected every other God but one, then you will understand why I have rejected yours. -Author unknown ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and cold starts
they keep barrels of it in the blastproof paint bunker in the harley factory up by the airport. i dont know how reactive it is, but apparently it burns REALLY fast. Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Zeke Yewdall To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:55 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and cold starts Oops. You are right. But my reasoning was right, if you reverse what i said about vapor pressure. Hmmm, methyl ethyle ketone as I recall that stuff is pretty hazardous, but perhaps no more so than unleaded gasoline. Z On 11/28/06, bob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Zeke you have vapor pressure backwards. Lower vapor pressure means less volatile. The boiling point of a liquid is defined as that temperature when the vapor pressure equals atmospheric pressure (760 mm Hg at sea level) Zeke Yewdall wrote: I don't think that adding water would be the right way to go. I think the problem is that ethanol has a higher vapor pressure lower vapor pressure than gasoline, and in cold weather, it is hard to get it to vaporize into a fuel-air mixture effectively. Gasoline vaporizes much easier, and gets the engine going and initiates the combustion. But water has an even higher vapor pressure lower than ethanol, plus it is not a fuel, so I don't think it would help. Since all of the commercially produced flex fuel vehicals that I've seen are designed to run E85, I think they just rely on the gasoline content to start in the winter. the only way to improve cold starts on a vehicle running on ethanol water would be to add a something more volatile (higher vapor pressure) which is miscible with the more polar ethanol water mix. The problem here is that vapor pressure and water solubility tend to be inversely proportional. One guess would be acetone,or possibly methyl ethyl ketone. both should be miscible in ethanol/water but more volatile than either. What bugs me is that I can't buy any flex fuel vehicals that are efficient -- I mean, if I want a flex fuel vehical, I have to upgrade to a full sized pickup or a V8 sedan. Where's the little 4 cylinder efficient flex fuel vehical? Guess it's not all that hard to change out carbureator jets to change the fuel air ratio yourself to allow running ethanol. what's a carburetor? :- Z On 11/28/06, *Thomas Kelly* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I've read that people using ethanol, blend in 15 - 20% gasoline to improve cold weather starts. What would one do if they were running on 85 - 90% ethanol : 10 -15% water to improve cold weather starts? Do flex fuel cars have options for block heaters? Thanks, Tom ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto: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/ -- Bob Allen, ozarker.org/bob -- Actually we are all atheists. When you understand why you have rejected every other God but one, then you will understand why I have rejected yours. -Author unknown ___ 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
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol for gas cars
Just to add some food for thought here on this subject. If you build the engine for the fuel type you will get top performance. this performance may even exceed the performance of a similar engine designed to run on unleaded. Where all the problems come from is trying to run anengine designed for one fuel on another. In exalmple if I wanted to get top performance out of propane fuel I would start with a 9-10 : 1 compression ratio would create an engine withas good or better performance to one designed at 7-8:1 designed for unleaded regular gasoline. Jim From: Thomas Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol for gas cars Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:51:09 -0500 Hi Zeke, You wrote: I think that a gas car would run fine on ethanol denatured with either biodiesel or methanol. Two questions: 1. I have heard/read from what I consider to be reliable sources that gas cars can be converted to run fine on 80 - 85% ethanol (15 - 20% water). True or False??? If this is the case, the fly in the ointment for a homebrewer (US) is that the mix has to be denatured . unleaded gasoline is not a good choice because of the water concentration. To denature with gasoline water conc must be only 1 or 2% . that's the tough part. 2. If methanol is a suitable denaturant, at what level (%) does methanol become a problem for engine parts? I appreciate your thoughts on this. Tom - Original Message - From: Zeke Yewdall To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Making Methanol) On 11/26/06, Thomas Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim, Add BD to denature . great idea. Still perfectly suitable for making ethyl esters. It wasn't on the list of possibilities, but there is an option to apply for different denaturants. The idea on denaturing the ethanol is to make it unsuitable for drinking. Would ~ 2% BD make it unsuitable for drinking? I thought that biodiesel was non-toxic -- enough so that you could drink a 2% solution? It you're going to drink 98% ethanol, are you going to be concerned about a little biodiesel in there? I think that a gas car would run fine on ethanol denatured with either biodiesel or methanol. Z If not, couldn't it be denatured with methanol? .. cut back 98+% on methanol use. Uh-oh Now YOU have me thinking . dangerous am using a table saw again today. Would 80 - 85% ethanol, denatured with methanol (2%?) be suitable for gas cars? Tom - Original Message - From: JAMES PHELPS To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 11:16 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Making Methanol) Joe and Tom, Yes they won't sell anhydrous Ethanol e-100 without adding gasoline or . perhaps Biodiesel if the customer asks for it that way, Hmm now if I can just get my friend at the Ethanol plant to use Biodiesel to denture it instead of gas. H Jim - Original Message - From: Thomas Kelly To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 5:42 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Making Methanol) Hi Joe, I didn't follow you when you wrote: I am really curious about the castor oil trick. I wonder how to do it? I think the methanol I have recovered is already over 90% pure and I think the castor oil would sink to the bottom. If there was a high percentage of water the oil would float on top and you could do something like normal distillation through the oil layer evaporating pure alcohol off the top of the oil layer and gradually removing it from the water below. I haven't done any experiments yet. Of course the goal is to move to ethyl eventually as well. I thought the idea was to dissolve the distilled alcohol in castor oil, then remove the water that does not dissolve and then proceed to distill the alcohol from the castor oil. This would require alcohol to be highly soluble in castor oil (or a lot of castor oil). The more soluble, I think, the more energy to distill the alcohol out. What you are saying, if I have it right, reminds me of a selectively permeable membrane. A fairly small volume of castor oil floating on a large volume of hydrated alcohol would, in a sense, act to select which molecules get to pass from the bottom layer (liquid) to the top layer (vapor). Even at low temps (35 - 40C?), the alcohol would vaporize from the castor
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol for gas cars
most gasoline powered cars run at 8+ any more, so a true flex fuel vehicle (similar to the aforementioned 2 1/2 ton hauler) could be made from existing parts, its just the fuel feed adjustments that would give you problems. a computer would have to be built and programmed with multiple feedback functions to accomodate any mixture of the usable fuels. Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: JAMES PHELPS [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol for gas cars Just to add some food for thought here on this subject. If you build the engine for the fuel type you will get top performance. this performance may even exceed the performance of a similar engine designed to run on unleaded. Where all the problems come from is trying to run anengine designed for one fuel on another. In exalmple if I wanted to get top performance out of propane fuel I would start with a 9-10 : 1 compression ratio would create an engine withas good or better performance to one designed at 7-8:1 designed for unleaded regular gasoline. Jim From: Thomas Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol for gas cars Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:51:09 -0500 Hi Zeke, You wrote: I think that a gas car would run fine on ethanol denatured with either biodiesel or methanol. Two questions: 1. I have heard/read from what I consider to be reliable sources that gas cars can be converted to run fine on 80 - 85% ethanol (15 - 20% water). True or False??? If this is the case, the fly in the ointment for a homebrewer (US) is that the mix has to be denatured . unleaded gasoline is not a good choice because of the water concentration. To denature with gasoline water conc must be only 1 or 2% . that's the tough part. 2. If methanol is a suitable denaturant, at what level (%) does methanol become a problem for engine parts? I appreciate your thoughts on this. Tom - Original Message - From: Zeke Yewdall To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Making Methanol) On 11/26/06, Thomas Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim, Add BD to denature . great idea. Still perfectly suitable for making ethyl esters. It wasn't on the list of possibilities, but there is an option to apply for different denaturants. The idea on denaturing the ethanol is to make it unsuitable for drinking. Would ~ 2% BD make it unsuitable for drinking? I thought that biodiesel was non-toxic -- enough so that you could drink a 2% solution? It you're going to drink 98% ethanol, are you going to be concerned about a little biodiesel in there? I think that a gas car would run fine on ethanol denatured with either biodiesel or methanol. Z If not, couldn't it be denatured with methanol? .. cut back 98+% on methanol use. Uh-oh Now YOU have me thinking . dangerous am using a table saw again today. Would 80 - 85% ethanol, denatured with methanol (2%?) be suitable for gas cars? Tom - Original Message - From: JAMES PHELPS To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 11:16 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Making Methanol) Joe and Tom, Yes they won't sell anhydrous Ethanol e-100 without adding gasoline or . perhaps Biodiesel if the customer asks for it that way, Hmm now if I can just get my friend at the Ethanol plant to use Biodiesel to denture it instead of gas. H Jim - Original Message - From: Thomas Kelly To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 5:42 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Making Methanol) Hi Joe, I didn't follow you when you wrote: I am really curious about the castor oil trick. I wonder how to do it? I think the methanol I have recovered is already over 90% pure and I think the castor oil would sink to the bottom. If there was a high percentage of water the oil would float on top and you could do something like normal distillation through the oil layer evaporating pure alcohol off the top of the oil layer and gradually removing it from the water below. I haven't done any experiments yet. Of course the goal is to move to ethyl eventually as well. I thought the idea was to dissolve the distilled alcohol in castor oil, then remove the water that does not dissolve and then proceed to distill the alcohol from
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol
actually, my name is bob (see signature below) Derick Giorchino wrote: Thanks for the response Keith. This is very good info for me. I do not wish to spend a lot of time trying to do something that is close to imposable or just impractical. When I could be out collecting U.V.O. or making bio d. Would you have any idea what Doug is speeking of earlier in this post? He makes it sound like ethanol is easily done. from sugar yes it is easy- I do it almost daily in my hummingbird feeder. But ethanol from cellulose is very difficult. I maybe reading into this though. Derick. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bob allen Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 3:20 PM To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Derick, you are talking about cellolosic ethanol, that is ethanol made from cellulose, rather than from starch. This is the holy grail of ethanol production. Very small amounts of ethanol can be made from sulfuric acid digestion of cellulose, but the yield is abysmal and the cost high. My position is it is not worth the time, trouble, and expense. the problems are manifold. First is the fact that the lignin present, which binds the cellulose, is not easily separable from the cellulose,and hydrolysis of cellulose to free the sugars is much more difficult that that of starch, and finally the sugars released from cellulose fermentation are not easily fermentable with yeast. Big bucks have been spent trying to solve these problems since at least the 70's with little or no success. Simply, if it were easy, it would be happening everywhere, as the feedstock- cellulosic wastes-are abundant. Derick Giorchino wrote: No Keith am not confused. I do make biodiesel. I use methanol and until some one has a better way that's what I will use. I was asking about the production of ethanol to use in other family vehicles. Since they are gas engines. I read on J.T.F. way back when I was starting the venture of bio. That ethanol can be made at home using wood chips /paper and I think there may have been also a mention of dry grass and brush and breaking it down with sulfuric acid. But I would need to go back and read it over. My quarry was as to the amount of yield verses raw product used per liter /gal or what ever. Thanks Derick. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Addison Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:40 AM To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol What are you people talking about? have you ever made any type of biofuel? Seems to me that you are confusing them all. Acid Base process and ethanol fuel? Methanol vs ethanol? It has sense in biodiesel production, but you are talking alcohol fuel for petroleum engines. Doug is being a bit confusing. He was talking about both ethanol fuel in gasoline engines and using ethanol to make biodiesel. Gasoline engines will run on 80% ethanol and 20% water (ie 160 proof) but to make ethyl esters biodiesel the ethanol must be dry, and Doug doesn't know how to make dry ethanol (absolute), he can't do better than 85% ( you should be able to get 95% by distillation). So Doug's question about ethanol vs methanol for making biodiesel doesn't make much sense to me either. I don't think Doug has made biodiesel, or he wouldn't ask anyway - ethanol biodiesel is difficult to make, not for novices, not even when the ethanol is dry, methanol biodiesel is the way to start. I don't think we know of any novices who've succeeded with ethyl esters biodiesel. I don't know how Doug was planning to make methanol, there's no small-scale backyard way of producing methanol. He seems to think you can make it by treating sawdust with concentrated acid, but that makes ethanol, not methanol. I also don't understand the reference to the acid-base process for producing ethanol, the acid-base process at JtF produces biodiesel, not ethanol. Oh well. Has nobody yet discovered whether the castor oil method for producing absolute ethanol works or not? I've been after a source of 20 litres of castor oil here in Japan but I haven't found it yet. The method is here: Separating Ethanol From Water Via Differential Miscibility -- using castor oil http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/eth_separate.html#castoil Best Keith Does not make too much sense. Andrew - Original Message - From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Derick Giorchino To: mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.orgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:01 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Hi Doug I am interested in the ethanol production you are using. What is it can you point me in the right direction? Is it the acid base as is explained at J.T.F.? As for the carb problems maybe
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol
Sorry Bob my head is up ... in the clouds. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bob allen Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 5:41 AM To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol actually, my name is bob (see signature below) Derick Giorchino wrote: Thanks for the response Keith. This is very good info for me. I do not wish to spend a lot of time trying to do something that is close to imposable or just impractical. When I could be out collecting U.V.O. or making bio d. Would you have any idea what Doug is speeking of earlier in this post? He makes it sound like ethanol is easily done. from sugar yes it is easy- I do it almost daily in my hummingbird feeder. But ethanol from cellulose is very difficult. I maybe reading into this though. Derick. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bob allen Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 3:20 PM To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Derick, you are talking about cellolosic ethanol, that is ethanol made from cellulose, rather than from starch. This is the holy grail of ethanol production. Very small amounts of ethanol can be made from sulfuric acid digestion of cellulose, but the yield is abysmal and the cost high. My position is it is not worth the time, trouble, and expense. the problems are manifold. First is the fact that the lignin present, which binds the cellulose, is not easily separable from the cellulose,and hydrolysis of cellulose to free the sugars is much more difficult that that of starch, and finally the sugars released from cellulose fermentation are not easily fermentable with yeast. Big bucks have been spent trying to solve these problems since at least the 70's with little or no success. Simply, if it were easy, it would be happening everywhere, as the feedstock- cellulosic wastes-are abundant. Derick Giorchino wrote: No Keith am not confused. I do make biodiesel. I use methanol and until some one has a better way that's what I will use. I was asking about the production of ethanol to use in other family vehicles. Since they are gas engines. I read on J.T.F. way back when I was starting the venture of bio. That ethanol can be made at home using wood chips /paper and I think there may have been also a mention of dry grass and brush and breaking it down with sulfuric acid. But I would need to go back and read it over. My quarry was as to the amount of yield verses raw product used per liter /gal or what ever. Thanks Derick. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Addison Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:40 AM To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol What are you people talking about? have you ever made any type of biofuel? Seems to me that you are confusing them all. Acid Base process and ethanol fuel? Methanol vs ethanol? It has sense in biodiesel production, but you are talking alcohol fuel for petroleum engines. Doug is being a bit confusing. He was talking about both ethanol fuel in gasoline engines and using ethanol to make biodiesel. Gasoline engines will run on 80% ethanol and 20% water (ie 160 proof) but to make ethyl esters biodiesel the ethanol must be dry, and Doug doesn't know how to make dry ethanol (absolute), he can't do better than 85% ( you should be able to get 95% by distillation). So Doug's question about ethanol vs methanol for making biodiesel doesn't make much sense to me either. I don't think Doug has made biodiesel, or he wouldn't ask anyway - ethanol biodiesel is difficult to make, not for novices, not even when the ethanol is dry, methanol biodiesel is the way to start. I don't think we know of any novices who've succeeded with ethyl esters biodiesel. I don't know how Doug was planning to make methanol, there's no small-scale backyard way of producing methanol. He seems to think you can make it by treating sawdust with concentrated acid, but that makes ethanol, not methanol. I also don't understand the reference to the acid-base process for producing ethanol, the acid-base process at JtF produces biodiesel, not ethanol. Oh well. Has nobody yet discovered whether the castor oil method for producing absolute ethanol works or not? I've been after a source of 20 litres of castor oil here in Japan but I haven't found it yet. The method is here: Separating Ethanol From Water Via Differential Miscibility -- using castor oil http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/eth_separate.html#castoil Best Keith Does not make too much sense. Andrew - Original Message - From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Derick Giorchino To: mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.orgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol
What are you people talking about? have you ever made any type of biofuel? Seems to me that you are confusing them all. Acid Base process and ethanol fuel? Methanol vs ethanol? It has sense in biodiesel production, but you are talking alcohol fuel for petroleum engines. Does not make too much sense. Andrew - Original Message - From: Derick Giorchino To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:01 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Hi Doug I am interested in the ethanol production you are using. What is it can you point me in the right direction? Is it the acid base as is explained at J.T.F.? As for the carb problems maybe a marine carb is more tolerant of the alcohol fuel if not there are places that could chrome or anodize the carb bowls for a price you would need to re thread all the holes. Or maybe powder coating would work. Good luck Derick From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of lres1Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 12:03 AMTo: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSubject: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Would like to know the advantages if any of using Methanol instead of Ethanol in making bio-diesel. It is very easy to make Ethanol with down to 15% water. Seems kinda silly to make Ethanol and Methanol if Ethanol will do all. Have now got a MPEFI Jeep running on 80% Ethanol and 20% water as a straight injection. Have a few bugs to work out but total conversion cost is less than US$20.00. To convert back to RUG is a flick of a switch on the dash. This makes more sense now to use the Ethanol instead of making Methanol for bio-diesel production as I already make the ethanol and it can replace RUG in a MPEFI engine or standard carb engine. I still have no replies on how to lacquer or coat an alloy carburetor to stop reactions with the Ethanol. At present The system is fully drained and blown with compressed air to clear out all water and Ethanol. Would be kinda nice to be able to shut the engines off and just walk away and not have the cleaning time. I do not want to get rid of the water in my Ethanol replacement for RUG as it gives much more power than RUG at 80 to 85% Ethanol and 15 to 20% water mix. The plasticized fuel tanks and lines can handle it all the carbs can not. My next step is to try and run 502 C.I.V8 engines and 351 modified engines and 350 C.I. engineswith 4 barrel hollies on Ethanol but need to clear up the carb reaction problems with the alloys involved. Would like to know how to get to 0.5% water for bio-diesel processing. Same question as JJJN I guess Doug ___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol
What are you people talking about? have you ever made any type of biofuel? Seems to me that you are confusing them all. Acid Base process and ethanol fuel? Methanol vs ethanol? It has sense in biodiesel production, but you are talking alcohol fuel for petroleum engines. Doug is being a bit confusing. He was talking about both ethanol fuel in gasoline engines and using ethanol to make biodiesel. Gasoline engines will run on 80% ethanol and 20% water (ie 160 proof) but to make ethyl esters biodiesel the ethanol must be dry, and Doug doesn't know how to make dry ethanol (absolute), he can't do better than 85% ( you should be able to get 95% by distillation). So Doug's question about ethanol vs methanol for making biodiesel doesn't make much sense to me either. I don't think Doug has made biodiesel, or he wouldn't ask anyway - ethanol biodiesel is difficult to make, not for novices, not even when the ethanol is dry, methanol biodiesel is the way to start. I don't think we know of any novices who've succeeded with ethyl esters biodiesel. I don't know how Doug was planning to make methanol, there's no small-scale backyard way of producing methanol. He seems to think you can make it by treating sawdust with concentrated acid, but that makes ethanol, not methanol. I also don't understand the reference to the acid-base process for producing ethanol, the acid-base process at JtF produces biodiesel, not ethanol. Oh well. Has nobody yet discovered whether the castor oil method for producing absolute ethanol works or not? I've been after a source of 20 litres of castor oil here in Japan but I haven't found it yet. The method is here: Separating Ethanol From Water Via Differential Miscibility -- using castor oil http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/eth_separate.html#castoil Best Keith Does not make too much sense. Andrew - Original Message - From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Derick Giorchino To: mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.orgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:01 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Hi Doug I am interested in the ethanol production you are using. What is it can you point me in the right direction? Is it the acid base as is explained at J.T.F.? As for the carb problems maybe a marine carb is more tolerant of the alcohol fuel if not there are places that could chrome or anodize the carb bowls for a price you would need to re thread all the holes. Or maybe powder coating would work. Good luck Derick From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of lres1 Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 12:03 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Would like to know the advantages if any of using Methanol instead of Ethanol in making bio-diesel. It is very easy to make Ethanol with down to 15% water. Seems kinda silly to make Ethanol and Methanol if Ethanol will do all. Have now got a MPEFI Jeep running on 80% Ethanol and 20% water as a straight injection. Have a few bugs to work out but total conversion cost is less than US$20.00. To convert back to RUG is a flick of a switch on the dash. This makes more sense now to use the Ethanol instead of making Methanol for bio-diesel production as I already make the ethanol and it can replace RUG in a MPEFI engine or standard carb engine. I still have no replies on how to lacquer or coat an alloy carburetor to stop reactions with the Ethanol. At present The system is fully drained and blown with compressed air to clear out all water and Ethanol. Would be kinda nice to be able to shut the engines off and just walk away and not have the cleaning time. I do not want to get rid of the water in my Ethanol replacement for RUG as it gives much more power than RUG at 80 to 85% Ethanol and 15 to 20% water mix. The plasticized fuel tanks and lines can handle it all the carbs can not. My next step is to try and run 502 C.I. V8 engines and 351 modified engines and 350 C.I. engines with 4 barrel hollies on Ethanol but need to clear up the carb reaction problems with the alloys involved. Would like to know how to get to 0.5% water for bio-diesel processing. Same question as JJJN I guess Doug ___ 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] Ethanol V's Methanol
No Keith am not confused. I do make biodiesel. I use methanol and until some one has a better way that's what I will use. I was asking about the production of ethanol to use in other family vehicles. Since they are gas engines. I read on J.T.F. way back when I was starting the venture of bio. That ethanol can be made at home using wood chips /paper and I think there may have been also a mention of dry grass and brush and breaking it down with sulfuric acid. But I would need to go back and read it over. My quarry was as to the amount of yield verses raw product used per liter /gal or what ever. Thanks Derick. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Addison Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:40 AM To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol What are you people talking about? have you ever made any type of biofuel? Seems to me that you are confusing them all. Acid Base process and ethanol fuel? Methanol vs ethanol? It has sense in biodiesel production, but you are talking alcohol fuel for petroleum engines. Doug is being a bit confusing. He was talking about both ethanol fuel in gasoline engines and using ethanol to make biodiesel. Gasoline engines will run on 80% ethanol and 20% water (ie 160 proof) but to make ethyl esters biodiesel the ethanol must be dry, and Doug doesn't know how to make dry ethanol (absolute), he can't do better than 85% ( you should be able to get 95% by distillation). So Doug's question about ethanol vs methanol for making biodiesel doesn't make much sense to me either. I don't think Doug has made biodiesel, or he wouldn't ask anyway - ethanol biodiesel is difficult to make, not for novices, not even when the ethanol is dry, methanol biodiesel is the way to start. I don't think we know of any novices who've succeeded with ethyl esters biodiesel. I don't know how Doug was planning to make methanol, there's no small-scale backyard way of producing methanol. He seems to think you can make it by treating sawdust with concentrated acid, but that makes ethanol, not methanol. I also don't understand the reference to the acid-base process for producing ethanol, the acid-base process at JtF produces biodiesel, not ethanol. Oh well. Has nobody yet discovered whether the castor oil method for producing absolute ethanol works or not? I've been after a source of 20 litres of castor oil here in Japan but I haven't found it yet. The method is here: Separating Ethanol From Water Via Differential Miscibility -- using castor oil http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/eth_separate.html#castoil Best Keith Does not make too much sense. Andrew - Original Message - From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Derick Giorchino To: mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.orgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:01 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Hi Doug I am interested in the ethanol production you are using. What is it can you point me in the right direction? Is it the acid base as is explained at J.T.F.? As for the carb problems maybe a marine carb is more tolerant of the alcohol fuel if not there are places that could chrome or anodize the carb bowls for a price you would need to re thread all the holes. Or maybe powder coating would work. Good luck Derick From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of lres1 Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 12:03 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Would like to know the advantages if any of using Methanol instead of Ethanol in making bio-diesel. It is very easy to make Ethanol with down to 15% water. Seems kinda silly to make Ethanol and Methanol if Ethanol will do all. Have now got a MPEFI Jeep running on 80% Ethanol and 20% water as a straight injection. Have a few bugs to work out but total conversion cost is less than US$20.00. To convert back to RUG is a flick of a switch on the dash. This makes more sense now to use the Ethanol instead of making Methanol for bio-diesel production as I already make the ethanol and it can replace RUG in a MPEFI engine or standard carb engine. I still have no replies on how to lacquer or coat an alloy carburetor to stop reactions with the Ethanol. At present The system is fully drained and blown with compressed air to clear out all water and Ethanol. Would be kinda nice to be able to shut the engines off and just walk away and not have the cleaning time. I do not want to get rid of the water in my Ethanol replacement for RUG as it gives much more power than RUG at 80 to 85% Ethanol and 15 to 20% water mix. The plasticized fuel tanks and lines can handle it all the carbs can not. My next step is to try and run 502 C.I. V8 engines and 351 modified engines and 350 C.I. engines with 4 barrel hollies on Ethanol but need to clear up the carb reaction problems with the alloys involved
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol
Derick, you are talking about cellolosic ethanol, that is ethanol made from cellulose, rather than from starch. This is the holy grail of ethanol production. Very small amounts of ethanol can be made from sulfuric acid digestion of cellulose, but the yield is abysmal and the cost high. My position is it is not worth the time, trouble, and expense. the problems are manifold. First is the fact that the lignin present, which binds the cellulose, is not easily separable from the cellulose,and hydrolysis of cellulose to free the sugars is much more difficult that that of starch, and finally the sugars released from cellulose fermentation are not easily fermentable with yeast. Big bucks have been spent trying to solve these problems since at least the 70's with little or no success. Simply, if it were easy, it would be happening everywhere, as the feedstock- cellulosic wastes-are abundant. Derick Giorchino wrote: No Keith am not confused. I do make biodiesel. I use methanol and until some one has a better way that's what I will use. I was asking about the production of ethanol to use in other family vehicles. Since they are gas engines. I read on J.T.F. way back when I was starting the venture of bio. That ethanol can be made at home using wood chips /paper and I think there may have been also a mention of dry grass and brush and breaking it down with sulfuric acid. But I would need to go back and read it over. My quarry was as to the amount of yield verses raw product used per liter /gal or what ever. Thanks Derick. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Addison Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:40 AM To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol What are you people talking about? have you ever made any type of biofuel? Seems to me that you are confusing them all. Acid Base process and ethanol fuel? Methanol vs ethanol? It has sense in biodiesel production, but you are talking alcohol fuel for petroleum engines. Doug is being a bit confusing. He was talking about both ethanol fuel in gasoline engines and using ethanol to make biodiesel. Gasoline engines will run on 80% ethanol and 20% water (ie 160 proof) but to make ethyl esters biodiesel the ethanol must be dry, and Doug doesn't know how to make dry ethanol (absolute), he can't do better than 85% ( you should be able to get 95% by distillation). So Doug's question about ethanol vs methanol for making biodiesel doesn't make much sense to me either. I don't think Doug has made biodiesel, or he wouldn't ask anyway - ethanol biodiesel is difficult to make, not for novices, not even when the ethanol is dry, methanol biodiesel is the way to start. I don't think we know of any novices who've succeeded with ethyl esters biodiesel. I don't know how Doug was planning to make methanol, there's no small-scale backyard way of producing methanol. He seems to think you can make it by treating sawdust with concentrated acid, but that makes ethanol, not methanol. I also don't understand the reference to the acid-base process for producing ethanol, the acid-base process at JtF produces biodiesel, not ethanol. Oh well. Has nobody yet discovered whether the castor oil method for producing absolute ethanol works or not? I've been after a source of 20 litres of castor oil here in Japan but I haven't found it yet. The method is here: Separating Ethanol From Water Via Differential Miscibility -- using castor oil http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/eth_separate.html#castoil Best Keith Does not make too much sense. Andrew - Original Message - From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Derick Giorchino To: mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.orgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:01 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Hi Doug I am interested in the ethanol production you are using. What is it can you point me in the right direction? Is it the acid base as is explained at J.T.F.? As for the carb problems maybe a marine carb is more tolerant of the alcohol fuel if not there are places that could chrome or anodize the carb bowls for a price you would need to re thread all the holes. Or maybe powder coating would work. Good luck Derick From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of lres1 Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 12:03 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Would like to know the advantages if any of using Methanol instead of Ethanol in making bio-diesel. It is very easy to make Ethanol with down to 15% water. Seems kinda silly to make Ethanol and Methanol if Ethanol will do all. Have now got a MPEFI Jeep running on 80% Ethanol and 20% water as a straight injection. Have a few bugs to work out but total conversion cost is less than US
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol
Thanks for the response Keith. This is very good info for me. I do not wish to spend a lot of time trying to do something that is close to imposable or just impractical. When I could be out collecting U.V.O. or making bio d. Would you have any idea what Doug is speeking of earlier in this post? He makes it sound like ethanol is easily done. I maybe reading into this though. Derick. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bob allen Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 3:20 PM To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Derick, you are talking about cellolosic ethanol, that is ethanol made from cellulose, rather than from starch. This is the holy grail of ethanol production. Very small amounts of ethanol can be made from sulfuric acid digestion of cellulose, but the yield is abysmal and the cost high. My position is it is not worth the time, trouble, and expense. the problems are manifold. First is the fact that the lignin present, which binds the cellulose, is not easily separable from the cellulose,and hydrolysis of cellulose to free the sugars is much more difficult that that of starch, and finally the sugars released from cellulose fermentation are not easily fermentable with yeast. Big bucks have been spent trying to solve these problems since at least the 70's with little or no success. Simply, if it were easy, it would be happening everywhere, as the feedstock- cellulosic wastes-are abundant. Derick Giorchino wrote: No Keith am not confused. I do make biodiesel. I use methanol and until some one has a better way that's what I will use. I was asking about the production of ethanol to use in other family vehicles. Since they are gas engines. I read on J.T.F. way back when I was starting the venture of bio. That ethanol can be made at home using wood chips /paper and I think there may have been also a mention of dry grass and brush and breaking it down with sulfuric acid. But I would need to go back and read it over. My quarry was as to the amount of yield verses raw product used per liter /gal or what ever. Thanks Derick. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Addison Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:40 AM To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol What are you people talking about? have you ever made any type of biofuel? Seems to me that you are confusing them all. Acid Base process and ethanol fuel? Methanol vs ethanol? It has sense in biodiesel production, but you are talking alcohol fuel for petroleum engines. Doug is being a bit confusing. He was talking about both ethanol fuel in gasoline engines and using ethanol to make biodiesel. Gasoline engines will run on 80% ethanol and 20% water (ie 160 proof) but to make ethyl esters biodiesel the ethanol must be dry, and Doug doesn't know how to make dry ethanol (absolute), he can't do better than 85% ( you should be able to get 95% by distillation). So Doug's question about ethanol vs methanol for making biodiesel doesn't make much sense to me either. I don't think Doug has made biodiesel, or he wouldn't ask anyway - ethanol biodiesel is difficult to make, not for novices, not even when the ethanol is dry, methanol biodiesel is the way to start. I don't think we know of any novices who've succeeded with ethyl esters biodiesel. I don't know how Doug was planning to make methanol, there's no small-scale backyard way of producing methanol. He seems to think you can make it by treating sawdust with concentrated acid, but that makes ethanol, not methanol. I also don't understand the reference to the acid-base process for producing ethanol, the acid-base process at JtF produces biodiesel, not ethanol. Oh well. Has nobody yet discovered whether the castor oil method for producing absolute ethanol works or not? I've been after a source of 20 litres of castor oil here in Japan but I haven't found it yet. The method is here: Separating Ethanol From Water Via Differential Miscibility -- using castor oil http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/eth_separate.html#castoil Best Keith Does not make too much sense. Andrew - Original Message - From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Derick Giorchino To: mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.orgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:01 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Hi Doug I am interested in the ethanol production you are using. What is it can you point me in the right direction? Is it the acid base as is explained at J.T.F.? As for the carb problems maybe a marine carb is more tolerant of the alcohol fuel if not there are places that could chrome or anodize the carb bowls for a price you would need to re thread all the holes. Or maybe powder coating would work. Good luck
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol
Would like to know the advantages if any of using Methanol instead of Ethanol in making bio-diesel. It is very easy to make Ethanol with down to 15% water. Seems kinda silly to make Ethanol and Methanol if Ethanol will do all. Have now got a MPEFI Jeep running on 80% Ethanol and 20% water as a straight injection. Have a few bugs to work out but total conversion cost is less than US$20.00. To convert back to RUG is a flick of a switch on the dash. This makes more sense now to use the Ethanol instead of making Methanol for bio-diesel production as I already make the ethanol and it can replace RUG in a MPEFI engine or standard carb engine. I still have no replies on how to lacquer or coat an alloy carburetor to stop reactions with the Ethanol. At present The system is fully drained and blown with compressed air to clear out all water and Ethanol. Would be kinda nice to be able to shut the engines off and just walk away and not have the cleaning time. I do not want to get rid of the water in my Ethanol replacement for RUG as it gives much more power than RUG at 80 to 85% Ethanol and 15 to 20% water mix. The plasticized fuel tanks and lines can handle it all the carbs can not. My next step is to try and run 502 C.I. V8 engines and 351 modified engines and 350 C.I. engines with 4 barrel hollies on Ethanol but need to clear up the carb reaction problems with the alloys involved. Would like to know how to get to 0.5% water for bio-diesel processing. Same question as JJJN I guess Doug I think you said quite some time ago that you were making biodiesel with ethanol. Have you actually made any ethyl esters biodiesel yet, or any biodiesel yet? Best 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] Ethanol V's Methanol
Hi Doug I am interested in the ethanol production you are using. What is it can you point me in the right direction? Is it the acid base as is explained at J.T.F.? As for the carb problems maybe a marine carb is more tolerant of the alcohol fuel if not there are places that could chrome or anodize the carb bowls for a price you would need to re thread all the holes. Or maybe powder coating would work. Good luck Derick From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of lres1 Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 12:03 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol V's Methanol Would like to know the advantages if any of using Methanol instead of Ethanol in making bio-diesel. It is very easy to make Ethanol with down to 15% water. Seems kinda silly to make Ethanol and Methanol if Ethanol will do all. Have now got a MPEFI Jeep running on 80% Ethanol and 20% water as a straight injection. Have a few bugs to work out but total conversion cost is less than US$20.00. To convert back to RUG is a flick of a switch on the dash. This makes more sense now to use the Ethanol instead of making Methanol for bio-diesel production as I already make the ethanol and it can replace RUG in a MPEFI engine or standard carb engine. I still have no replies on how to lacquer or coat an alloy carburetor to stop reactions with the Ethanol. At present The system is fully drained and blown with compressed air to clear out all water and Ethanol. Would be kinda nice to be able to shut the engines off and just walk away and not have the cleaning time. I do not want to get rid of the water in my Ethanol replacement for RUG as it gives much more power than RUG at 80 to 85% Ethanol and 15 to 20% water mix. The plasticized fuel tanks and lines can handle it all the carbs can not. My next step is to try and run 502 C.I.V8 engines and 351 modified engines and 350 C.I. engineswith 4 barrel hollies on Ethanol but need to clear up the carb reaction problems with the alloys involved. Would like to know how to get to 0.5% water for bio-diesel processing. Same question as JJJN I guess Doug ___ 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] Ethanol use
Hi Charles There is a patented information about using the zeolites at the top of the reactor , which can be very selective to adsorb and return back pure alcohol see google search using free patent site. Then you can recover the catalyst using solar energy to remove water.In the case of ethanol , the higher temperature , I am not sure that higher can fovour the reaction.Can any one have the experience to give more informatiion? With kind regars to all biofuel members yours truelyPannirselvam P.V2006/8/21, Charles List [EMAIL PROTECTED] :Hi allIt's slowly turning to spring down here in the southern hemisphere, and a young man's thoughts turn to what he's going to get up to inthose long summer evenings. Me, I think only of biofuel! I am havinggood progress and results with methanol but my long term plan is tobe completely self- sufficient and ferment my own ethanol to use in my reaction. I will first buy some denatured ethanol to practice on,and I have read what is on the JtF web-site and realise I will needto really dewater my oil, use more ethanol than methanol etc. I wouldlike to know, however, if I can increase the temperature of the reaction mixture to cut down the time taken for the reaction asethanol boils at 78C rather than 65C, and if there are any otherhints/ tips people can give through their experience of this reaction.Thanks Charles List This email was sent using Telecom SchoolZone.www.schoolzone.net.nz This email has been scanned for viruses by Telecom SchoolZone,but is not guaranteed to be virus-free.--___ Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/-- Grupo de Pesquisa em Engenharia de Custos e Processos DEQ – Departamento de Engenharia QuímicaCT – Centro de Tecnologia / UFRN, Lagoa Nova – Natal/RNCampus Universitário. CEP: 59.072-970http://pannirbr.googlepages.com/gpecufrnhomepage 3215-3769 ramal 210casa 3215-1557 ___ 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] Ethanol use
Hello Ken, Charles et al. Ethanol can be somewhat tricky to deal with when it comes to producing biodiesel. The glycerine drop is related to the amount of ethyl esters that you have created during the process. This is suggesting that you will need a certain qty of ethyl esters produced in order to have a spontaneous glycerol drop. To make sure that you have a sufficient amount, the ethanol stochiometric surplus should be at least 75% or rather 100%. The stochiometric relationships are much more important than increasing of the reaction temperature, say 5 or 10 degrees. But also note that the ethanol inserted has to be anhydrous. Best of luck to you ! Jan Warnqvist AGERATEC AB + 46 554 201 89 +46 70 499 38 45 - Original Message - From: Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 4:40 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol use On Aug 21, 2006, at 1:57 PM, Charles List wrote: I would like to know, however, if I can increase the temperature of the reaction mixture to cut down the time taken for the reaction as ethanol boils at 78C rather than 65C. You probably could, but the separation of glycerol takes such a long time with ethanol (hours maybe), and the reactants are all in solution that whole time (completely clear, single phase), that you probably don't need more than the usual heating to get the reaction to go as far as it will. -K ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol use
On Aug 21, 2006, at 1:57 PM, Charles List wrote: I would like to know, however, if I can increase the temperature of the reaction mixture to cut down the time taken for the reaction as ethanol boils at 78C rather than 65C. You probably could, but the separation of glycerol takes such a long time with ethanol (hours maybe), and the reactants are all in solution that whole time (completely clear, single phase), that you probably don't need more than the usual heating to get the reaction to go as far as it will. -K ___ 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] Ethanol for diesel engines
Hi Ethanol is close to gasoline when referring to fueling energy to an engine. Therefore cetane number is low even though ethanol prefers higher pressure than regular gasoline. So ethanol diesel blend to be viable as fuel and easy the blending has to have two supports: cetane improver additive to easy combustion and a electronic/software combination which can adjust ignition timing and pumpin all the time. ( Please remember atomiztion is diferent also!) In order to reduce the amount of additive ( very expensive and it is like TNT - worsening stability) I assume they use some diesel so it helps ignition (Please note) This reminds me the natural gas/diesel dual fuel engine where the diesel is used as the spark plug and the electronics do the rest. Please remember when we have two types of fuel two explosions will always happen and in the case of the diesel/cetane improver/alcohol we might have three explosions and this is not good for the engine so in the long run efficiency is jeopardize severely. Hakan you are right: The cetane improver experiences with alcohol have been done a long time by Scania and in fact they tried to introduce this technology in Brasil. It is not used because it was considered too expensive. The consumption should be much higher than the 100% diesel ( energy content per mass and volume admission in the combustion chamber ) and considering the new refining technologies the emissions of the new blend should not be better. We still do not know the effect of aldehyde on the environment a please pay attention nitrates generates NOx thru exhaust pipe and aldehyde and NOx are always there when using alcohol. Also diesel engines do operate at higher temperatures and this can affect exhaust gases worsening emissions environmentally speaking. In my opinion we have to scrutinize this approach thouruglly and this approach it is not novel. I love ppo svo and biodiesel. very best fo rall of us Chic Hakan Falk wrote: Keith, If I remembered right, the Swedish diesel buses are running on a wood alcohol mix, with some sort of additive. In Sweden it is now more and more common that the buses use biofuel. Hakan At 18:47 07/06/2006, you wrote: Hi Tomas Hi, this one fuel combination is interesting. I've never heard about such possibility before: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/06/xcelplus_acquir.html -- Tomas Juknevicius Fuel-Cycle Energy and Emission Impacts of Ethanol-Diesel Blends in Urban Buses and Farming Tractors, (July 2003, 992kb pdf) http://www.transportation.anl.gov/pdfs/TA/280.pdf The Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel by S.W. Mathewson Chapter 3 UTILIZATION OF ALCOHOL FUELS Diesel Engines http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_manual/manual3.html Best 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/ ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol for diesel engines
Just wanting to make some remarks . The Scania ethanol buses are running on a special ethanol quality blend consisting from ethanol (95%), a cetane improver called Bereid, which I am told is a polyglycol, and a lubricant. The injection timing is normal (approx 20 degrees before TDC) and all engines are equipped with intercooler which functions as an air heater when the engine runs on idle. Ethanol is not self-evident as a diesel fuel, but progress has been done. Jan Warnqvist - Original Message - From: FRANCISCO To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol for diesel engines HiEthanol is close to gasoline when referring to fueling energy to an engine. Therefore cetane number is low even though ethanol prefers higher pressure than regular gasoline. So ethanol diesel blend to be viable as fuel and easy the blending has to have two supports: cetane improver additive to easy combustion and a electronic/software combination which can adjust ignition timing and pumpin all the time. ( Please remember atomiztion is diferent also!) In order to reduce the amount of additive ( very expensive and it is like TNT - worsening stability) I assume they use some diesel so it helps ignition (Please note) This reminds me the natural gas/diesel dual fuel engine where the diesel is used as the spark plug and the electronics do the rest. Please remember when we have two types of fuel two explosions will always happen and in the case of the diesel/cetane improver/alcohol we might have three explosions and this is not good for the engine so in the long run efficiency is jeopardize severely.Hakan you are right: The cetane improver experiences with alcohol have been done a long time by Scania and in fact they tried to introduce this technology in Brasil. It is not used because it was considered too expensive. The consumption should be much higher than the 100% diesel ( energy content per mass and volume admission in the combustion chamber ) and considering the new refining technologies the emissions of the new blend should not be better. We still do not know the effect of aldehyde on the environment a please pay attention nitrates generates NOx thru exhaust pipe and aldehyde and NOx are always there when using alcohol. Also diesel engines do operate at higher temperatures and this can affect exhaust gases worsening emissions environmentally speaking.In my opinion we have to scrutinize this approach thouruglly and this approach it is not novel. I love ppo svo and biodiesel.very best fo rall of usChicHakan Falk wrote: Keith, If I remembered right, the Swedish diesel buses are running on a wood alcohol mix, with some sort of additive. In Sweden it is now more and more common that the buses use biofuel. Hakan At 18:47 07/06/2006, you wrote: Hi Tomas Hi, this one fuel combination is interesting. I've never heard about such possibility before: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/06/xcelplus_acquir.html -- Tomas Juknevicius Fuel-Cycle Energy and Emission Impacts of Ethanol-Diesel Blends in Urban Buses and Farming Tractors, (July 2003, 992kb pdf) http://www.transportation.anl.gov/pdfs/TA/280.pdf The Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel by S.W. Mathewson Chapter 3 UTILIZATION OF ALCOHOL FUELS Diesel Engines http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_manual/manual3.html Best 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/ ___ 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 listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch 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
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol for diesel engines
Ah, it just opens the new energy path. If only the BD could be used for diesels, only the energy from oily plants can be harvested for usage in cars. With this new path, more avenues are opened. Energy input from starchy plants (especially keeping in mind the ethanol generation from celulose) can now be tapped. This setup might be more suitable for colder climates, than current rapeseed approach. Anyway, ethanol burning in the diesel is more economical than burning the same ethanol in otto cycle engines (the current crop of flex-fuel vehicles). The only nagging question is that additive mentioned in the article. Jason Katie wrote: if the exhaust isnt any better than a gasoline engine on ethanol, what difference would it make whether or not it was ethy or BD? it sounds like the additive isnt all the best either -- Tomas Juknevicius ___ 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] Ethanol for diesel engines
Hi Tomas Hi, this one fuel combination is interesting. I've never heard about such possibility before: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/06/xcelplus_acquir.html -- Tomas Juknevicius Fuel-Cycle Energy and Emission Impacts of Ethanol-Diesel Blends in Urban Buses and Farming Tractors, (July 2003, 992kb pdf) http://www.transportation.anl.gov/pdfs/TA/280.pdf The Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel by S.W. Mathewson Chapter 3 UTILIZATION OF ALCOHOL FUELS Diesel Engines http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_manual/manual3.html Best 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] Ethanol for diesel engines
Keith, If I remembered right, the Swedish diesel buses are running on a wood alcohol mix, with some sort of additive. In Sweden it is now more and more common that the buses use biofuel. Hakan At 18:47 07/06/2006, you wrote: Hi Tomas Hi, this one fuel combination is interesting. I've never heard about such possibility before: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/06/xcelplus_acquir.html -- Tomas Juknevicius Fuel-Cycle Energy and Emission Impacts of Ethanol-Diesel Blends in Urban Buses and Farming Tractors, (July 2003, 992kb pdf) http://www.transportation.anl.gov/pdfs/TA/280.pdf The Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel by S.W. Mathewson Chapter 3 UTILIZATION OF ALCOHOL FUELS Diesel Engines http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_manual/manual3.html Best 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/ ___ 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] Ethanol for diesel engines
if the exhaust isnt any better than a gasoline engine on ethanol, what difference would it make whether or not it was ethy or BD? it sounds like the additive isnt all the best either - Original Message - From: Tomas Juknevicius [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 8:43 AM Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol for diesel engines Hi, this one fuel combination is interesting. I've never heard about such possibility before: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/06/xcelplus_acquir.html -- Tomas Juknevicius ___ 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/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.1/355 - Release Date: 6/2/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/358 - Release Date: 6/7/2006 ___ 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] Ethanol boom or bust?
Hi Darryl and all, We´ve seen a sharp jump in the price of sugar here in Uruguay. It had been about 13 Uruguayan pesos (about .50 U.S. dollars). Now its about 23 pesos. Tom Irwin From: Darryl McMahon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSent: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:21:25 -0300Subject: [Biofuel] Ethanol boom or bust?Ethanol boom or bust?Whether Canada's answer to Kyoto will work is the mystery Snip ___ 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] Ethanol without distillation
I also pulled paper from internet using googleArticle Ethanol production by extractive fermentation M. Minier, G. Goma *Départment de Génie Biochimique et Alimentaire, ERA-CNRS No. 879. INSA, Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse Cédex, France *Correspondence to G. Goma, Départment de Génie Biochimique et Alimentaire, ERA-CNRS No. 879. INSA, Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse Cédex, France setDOI("ADOI=10.1002/bit.260240710")Abstract The ideal method to produce a terminal metabolite inhibitor of cell growth and production is to remove and recover it from the fermenting broth as it formed. Extractive fermentation is achieved in the case of ethanol production by coupling both fermentation and liquid-liquid extraction, The solvent of extraction is 1-dodecanol (or a mixture 1-dedecanol, 1-tetradecanol); study of the inhibitory effect of primary aliphatic alcohols of different chain lengths shows that no growth is observed in the presence of alcohols which have between 2 and 12 carbons. This effect is suppressed when the carbon number is 12 or higher. A new reactor has been used-1 pulsed packed column. Pulsation is performed pneumatically. Porous material used as a package adsorbs the cells. The fermentation broth is pulsed in order to (1) increase the interfacial area between the aqueous phase and the dodecanol, (2) decrease gas holdup. Alcoholic fermentation, performed at 35°C on glucose syrup, permits the total utilization of glucose solution of 409 g/L with a yeast which cannot-in classical process- completely use solutions with 200 g/L of glucose. The feasibility of a new method of fermentation coupling both liquid-liquid extraction and fermentation is demonstrated. Extension of this method is possible to any microbial production inhibited by its metabolite excretion. The octanol from castor can be better one than Castor oil. Pure Castor oil canbe good one. The pulsing fase seperation can help the seperation very fast. In Canada the extractive fermentation has been shown to be very sucessful.For small scale we need still simplify this process.This very usful information published in JTF can end the distillation process and hence the need for Bioler and its high pressure pump. yet more information is needed, as this process can give pure ethanol, almost all the information is kept as industrial top secret or sold .Jason go ahead practical experiments and I am sure you are in right direction and we , small research group from Brazil wish this process a big sucess .If any one from the list has used this process .Let us know sd PannirselvamJason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i pulled a paper from the library describing separating ethanol from water using castor oil. can this be done using any kind of oil, or are their certain characteristics of the oil not described in the paper?http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/eth_separate.html ___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages):http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big.___ 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] Ethanol without distillation
I also pulled paper from internet using googleArticle Ethanol production by extractive fermentation M. Minier, G. Goma *Départment de Génie Biochimique et Alimentaire, ERA-CNRS No. 879. INSA, Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse Cédex, France *Correspondence to G. Goma, Départment de Génie Biochimique et Alimentaire, ERA-CNRS No. 879. INSA, Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse Cédex, France setDOI("ADOI=10.1002/bit.260240710")Abstract The ideal method to produce a terminal metabolite inhibitor of cell growth and production is to remove and recover it from the fermenting broth as it formed. Extractive fermentation is achieved in the case of ethanol production by coupling both fermentation and liquid-liquid extraction, The solvent of extraction is 1-dodecanol (or a mixture 1-dedecanol, 1-tetradecanol); study of the inhibitory effect of primary aliphatic alcohols of different chain lengths shows that no growth is observed in the presence of alcohols which have between 2 and 12 carbons. This effect is suppressed when the carbon number is 12 or higher. A new reactor has been used-1 pulsed packed column. Pulsation is performed pneumatically. Porous material used as a package adsorbs the cells. The fermentation broth is pulsed in order to (1) increase the interfacial area between the aqueous phase and the dodecanol, (2) decrease gas holdup. Alcoholic fermentation, performed at 35°C on glucose syrup, permits the total utilization of glucose solution of 409 g/L with a yeast which cannot-in classical process- completely use solutions with 200 g/L of glucose. The feasibility of a new method of fermentation coupling both liquid-liquid extraction and fermentation is demonstrated. Extension of this method is possible to any microbial production inhibited by its metabolite excretion. The octanol from castor can be better one than Castor oil. Pure Castor oil canbe good one. The pulsing fase seperation can help the seperation very fast. In Canada the extractive fermentation has been shown to be very sucessful.For small scale we need still simplify this process.This very usful information published in JTF can end the distillation process and hence the need for Bioler and its high pressure pump. yet more information is needed, as this process can give pure ethanol, almost all the information is kept as industrial top secret or sold .Jason go ahead practical experiments and I am sure you are in right direction and we , small research group from Brazil wish this process a big sucess .If any one from the list has used this process .Let us know sd PannirselvamJason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i pulled a paper from the library describing separating ethanol from water using castor oil. can this be done using any kind of oil, or are their certain characteristics of the oil not described in the paper?http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/eth_separate.html ___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages):http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. ___ 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] Ethanol vs Biodiesel
On Feb 3, 2006, at 12:58 PM, anna b wrote: I am curious as to why ethanol has dominated the recent discussion in main stream media of alternative fuels. The way I see it biodiesel is already available as are diesel cars to use it. Think of the historical difference in cost between bread and olive oil. Ethanol can be made from bread, biodiesel requires vegoil. The quality of the feedstock is much higher for biodiesel, and so will be the cost -- especially in those places where waste oils (ie, fried foods) aren't so readily available as in suburban US. Also, biodiesel requires constructing production facilities that don't exist presently. Ethanol is a common product worldwide already. Also, of course, Bush's friends would rather make ethanol :-) -K ___ 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] ethanol method glycerin ?
Are you saying that it may be possible to take the gycerin by product after making biodiesel, ferment it then distill it to make ethanol? -Mark -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bioclaire Nederland Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 7:53 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] ethanol method glycerin ? Hi all, As you will know, glycerin is highly hygroscopic. Did anyone of you ever try to make 100% ethanol (200 proof) using glycerin ? Pieter Netherlands. ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method glycerin ?
Are you saying that it may be possible to take the gycerin by product after making biodiesel, ferment it then distill it to make ethanol? -Mark See: Absolute Alcohol Using Glycerine http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library.html#alcglyc Keith -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bioclaire Nederland Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 7:53 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] ethanol method glycerin ? Hi all, As you will know, glycerin is highly hygroscopic. Did anyone of you ever try to make 100% ethanol (200 proof) using glycerin ? Pieter Netherlands. ___ 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] ethanol method
Can somebody explain me what is Drano ? Pieter. - Original Message - From: Derick Giorchino [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 11:20 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method This is more a warning than a question. But many years ago I was told that if you put Drano in a ping pong ball by use of a syringe then seal the hole. Throw the ball in gasoline and run your ass off. The gas was supposed to melt the ball and there was supposed to be a very big explosion. I never tried this although I was young at the time, I was not that stupid. If this is true gas in bio with lye have a negative effect. As I said this maybe a myth but its worth checking on. Good health. Derick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeke Yewdall Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:46 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method A small amount of gasoline in the biodiesel shouldn't affect it too much. Some of the crazy schemes for using unheated SVO call for mixing it with 15% gasoline or such. While I don't think this is necessarily good for the diesel engine, the majority of the problems I have heard of from doing this are not sufficiently dissolving the oil, not problems with the gasoline component per se. It also seems that gasoline should be separable from biodiesel by distillation, because of the much lower vapor pressure of gasoline, although I am not sure about that. Z On 1/26/06, bob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jan, Wouldn't you expect that 500 ppm water would be picked up in any recovered ethanol, due to even a small amount of soap production? also if the ethanol used is for automobile use, is it an E-85 blend, ie, 15% gasoline? If so I would think that the gasoline would partition into any biodiesel made from this alcohol source. How would the gasoline impact the biodiesel? Jan Warnqvist wrote: Hello Bias Antonio, Ken is right, the NaOH dissolves a lot quicker in ethanol if heated. In order to make ethyl esters the quality of the reactants has to be high: ethanol min 99,5% pure and oil with a water content 500 ppm and a stochiometric surplus of ethanol of at least 75% and why not 100% ? The economy of this is depending upon your possibilities of recover the excess ethanol. Good luck to you AGERATEC AB Jan Warnqvist - Original Message - From: Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:55 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Blas Antonio Guanes wrote: the problem is that, methanol costs 4 $ and pure ethanol for car costs 0.52 $, NaOH is gotten in any part.. KOH is sold in bags of 25 kilos for soap industry.. Here in Paragua it is difficult to get chemical products. for that reason I want know how I can make with oil, ethanol and NaOH Have you tried dissolving NaOH in pure anhydrous ethanol? It is difficult. If you can dissolve the required amount (perhaps by boiling the ethanol/NaOH mixture under reflux), you could possibly make biodiesel out of very clean dry oil. If you only use 3.5g NaOH per liter of oil, or if your ethanol or oil contain any water, you will probably never achieve separation of a glycerine phase. All your ingredients go into a clear solution, and just stay that way forever. Until glycerine separates, you don't have biodiesel. -K ___ 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/ -- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves - Richard Feynman ___ 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] ethanol method
Here in Paraguay absolute alcohol takes place to use in cars with structure modified mechanics, it is pure ethanol. That is here an advantage. then like you recommend to make ethoxid?, if it is with KOH, like you to extract 5% of water that it is generated with the reaction KOH + EtOH.. I will prove again with NaOH in 7 g/l heating. Then I will see that it happens. How much isgood proportion to prove with new oil? _ Descubre la descarga digital con MSN Music. Más de un millón de canciones. http://music.msn.es/ ___ 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] ethanol method
Sorry Pieter I guess I should have told you Drano is a NHO caustic soda base drain cleaner. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bioclaire Nederland Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 10:03 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method Can somebody explain me what is Drano ? Pieter. - Original Message - From: Derick Giorchino [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 11:20 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method This is more a warning than a question. But many years ago I was told that if you put Drano in a ping pong ball by use of a syringe then seal the hole. Throw the ball in gasoline and run your ass off. The gas was supposed to melt the ball and there was supposed to be a very big explosion. I never tried this although I was young at the time, I was not that stupid. If this is true gas in bio with lye have a negative effect. As I said this maybe a myth but its worth checking on. Good health. Derick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeke Yewdall Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:46 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method A small amount of gasoline in the biodiesel shouldn't affect it too much. Some of the crazy schemes for using unheated SVO call for mixing it with 15% gasoline or such. While I don't think this is necessarily good for the diesel engine, the majority of the problems I have heard of from doing this are not sufficiently dissolving the oil, not problems with the gasoline component per se. It also seems that gasoline should be separable from biodiesel by distillation, because of the much lower vapor pressure of gasoline, although I am not sure about that. Z On 1/26/06, bob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jan, Wouldn't you expect that 500 ppm water would be picked up in any recovered ethanol, due to even a small amount of soap production? also if the ethanol used is for automobile use, is it an E-85 blend, ie, 15% gasoline? If so I would think that the gasoline would partition into any biodiesel made from this alcohol source. How would the gasoline impact the biodiesel? Jan Warnqvist wrote: Hello Bias Antonio, Ken is right, the NaOH dissolves a lot quicker in ethanol if heated. In order to make ethyl esters the quality of the reactants has to be high: ethanol min 99,5% pure and oil with a water content 500 ppm and a stochiometric surplus of ethanol of at least 75% and why not 100% ? The economy of this is depending upon your possibilities of recover the excess ethanol. Good luck to you AGERATEC AB Jan Warnqvist - Original Message - From: Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:55 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Blas Antonio Guanes wrote: the problem is that, methanol costs 4 $ and pure ethanol for car costs 0.52 $, NaOH is gotten in any part.. KOH is sold in bags of 25 kilos for soap industry.. Here in Paragua it is difficult to get chemical products. for that reason I want know how I can make with oil, ethanol and NaOH Have you tried dissolving NaOH in pure anhydrous ethanol? It is difficult. If you can dissolve the required amount (perhaps by boiling the ethanol/NaOH mixture under reflux), you could possibly make biodiesel out of very clean dry oil. If you only use 3.5g NaOH per liter of oil, or if your ethanol or oil contain any water, you will probably never achieve separation of a glycerine phase. All your ingredients go into a clear solution, and just stay that way forever. Until glycerine separates, you don't have biodiesel. -K ___ 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/ -- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves - Richard Feynman ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel
Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method in remote place
Hello Anthonio, Ken and Keith Iam sure that big company like BASF are trying to make ethoxideIN GLOBAL Market in big scale to sell to ruralpeople (high price too) so that Biod can be easily made with ethoxide( ethanol and NaOH)using patended catalyst, butwe can make in the cites this one as well outined process by Ken here ( Thanka a lot for HEN) thus BioD can be produced by any oneand any where, especially where even in rural remote place .This can be more practical and easy wayso that Anthoni can get help from university in the city , who has technical skill to make possible the dificult part of the process ( the chemical engineering people like us ) colaborating , his dreams to make cheap biofuel,can be the wish of all our members inthe list. Can any here in our list , and sure Keith to to bring here the stae of art of making the Biod in different places, what is pro and against the etoxide methods.Can this method can help or not the biofuel development against the petroleium fuel. Thanking you Yours truely Pannirselvam P.V Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Blas Antonio Guanes wrote: the problem is that, methanol costs 4 $ and pure ethanol for car costs 0.52 $, NaOH is gotten in any part.. KOH is sold in bags of 25 kilos for soap industry.. Here in Paragua it is difficult to get chemical products. for that reason I want know how I can make with oil, ethanol and NaOHHave you tried dissolving NaOH in pure anhydrous ethanol? It isdifficult. If you can dissolve the required amount (perhaps byboiling the ethanol/NaOH mixture under reflux), you could possiblymake biodiesel out of very clean dry oil. If you only use 3.5g NaOHper liter of oil, or if your ethanol or oil contain any water, you willprobably never achieve separation of a glycerine phase. All youringredients go into a clear solution, and just stay that way forever.Until glycerine separates, you don't have biodiesel.-K___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages):http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ Bring words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail.___ 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] ethanol method
Hello Bias Antonio, Ken is right, the NaOH dissolves a lot quicker in ethanol if heated. In order to make ethyl esters the quality of the reactants has to be high: ethanol min 99,5% pure and oil with a water content 500 ppm and a stochiometric surplus of ethanol of at least 75% and why not 100% ? The economy of this is depending upon your possibilities of recover the excess ethanol. Good luck to you AGERATEC AB Jan Warnqvist - Original Message - From: Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:55 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Blas Antonio Guanes wrote: the problem is that, methanol costs 4 $ and pure ethanol for car costs 0.52 $, NaOH is gotten in any part.. KOH is sold in bags of 25 kilos for soap industry.. Here in Paragua it is difficult to get chemical products. for that reason I want know how I can make with oil, ethanol and NaOH Have you tried dissolving NaOH in pure anhydrous ethanol? It is difficult. If you can dissolve the required amount (perhaps by boiling the ethanol/NaOH mixture under reflux), you could possibly make biodiesel out of very clean dry oil. If you only use 3.5g NaOH per liter of oil, or if your ethanol or oil contain any water, you will probably never achieve separation of a glycerine phase. All your ingredients go into a clear solution, and just stay that way forever. Until glycerine separates, you don't have biodiesel. -K ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method in remote place
On Jan 26, 2006, at 2:29 AM, pan ruti wrote: I am sure that big company like BASF are trying to make ethoxide IN GLOBAL Market in big scale to sell to rural people (high price too) so that Biod can be easily made with ethoxide( ethanol and NaOH). If you started with pure sodium ethoxide as a catalyst rather than trying to make your own with ethanol and lye, you could have an easier time of it. Might be hard to find in a rural area, but it has the added advantage of not contributing water to the mix. You could also use sodium metal rather than lye (!!!) to produce your own ethoxide. Can any here in our list ..what is pro and against the ethoxide methods. The biggest disadvantage of ethanol over methanol is that the base-catalyzed biodiesel reactions do not occur as readily, since ethanol is less acidic than methanol. More catalyst is needed, and more ethanol to drive the equilibrium. Acid-catalyzed ESTERification (of soapstock or FFA) would occur just as easily with ethanol as methanol. Another major problem with ethanol is that distillation alone will not produce anhydrous ethanol, which is essential for the base-catalyzed method. The biggest advantage of ethanol is the obvious one -- it is readily produced and distilled (but not easily dried) all over the world from renewable sources. The best solution for biodiesel would be a cheap easy way to make methanol from biomass. -K ___ 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] ethanol method
Jan, Wouldn't you expect that 500 ppm water would be picked up in any recovered ethanol, due to even a small amount of soap production? also if the ethanol used is for automobile use, is it an E-85 blend, ie, 15% gasoline? If so I would think that the gasoline would partition into any biodiesel made from this alcohol source. How would the gasoline impact the biodiesel? Jan Warnqvist wrote: Hello Bias Antonio, Ken is right, the NaOH dissolves a lot quicker in ethanol if heated. In order to make ethyl esters the quality of the reactants has to be high: ethanol min 99,5% pure and oil with a water content 500 ppm and a stochiometric surplus of ethanol of at least 75% and why not 100% ? The economy of this is depending upon your possibilities of recover the excess ethanol. Good luck to you AGERATEC AB Jan Warnqvist - Original Message - From: Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:55 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Blas Antonio Guanes wrote: the problem is that, methanol costs 4 $ and pure ethanol for car costs 0.52 $, NaOH is gotten in any part.. KOH is sold in bags of 25 kilos for soap industry.. Here in Paragua it is difficult to get chemical products. for that reason I want know how I can make with oil, ethanol and NaOH Have you tried dissolving NaOH in pure anhydrous ethanol? It is difficult. If you can dissolve the required amount (perhaps by boiling the ethanol/NaOH mixture under reflux), you could possibly make biodiesel out of very clean dry oil. If you only use 3.5g NaOH per liter of oil, or if your ethanol or oil contain any water, you will probably never achieve separation of a glycerine phase. All your ingredients go into a clear solution, and just stay that way forever. Until glycerine separates, you don't have biodiesel. -K ___ 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/ -- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves — Richard Feynman ___ 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] ethanol method
A small amount of gasoline in the biodiesel shouldn't affect it too much. Some of the crazy schemes for using unheated SVO call for mixing it with 15% gasoline or such. While I don't think this is necessarily good for the diesel engine, the majority of the problems I have heard of from doing this are not sufficiently dissolving the oil, not problems with the gasoline component per se. It also seems that gasoline should be separable from biodiesel by distillation, because of the much lower vapor pressure of gasoline, although I am not sure about that. Z On 1/26/06, bob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jan, Wouldn't you expect that 500 ppm water would be picked up in any recovered ethanol, due to even a small amount of soap production? also if the ethanol used is for automobile use, is it an E-85 blend, ie, 15% gasoline? If so I would think that the gasoline would partition into any biodiesel made from this alcohol source. How would the gasoline impact the biodiesel? Jan Warnqvist wrote: Hello Bias Antonio, Ken is right, the NaOH dissolves a lot quicker in ethanol if heated. In order to make ethyl esters the quality of the reactants has to be high: ethanol min 99,5% pure and oil with a water content 500 ppm and a stochiometric surplus of ethanol of at least 75% and why not 100% ? The economy of this is depending upon your possibilities of recover the excess ethanol. Good luck to you AGERATEC AB Jan Warnqvist - Original Message - From: Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:55 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Blas Antonio Guanes wrote: the problem is that, methanol costs 4 $ and pure ethanol for car costs 0.52 $, NaOH is gotten in any part.. KOH is sold in bags of 25 kilos for soap industry.. Here in Paragua it is difficult to get chemical products. for that reason I want know how I can make with oil, ethanol and NaOH Have you tried dissolving NaOH in pure anhydrous ethanol? It is difficult. If you can dissolve the required amount (perhaps by boiling the ethanol/NaOH mixture under reflux), you could possibly make biodiesel out of very clean dry oil. If you only use 3.5g NaOH per liter of oil, or if your ethanol or oil contain any water, you will probably never achieve separation of a glycerine phase. All your ingredients go into a clear solution, and just stay that way forever. Until glycerine separates, you don't have biodiesel. -K ___ 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/ -- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves — Richard Feynman ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method
Hello Bob, yes, you are right, recovered ethanol will likely contain 500 ppm of water. This ethanol can then possibly only be used in small portions for forward production of ethyl esters. It is however important to find out the purity of the recovered ethanol before any conclusions can be drawn. It is also likely that a big part of the water content of the biodiesel will enter the most polar phase (glycerol phase), which may make it possible to re-use the ethanol. It does not sound too thrilling to use E85 as an ethanol source. There are a number of research projects that have used gasoline-contaning ethanol, and this with production difficulties from time to time. Assuming that biodiesel from E85 is produced, the actual gasoline content would be max 15% of the esterified ethanol ,about 15% of 13-14% which makes max 2,1% in total gasoline content in the biodiesel. This amount will not influence the viscosity, nor the density severly. It is doubtful that it will effect the cetane number or the material compability properties more than marginally. However, if the ethanol is recovered, it is highly likeky to assume that some of the gasoline will enter this phase instead of staying in the biodiesel. The BD may still have an odour of gasoline though. AGERATEC AB Jan Warnqvist - Original Message - From: bob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 5:40 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method Jan, Wouldn't you expect that 500 ppm water would be picked up in any recovered ethanol, due to even a small amount of soap production? also if the ethanol used is for automobile use, is it an E-85 blend, ie, 15% gasoline? If so I would think that the gasoline would partition into any biodiesel made from this alcohol source. How would the gasoline impact the biodiesel? Jan Warnqvist wrote: Hello Bias Antonio, Ken is right, the NaOH dissolves a lot quicker in ethanol if heated. In order to make ethyl esters the quality of the reactants has to be high: ethanol min 99,5% pure and oil with a water content 500 ppm and a stochiometric surplus of ethanol of at least 75% and why not 100% ? The economy of this is depending upon your possibilities of recover the excess ethanol. Good luck to you AGERATEC AB Jan Warnqvist - Original Message - From: Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:55 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Blas Antonio Guanes wrote: the problem is that, methanol costs 4 $ and pure ethanol for car costs 0.52 $, NaOH is gotten in any part.. KOH is sold in bags of 25 kilos for soap industry.. Here in Paragua it is difficult to get chemical products. for that reason I want know how I can make with oil, ethanol and NaOH Have you tried dissolving NaOH in pure anhydrous ethanol? It is difficult. If you can dissolve the required amount (perhaps by boiling the ethanol/NaOH mixture under reflux), you could possibly make biodiesel out of very clean dry oil. If you only use 3.5g NaOH per liter of oil, or if your ethanol or oil contain any water, you will probably never achieve separation of a glycerine phase. All your ingredients go into a clear solution, and just stay that way forever. Until glycerine separates, you don't have biodiesel. -K ___ 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/ -- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves — Richard Feynman ___ 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
Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method
This is more a warning than a question. But many years ago I was told that if you put Drano in a ping pong ball by use of a syringe then seal the hole. Throw the ball in gasoline and run your ass off. The gas was supposed to melt the ball and there was supposed to be a very big explosion. I never tried this although I was young at the time, I was not that stupid. If this is true gas in bio with lye have a negative effect. As I said this maybe a myth but its worth checking on. Good health. Derick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeke Yewdall Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:46 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method A small amount of gasoline in the biodiesel shouldn't affect it too much. Some of the crazy schemes for using unheated SVO call for mixing it with 15% gasoline or such. While I don't think this is necessarily good for the diesel engine, the majority of the problems I have heard of from doing this are not sufficiently dissolving the oil, not problems with the gasoline component per se. It also seems that gasoline should be separable from biodiesel by distillation, because of the much lower vapor pressure of gasoline, although I am not sure about that. Z On 1/26/06, bob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jan, Wouldn't you expect that 500 ppm water would be picked up in any recovered ethanol, due to even a small amount of soap production? also if the ethanol used is for automobile use, is it an E-85 blend, ie, 15% gasoline? If so I would think that the gasoline would partition into any biodiesel made from this alcohol source. How would the gasoline impact the biodiesel? Jan Warnqvist wrote: Hello Bias Antonio, Ken is right, the NaOH dissolves a lot quicker in ethanol if heated. In order to make ethyl esters the quality of the reactants has to be high: ethanol min 99,5% pure and oil with a water content 500 ppm and a stochiometric surplus of ethanol of at least 75% and why not 100% ? The economy of this is depending upon your possibilities of recover the excess ethanol. Good luck to you AGERATEC AB Jan Warnqvist - Original Message - From: Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:55 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Blas Antonio Guanes wrote: the problem is that, methanol costs 4 $ and pure ethanol for car costs 0.52 $, NaOH is gotten in any part.. KOH is sold in bags of 25 kilos for soap industry.. Here in Paragua it is difficult to get chemical products. for that reason I want know how I can make with oil, ethanol and NaOH Have you tried dissolving NaOH in pure anhydrous ethanol? It is difficult. If you can dissolve the required amount (perhaps by boiling the ethanol/NaOH mixture under reflux), you could possibly make biodiesel out of very clean dry oil. If you only use 3.5g NaOH per liter of oil, or if your ethanol or oil contain any water, you will probably never achieve separation of a glycerine phase. All your ingredients go into a clear solution, and just stay that way forever. Until glycerine separates, you don't have biodiesel. -K ___ 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/ -- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves - Richard Feynman ___ 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
Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method
Hi all has anyone tried distilling the ethanol through desiccant like they use in air dryers on compressors and air brake systems? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jan Warnqvist Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 7:56 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method Hello Bias Antonio, Ken is right, the NaOH dissolves a lot quicker in ethanol if heated. In order to make ethyl esters the quality of the reactants has to be high: ethanol min 99,5% pure and oil with a water content 500 ppm and a stochiometric surplus of ethanol of at least 75% and why not 100% ? The economy of this is depending upon your possibilities of recover the excess ethanol. Good luck to you AGERATEC AB Jan Warnqvist - Original Message - From: Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:55 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Blas Antonio Guanes wrote: the problem is that, methanol costs 4 $ and pure ethanol for car costs 0.52 $, NaOH is gotten in any part.. KOH is sold in bags of 25 kilos for soap industry.. Here in Paragua it is difficult to get chemical products. for that reason I want know how I can make with oil, ethanol and NaOH Have you tried dissolving NaOH in pure anhydrous ethanol? It is difficult. If you can dissolve the required amount (perhaps by boiling the ethanol/NaOH mixture under reflux), you could possibly make biodiesel out of very clean dry oil. If you only use 3.5g NaOH per liter of oil, or if your ethanol or oil contain any water, you will probably never achieve separation of a glycerine phase. All your ingredients go into a clear solution, and just stay that way forever. Until glycerine separates, you don't have biodiesel. -K ___ 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/ ___ 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] ethanol method
Hi Bob, I often add about 0.5% gasoline to my oil before I begin the transesterification process, usually in extremely humid or damp weather. Not scientific at all, really, but the gasoline 'polishes' the used oil a bit, and the benzene content seems to remedy the moisture content which could result in a batch of glop soap. Keith Addison poo-poo's this, probably for good reason, but it works for me. Only problem is I'm wary of composting my glycerin when gasoline is added. Kenji Fuse On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, bob allen wrote: Jan, Wouldn't you expect that 500 ppm water would be picked up in any recovered ethanol, due to even a small amount of soap production? also if the ethanol used is for automobile use, is it an E-85 blend, ie, 15% gasoline? If so I would think that the gasoline would partition into any biodiesel made from this alcohol source. How would the gasoline impact the biodiesel? Jan Warnqvist wrote: Hello Bias Antonio, Ken is right, the NaOH dissolves a lot quicker in ethanol if heated. In order to make ethyl esters the quality of the reactants has to be high: ethanol min 99,5% pure and oil with a water content 500 ppm and a stochiometric surplus of ethanol of at least 75% and why not 100% ? The economy of this is depending upon your possibilities of recover the excess ethanol. Good luck to you AGERATEC AB Jan Warnqvist - Original Message - From: Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:55 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Blas Antonio Guanes wrote: the problem is that, methanol costs 4 $ and pure ethanol for car costs 0.52 $, NaOH is gotten in any part.. KOH is sold in bags of 25 kilos for soap industry.. Here in Paragua it is difficult to get chemical products. for that reason I want know how I can make with oil, ethanol and NaOH Have you tried dissolving NaOH in pure anhydrous ethanol? It is difficult. If you can dissolve the required amount (perhaps by boiling the ethanol/NaOH mixture under reflux), you could possibly make biodiesel out of very clean dry oil. If you only use 3.5g NaOH per liter of oil, or if your ethanol or oil contain any water, you will probably never achieve separation of a glycerine phase. All your ingredients go into a clear solution, and just stay that way forever. Until glycerine separates, you don't have biodiesel. -K ___ 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/ ___ 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] ethanol method
On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Blas Antonio Guanes wrote: the problem is that, methanol costs 4 $ and pure ethanol for car costs 0.52 $, NaOH is gotten in any part.. KOH is sold in bags of 25 kilos for soap industry.. Here in Paragua it is difficult to get chemical products. for that reason I want know how I can make with oil, ethanol and NaOH Have you tried dissolving NaOH in pure anhydrous ethanol? It is difficult. If you can dissolve the required amount (perhaps by boiling the ethanol/NaOH mixture under reflux), you could possibly make biodiesel out of very clean dry oil. If you only use 3.5g NaOH per liter of oil, or if your ethanol or oil contain any water, you will probably never achieve separation of a glycerine phase. All your ingredients go into a clear solution, and just stay that way forever. Until glycerine separates, you don't have biodiesel. -K ___ 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] ethanol industry popping -was: California Ethanol Alcohol Transportation Fuels
After some digging in the Biofuel archives - [Biofuel] US California Ethanol 29 Sep 2004 ETHANOL As a Transportation Fuel In California http://www.energy.ca.gov/ethanol/index.html As of January 1, 2004, California completed a transition from methyl tertiary butyl-ether (MTBE) to ethanol as a gasoline oxygenate additive. With most gasoline sold in the state presently containing 5.7 percent ethanol, California is now the largest ethanol fuel market in the United States. About one billion gallons of ethanol are expected to be used in the state's gasoline supply in 2004. The Energy Commission continues to study the potential for ethanol fuel production and use as part of California's overall strategy to assure adequate transportation energy supplies and reduce dependence on petroleum. In addition to its use as a gasoline blending component, ethanol can also be used as E85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline) in flexible fuel vehicles being produced by automakers. Most of California's current ethanol supply comes from the Midwest U.S. corn-based industry, with a small supply contribution from foreign imports. There are only two small producers of ethanol in California today; however, a number of projects for expanded in state ethanol production are under consideration. [more] --- Properties of Alcohol Transportation Fuels - was: [biofuel] Emissions of Neat Ethanol 02 Nov 2003 Training On Fuel Ethanol http://www.state.hi.us/dbedt/ert/archive/wksp-ethtech.html PROPERTIES OF ALCOHOL TRANSPORTATION FUELS Alcohol Fuels Reference Work http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw.html For additional references http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw Prepared for: Biofuels Systems Division Office of Alternative Fuels U.S. Department of Energy Prepared by: Fuels and Transportation Division July 1991 PROPERTIES OF ALCOHOL TRANSPORTATION FUELS Alcohol Fuels Reference Work #1 1-1 SECTION 1. Introduction 1,900Kb PDF http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw/afrw-01.pdf 2-1 SECTION 2. Basic Chemistry of Alcohol Fuels 4,184Kb PDF http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw/afrw-02.pdf 2-1Chemical Structure 2-3Physical Properties of Alcohols 3-1 SECTION 3. The Internal Combustion Engine 4,668Kb PDF http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw/afrw-03.pdf 3-2Engine Design 3-8Operating Parameters 3-17 Key Design Parameters for Alcohol Combustion 4-1 SECTION 4. Volatility of Transportation Fuels 3,469Kb PDF http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw/afrw-04.pdf 4-2Reid Vapor Pressure 4-6Distillation Curves 4-11 Vapor/Liquid Ratio 5-1 SECTION 5. Compatibility of Alcohols with Other Fuels in Blends 3,050Kb PDF http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw/afrw-05.pdf 5-2Solubility in Gasoline 5-4Creation of Mixtures Having Different Properties than Constituent Fuels 5-7Bonding with Water and Its Implications 5-7Alcohol/Gasoline Separation 5-10 Methods to Overcome Phase Separation 6-1 SECTION 6. Engine and Vehicle Operation Issues 3,292Kb PDF http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw/afrw-06.pdf 6-2Low Ambient Temperature Starting 6-6High Temperature Performance 6-10 Vehicle Range 7-1 SECTION 7. Cleaning and Corrosion Characteristics of Alcohol 2,976Kb PDF http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw/afrw-07.pdf 7-2Solvent Characteristics of Alcohols and Alcohol Blends 7-2Influence on the Combustion Chamber 7-2Influence of Alcohols on Various Materials 7-4Effects of Alcohols on Various Materials 7-5Influence on Fuel Distribution System 7-6Vehicle Failures 7-9Additives Required to Prevent Corrosion 8-1 SECTION 8. New Directions for Reformulating Alcohols Fuels to Overcome Operational Problems 2,450Kb PDF http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw/afrw-08.pdf 8-2Cetane Number 8-5Miscibility with Water and Hydrocarbon Fuels 8-5Electric Conductivity and Oxygen Content 8-6Viscosity 8-6Cold Weather Startability 8-7Conclusion 9-1 SECTION 9. Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (ETBE) 3,109Kb PDF http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw/afrw-09.pdf 9-1Gasoline-related Properties 9-4Performance 9-7Production Process Technology 9-12 Supplies and Commercialization 9-13 Conclusions 10-1 SECTION 10. Health and Safety Issues 2,201Kb PDF http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw/afrw-10.pdf 10-1 Toxicity 10-4 Leaks and Spills in Water 10-5 Leaks and Spills on Land 10-6 Safety A-1 GLOSSARY 889Kb PDF http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw/afrw-glo.pdf B-1 BIBLIOGRAPHY 2,605Kb PDF http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/afrw/afrw-bib.pdf Section 1 INTRODUCTION During the mid and late i980s, research on alcohol fuels undertaken in the United States, Japan, and Europe expanded greatly. This research has covered the entire alcohol production, distribution and utilization
Re: [Biofuel] ethanol industry popping
Greg Gordon of the Star Tribute wrote: Minnesota is the lone state with a 10 percent ethanol mandate, though Hawaii and Montana have enacted similar mandates that have yet to take effect. Minnesota will require 20 percent ethanol content in 2013. Whatchu talking about Willis? New York and Connecticut both require E10 at the pump as part of their MTBE ban. I think, but can't say for sure, that Colorado and California also require E10 as a result of their MTBE bans. jh ___ 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] ethanol industry popping
Statewide or large metropolitan areas ? Theres talk in Iowa, Wisconsin (Illinois - I think) of a statewide E10 mandate. Whatchu talking about Willis? New York and Connecticut both require E10 at the pump as part of their MTBE ban. I think, but can't say for sure, that Colorado and California also require E10 as a result of their MTBE bans. jh Greg Gordon of the Star Tribute wrote: Minnesota is the lone state with a 10 percent ethanol mandate, though Hawaii and Montana have enacted similar mandates that have yet to take effect. Minnesota will require 20 percent ethanol content in 2013. ___ 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] ethanol distillation
Getting off-topic a bit... Any concerns about consistently drinking distilled water? I've heard it can leach minerals from the body. A friend of mine uses a water distiller so I'd like to know more. Kenji ___ 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] ethanol distillation
Kenji James Fuse wrote: Getting off-topic a bit... Any concerns about consistently drinking distilled water? I've heard it can leach minerals from the body. A friend of mine uses a water distiller so I'd like to know more. Kenji Search the archives. It's in there. Short version is: If you get your energy from food rather than photosynthesis, you don't really have much to worry about. jh ___ 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] ethanol distillation
Jonathan Schearer wrote: I have a question for the group. Would a water distiller like the kind found at www.waterdistiller.com http://www.waterdistiller.com be similar to an alcohol still? Usually an alcohol still has a column and uses water as the coolant for the condenser. These water distillers use a coil that is air cooled. It's been done. http://www.brewhaus.com/EasyStill.htm As far as their claim of 90% distillation on 2 passes, well, I'll believe that when I see it. Brewhaus says their only modifications are elimination of the chlorine release valve, and installation of a lower power heating element. What they're describing is just the lower power version of the standard water distiller. I have a feeling they didn't even change the thermal cutout to a lower temperature version. They talk it up like there are all kinds of mods to it, but it looks like a standard water distiller to me. My feeling is to give it a try and see what happens. Operate it -=*OUTDOORS*=-, have a fire extinguisher handy, do the maths so you know what to expect, and give it a shot. If it doesn't work then you'll only be out the ~$129 for the distiller, and if it doesn't burn up then you'll have a nice little water distiller. I have one of these little distillers, and I use it every day for distilling water. It's the only way I can make the lousy, chloramine laden St. Petersburg tap water fit to drink. AP ___ 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] ethanol distillation
Helow Jonathan Water distillation is mainly concerned with evaporation and then condensation water vapor evaporated, where as alcohol still need to selectively seperate low volatile etanol using heat ,as well as can condense selectively the ethanol and hence need column.Thus water distiller can be mainly smalltank type ,less condensation problem ,where as ethanol still is column.Hence tey need to be diffrent in design , eventhouh they all envolve similar process as you outlined. We here do like the design for small scale equipment for sustainable biofuel process developments.using air as coolant and then recover the energy for drying can be possible ,but yet taht type of noval distillation units need to evolved .You can try one taht can save the huge energy cost of ethanol as one need 5 Kg of steam for every 1 l of ethanol. sd Pannirselvam P.V On 11/23/05, Jonathan Schearer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a question for the group. Would a water distiller like the kind found at www.waterdistiller.com be similar to an alcohol still? Usually an alcohol still has a column and uses water as the coolant for the condenser. These water distillers use a coil that is air cooled. Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. ___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ -- Pagandai V PannirselvamUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRNDepartamento de Engenharia Química - DEQCentro de Tecnologia - CTPrograma de Pós Graduação em Engenharia Química - PPGEQ Grupo de Pesquisa em Engenharia de Custos - GPECAv. Senador Salgado Filho, Campus UniversitárioCEP 59.072-970 , Natal/RN - BrasilResidence :AvOdilon gome de lima, 2951, Q6/Bl.G/Apt 102 CapimMacioEP 59.078-400 , Natal/RN - BrasilTelefone(fone ) ( 84 ) 3215-37690 Ramal21032171557Telefone(fax) ( 84 ) 3215-3770 residencia 32171557 Cellular8488145083 ___ 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] ethanol distillation
Don't think so. The purpose of distilling alcohol is usually to separate it from water. The boiling point of alcohol is close to that of water so the temperature of the vessel and cooling column is critical. When water is distilled it is usually separated from salts and other contaminants. The temperature is not critical for that process. Ken --- Jonathan Schearer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a question for the group. Would a water distiller like the kind found at www.waterdistiller.com be similar to an alcohol still? Usually an alcohol still has a column and uses water as the coolant for the condenser. These water distillers use a coil that is air cooled. - Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. ___ 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol from cabbage
find a table of nutrition and add up the grams of sugar and carbohydrate present. Those are the fermentable materials. (the carbohydrate portion will require an enzyme, maltase, to make into fermentable sugars) John Hall wrote: I have been trying to find out what is best used for fermenting cabbage for ethanol production. Not much out there on the web. Anyone have a suggestion? The only thing I've found so far is for producing sauerkraut and ethanol production is minimal using those enzymes. Why cabbage? Because there are 40 acres of cabbage in front of and to the south of my house. About half the cabbage is actually picked for market due to size etc. and the rest rots in the field over the winter. If ethanol can be produced from what's left then so much the better. Thanks. Regards; John ___ 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/ -- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves — Richard Feynman ___ 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] Ethanol from cabbage
Personally I have found cabbage to be especially useful in methane production. Not very useable but fun none the less. fredOn 10/21/05, bob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: find a table of nutrition and add up the grams of sugar and carbohydratepresent.Those are the fermentable materials.(the carbohydrateportion will require an enzyme, maltase, to make into fermentable sugars) John Hall wrote: I have been trying to find out what is best used for fermenting cabbage for ethanol production.Not much out there on the web.Anyone have a suggestion?The only thing I've found so far is for producing sauerkraut and ethanol production is minimal using those enzymes. Why cabbage?Because there are 40 acres of cabbage in front of and to the south of my house.About half the cabbage is actually picked for market due to size etc. and the rest rots in the field over the winter.If ethanol can be produced from what's left then so much the better. Thanks. Regards; John ___ 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/ --Bob Allenhttp://ozarker.org/bobScience is what we have learned about how to keepfrom fooling ourselves — Richard Feynman ___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel 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/
Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol from cabbage
I have been trying to find out what is best used for fermenting cabbage for ethanol production. Not much out there on the web. Anyone have a suggestion? The only thing I've found so far is for producing sauerkraut and ethanol production is minimal using those enzymes. Why cabbage? Because there are 40 acres of cabbage in front of and to the south of my house. About half the cabbage is actually picked for market due to size etc. and the rest rots in the field over the winter. If ethanol can be produced from what's left then so much the better. Thanks. Regards; John It's not a starch or a sugar crop, but it might depend on the quality of the cabbage. Brix readings for cabbage range from 6% sugar for a poor-quality cabbage (but it might be much less) to 12% for an excellent one, which is rare. You could try juicing the cabbages and fermenting the juice. In which case this might help: The Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_manual/manual_ToC.html Chapter 6 PROCESSING STEPS SPECIFIC TO SACCHARINE MATERIALS General Description Extraction Chapter 10 INDIVIDUAL RAW MATERIALS Sugar/Starch Content vs Alcohol Saccharine Materials Fruits Molasses Cane Sorghum Sugar Beets Sugar Corn Wastes Otherwise you could feed them to chickens or something and feed the chicken manure to a biodigester. HTH, 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] ethanol from Sorgum please
Mark Klein wrote: [snip] ... ... [snip] ___ 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/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 28/07/2005 WTF is this? I thought the list prevented idiocy such as sending 1.4MB HTML emails to the thousand or so people who are on this list. Keith, can the good old days of text and text only be reintroduced so that abuse such as this is not repeated? If someone wishes to distribute something such as this, then place it on a web site somewhere and then post the URL to the list so that people can then go and view it at their leisure. Please note that I'm not commenting on the value of the information that was sent, just the way that it was sent. Regards, Andrew Lowe ___ 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] ethanol from Sorgum please
Mark Klein wrote: [snip] ... ... [snip] WTF is this? I thought the list prevented idiocy such as sending 1.4MB HTML emails to the thousand or so people who are on this list. A LOT more people than that Andrew. Keith, can the good old days of text and text only be reintroduced so that abuse such as this is not repeated? Well, I'm a little puzzled. It's a text-only list and has been for a very long time, but there are complexities I don't understand, and every now and then some html gets through, such as this case. What puzzles me more is that this message you're replying to is more than two months old, it's dealt with and settled long ago. Members regularly get told by listadmin to reset their emailer default to ASCII plain-text. Guess which well-known email program has the default set to html? No prizes, too easy. Best wishes Keith If someone wishes to distribute something such as this, then place it on a web site somewhere and then post the URL to the list so that people can then go and view it at their leisure. Please note that I'm not commenting on the value of the information that was sent, just the way that it was sent. Regards, Andrew Lowe ___ 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] ethanol method
Hello Bob Bob Allen wrote: Howdy Tom, I am surprised that the method works at all. There is a fundamental problem with the pKa's of ethanol and methanol. the equilibrium KOH + EtOH -- KOEt + H2O favors the left side of the equasion whereas for methanol KOH + MeOH --- KOMe + H2O favors the right side. The only way I know it would work is if you generate the KOEt via an alternative route as I suggested before. Use K, KH, or dry the ethoxide mixture via azotropic distillation. I'd much like to know more about why ethyl esters is so difficult, but people do get it to work. How are they getting round this problem? Here's the ethyl esters section of our website: http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make2.html#ethylester Make your own biodiesel - page 2: Ethyl esters -- making ethanol biodiesel There are links there to four studies in the Biofuels Library. The first one is from the report Tom is using: Optimization of a Batch Type Ethyl Ester Process -- Charles Peterson et al., University of Idaho, 1996 http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethyl_esters.html Production and Testing of Ethyl and Methyl Esters, University of Idaho, Dec 1994. http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/EthylMethylEsters.html Transesterification Process to Manufacture Ethyl Ester of Rape Oil, University of Idaho (Acrobat file, 672Kb) http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/EthylEsterofRapeOil.pdf Making and Testing a Biodiesel Fuel Made From Ethanol and Waste French-Fry Oil, University of Idaho (Acrobat file, 2.4Mb) http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/EthylWVO.pdf Could you shed any light on how they're getting round the equilibrium problem? Best wishes Keith Tom Irwin wrote: Hi Bob, I use density to determine the purity of the ethanol and a mass balance to check on my 3A regeneration technique. I have a fairly good Metler balance (PR 203) that reads to the third decimal place so should be accurate to the second. The procedure I'm trying to duplicate is the one on JTF. Ethyl Ester Process Scale-up and Biodegradability of Biodiesel FINAL REPORT, No. 303, November 1996 For the United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research Service, Cooperative Agreement No. 93-COOP-1-8627 University of Idaho, College of Agriculture, the University of Idaho. Is another method more reliable? Tom Irwin From: bob allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 20:17:27 -0300 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method Tom, two questions, 1. how do you know the ethanol is being dried? and 2. what procedure are you using for bioD from ethanol? Tom Irwin wrote: Hi Bob and all, I seem to be having fairly good success drying 95% ethanol with 3A molecular sieve. I still have horrible problems making BioD with 100% ethanol (purchased)but I´m still working on it. Tom Irwin *From:* bob allen [mailto:javascript:kh6k0(new,[EMAIL PROTECTED])[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* javascript:kh6k0(new,Biofuel@sustainablelists.org)[EMAIL PROTECTED] nablelists.org *Sent:* Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:23:08 -0300 *Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method It is not easy, due to the fact that ethoxide, can't be made by the combination of sodium or potassium hydroxide and ethanol, as one does with base plus methanol to form methoxide. It can be done however via alternative ways of making the ethoxide: K + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + 1/2 H2 KH + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + H2 (don't try this at home- wildly flammable materials involved) or for someone with good laboratory skills: combine EtOH (absolute) + KOH, then distill off 95% Ethanol/5% water azeotrope to remove water, shifting the equilibrium to form the ethoxide ion. The problem is that you remove a lot of ethanol to get a small amt of water out. (there are ways to recover absolute ethanol via a ternary azeotrope, but I seriously doubt if it is either cost or energy effective. Kuba-tlen wrote: Does anybody know how to do a biofuel usin ethanol? I mean 92% ethanol, not dry ethanol. I've read that it is possible. O maybe somebody knows how to easily dry ethanol? -- ___ 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] ethanol method
Hi Kieth, Keith Addison wrote: Hello Bob snip I'd much like to know more about why ethyl esters is so difficult, but people do get it to work. How are they getting round this problem? the short answer is I don't know. I've communicating with those having success, and read the papers of successful procedures. My answer as to why the reaction shouldn't work is obviously wrong. There is more to be considered than the simple equilibrium I wrote about. Particularly, there is an issue of reactivity. Ethoxide, albeit present at lower concentrations than hydroxide, is more reactive (nucleophilic). These properties, concentration and reactivity offset, so the reaction proceeds. I still think yields are lower even under the best of circumstances with ethanol than methanol. Overall the production of ethyl esters seems to require a lot more precision than making methyl esters. I made one attempt with ethyl ester synthesis, got no separation initially (base catalyzed method), and gave it up. My attention now is simply to train students in lab scale preparations and next week start a series of community workshops. I too would like to hear more from successful ethyl ester producers as to the the differences in methyl and ethyl ester preparation, 'cause right now I am about as clueless as anyone else. Here's the ethyl esters section of our website: http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make2.html#ethylester Make your own biodiesel - page 2: Ethyl esters -- making ethanol biodiesel There are links there to four studies in the Biofuels Library. The first one is from the report Tom is using: Optimization of a Batch Type Ethyl Ester Process -- Charles Peterson et al., University of Idaho, 1996 http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethyl_esters.html Production and Testing of Ethyl and Methyl Esters, University of Idaho, Dec 1994. http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/EthylMethylEsters.html Transesterification Process to Manufacture Ethyl Ester of Rape Oil, University of Idaho (Acrobat file, 672Kb) http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/EthylEsterofRapeOil.pdf Making and Testing a Biodiesel Fuel Made From Ethanol and Waste French-Fry Oil, University of Idaho (Acrobat file, 2.4Mb) http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/EthylWVO.pdf Could you shed any light on how they're getting round the equilibrium problem? Best wishes Keith Tom Irwin wrote: Hi Bob, I use density to determine the purity of the ethanol and a mass balance to check on my 3A regeneration technique. I have a fairly good Metler balance (PR 203) that reads to the third decimal place so should be accurate to the second. The procedure I'm trying to duplicate is the one on JTF. Ethyl Ester Process Scale-up and Biodegradability of Biodiesel FINAL REPORT, No. 303, November 1996 For the United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research Service, Cooperative Agreement No. 93-COOP-1-8627 University of Idaho, College of Agriculture, the University of Idaho. Is another method more reliable? Tom Irwin From: bob allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 20:17:27 -0300 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method Tom, two questions, 1. how do you know the ethanol is being dried? and 2. what procedure are you using for bioD from ethanol? Tom Irwin wrote: Hi Bob and all, I seem to be having fairly good success drying 95% ethanol with 3A molecular sieve. I still have horrible problems making BioD with 100% ethanol (purchased)but I´m still working on it. Tom Irwin *From:* bob allen [mailto:javascript:kh6k0(new,[EMAIL PROTECTED])[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* javascript:kh6k0(new,Biofuel@sustainablelists.org)[EMAIL PROTECTED] nablelists.org *Sent:* Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:23:08 -0300 *Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method It is not easy, due to the fact that ethoxide, can't be made by the combination of sodium or potassium hydroxide and ethanol, as one does with base plus methanol to form methoxide. It can be done however via alternative ways of making the ethoxide: K + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + 1/2 H2 KH + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + H2 (don't try this at home- wildly flammable materials involved) or for someone with good laboratory skills: combine EtOH (absolute) + KOH, then distill off 95% Ethanol/5% water azeotrope to remove water, shifting the equilibrium to form the ethoxide ion. The problem is that you remove a lot of ethanol to get a small amt of water out. (there are ways to recover absolute ethanol via a ternary azeotrope, but I seriously doubt if it is either cost or energy effective. Kuba-tlen wrote: Does anybody know how to do a biofuel usin ethanol? I mean 92% ethanol, not dry ethanol. I've read that it is possible. O maybe somebody knows how to easily dry ethanol
Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method
Howdy Tom, I am surprised that the method works at all. There is a fundamental problem with the pKa's of ethanol and methanol. the equilibrium KOH + EtOH -- KOEt + H2O favors the left side of the equasion whereas for methanol KOH + MeOH --- KOMe + H2O favors the right side. The only way I know it would work is if you generate the KOEt via an alternative route as I suggested before. Use K, KH, or dry the ethoxide mixture via azotropic distillation. Tom Irwin wrote: Hi Bob, I use density to determine the purity of the ethanol and a mass balance to check on my 3A regeneration technique. I have a fairly good Metler balance (PR 203) that reads to the third decimal place so should be accurate to the second. The procedure I'm trying to duplicate is the one on JTF. *Ethyl Ester Process Scale-up and Biodegradability of Biodiesel* FINAL REPORT, No. 303, November 1996 For the United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research Service, Cooperative Agreement No. 93-COOP-1-8627 University of Idaho, College of Agriculture, the University of Idaho. Is another method more reliable? Tom Irwin *From:* bob allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* Biofuel@sustainablelists.org *Sent:* Thu, 15 Sep 2005 20:17:27 -0300 *Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method Tom, two questions, 1. how do you know the ethanol is being dried? and 2. what procedure are you using for bioD from ethanol? Tom Irwin wrote: Hi Bob and all, I seem to be having fairly good success drying 95% ethanol with 3A molecular sieve. I still have horrible problems making BioD with 100% ethanol (purchased)but I´m still working on it. Tom Irwin *From:* bob allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] javascript:kh6k0(new,[EMAIL PROTECTED])] *To:* Biofuel@sustainablelists.org javascript:kh6k0(new,Biofuel@sustainablelists.org) *Sent:* Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:23:08 -0300 *Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method It is not easy, due to the fact that ethoxide, can't be made by the combination of sodium or potassium hydroxide and ethanol, as one does with base plus methanol to form methoxide. It can be done however via alternative ways of making the ethoxide: K + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + 1/2 H2 KH + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + H2 (don't try this at home- wildly flammable materials involved) or for someone with good laboratory skills: combine EtOH (absolute) + KOH, then distill off 95% Ethanol/5% water azeotrope to remove water, shifting the equilibrium to form the ethoxide ion. The problem is that you remove a lot of ethanol to get a small amt of water out. (there are ways to recover absolute ethanol via a ternary azeotrope, but I seriously doubt if it is either cost or energy effective. Kuba-tlen wrote: Does anybody know how to do a biofuel usin ethanol? I mean 92% ethanol, not dry ethanol. I've read that it is possible. O maybe somebody knows how to easily dry ethanol? ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org javascript:kh6k0(new,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/ -- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves — Richard Feynman ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org javascript:kh6k0(new,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] ethanol method
Hi Ken, Yes, I've read that but I'm trying to avoid using anything petro based. Yeah, I know I'm being a purist but I have some spare time. Thanks, Tom From: Ken Provost [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSent: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 22:06:46 -0300Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method--- Tom Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: I still have horrible problems making BioD with 100% ethanol (purchased)but I'm still working on it. You probly know this already, but adding even 10-15%methanol to the anhydrous ethanol makes the reactiongo markedly better.-K__ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch 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/
Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method
Hi Bob, I use density to determine the purity of the ethanol and a mass balance to check on my 3A regeneration technique. I have a fairly good Metler balance (PR 203) that reads to the third decimal place so should be accurate to the second. The procedure I'm trying to duplicate is the one on JTF. Ethyl Ester Process Scale-up and Biodegradability of Biodiesel" FINAL REPORT, No. 303, November 1996For the United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research Service, Cooperative Agreement No. 93-COOP-1-8627University of Idaho, College of Agriculture, the University of Idaho. Is another method more reliable? Tom Irwin From: bob allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSent: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 20:17:27 -0300Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol methodTom, two questions, 1. how do you know the ethanol is being dried? and 2. what procedure are you using for bioD from ethanol?Tom Irwin wrote: Hi Bob and all, I seem to be having fairly good success drying 95% ethanol with 3A molecular sieve. I still have horrible problems making BioD with 100% ethanol (purchased)but I´m still working on it. Tom Irwin *From:* bob allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] *To:* Biofuel@sustainablelists.org *Sent:* Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:23:08 -0300 *Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method It is not easy, due to the fact that ethoxide, can't be made by the combination of sodium or potassium hydroxide and ethanol, as one does with base plus methanol to form methoxide. It can be done however via alternative ways of making the ethoxide: K + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + 1/2 H2 KH + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + H2 (don't try this at home- wildly flammable materials involved) or for someone with good laboratory skills: combine EtOH (absolute) + KOH, then distill off 95% Ethanol/5% water azeotrope to remove water, shifting the equilibrium to form the ethoxide ion. The problem is that you remove a lot of ethanol to get a small amt of water out. (there are ways to recover absolute ethanol via a ternary azeotrope, but I seriously doubt if it is either cost or energy effective.Kuba-tlen wrote: Does anybody know how to do a biofuel usin ethanol? I mean 92% ethanol, not dry ethanol. I've read that it is possible. O maybe somebody knows how to easily dry ethanol? ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org <_javascript_:kh6k0("new","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/-- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob "Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves" — Richard Feynman ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org <_javascript_:kh6k0("new","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/ Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/92 - Release Date: 9/7/2005-- Bob Allenhttp://ozarker.org/bob"Science is what we have learned about how to keepfrom fooling ourselves" - Richard Feynman___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch 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 combi
Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method
It is not easy, due to the fact that ethoxide, can't be made by the combination of sodium or potassium hydroxide and ethanol, as one does with base plus methanol to form methoxide. It can be done however via alternative ways of making the ethoxide: K + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + 1/2 H2 KH + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + H2 (don't try this at home- wildly flammable materials involved) or for someone with good laboratory skills: combine EtOH (absolute) + KOH, then distill off 95% Ethanol/5% water azeotrope to remove water, shifting the equilibrium to form the ethoxide ion. The problem is that you remove a lot of ethanol to get a small amt of water out. (there are ways to recover absolute ethanol via a ternary azeotrope, but I seriously doubt if it is either cost or energy effective. Kuba-tlen wrote: Does anybody know how to do a biofuel usin ethanol? I mean 92% ethanol, not dry ethanol. I've read that it is possible. O maybe somebody knows how to easily dry ethanol? ___ 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/ -- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves — Richard Feynman ___ 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] ethanol method
Hi Bob and all, I seem to be having fairly good success drying 95% ethanol with 3A molecular sieve. I still have horrible problems making BioD with 100% ethanol (purchased)but I´m still working on it. Tom Irwin From: bob allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSent: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:23:08 -0300Subject: Re: [Biofuel] ethanol methodIt is not easy, due to the fact that ethoxide, can't be made by the combination of sodium or potassium hydroxide and ethanol, as one does with base plus methanol to form methoxide. It can be done however via alternative ways of making the ethoxide:K + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + 1/2 H2KH + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + H2(don't try this at home- wildly flammable materials involved)or for someone with good laboratory skills:combine EtOH (absolute) + KOH, then distill off 95% Ethanol/5% water azeotrope to remove water, shifting the equilibrium to form the ethoxide ion.The problem is that you remove a lot of ethanol to get a small amt of water out. (there are ways to recover absolute ethanol via a ternary azeotrope, but I seriously doubt if it is either cost or energy effective.Kuba-tlen wrote: Does anybody know how to do a biofuel usin ethanol? I mean 92% ethanol, not dry ethanol. I've read that it is possible. O maybe somebody knows how to easily dry ethanol? ___ 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/ -- Bob Allenhttp://ozarker.org/bob"Science is what we have learned about how to keepfrom fooling ourselves" — Richard Feynman___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch 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/
Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method
Tom, two questions, 1. how do you know the ethanol is being dried? and 2. what procedure are you using for bioD from ethanol? Tom Irwin wrote: Hi Bob and all, I seem to be having fairly good success drying 95% ethanol with 3A molecular sieve. I still have horrible problems making BioD with 100% ethanol (purchased)but I´m still working on it. Tom Irwin *From:* bob allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* Biofuel@sustainablelists.org *Sent:* Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:23:08 -0300 *Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] ethanol method It is not easy, due to the fact that ethoxide, can't be made by the combination of sodium or potassium hydroxide and ethanol, as one does with base plus methanol to form methoxide. It can be done however via alternative ways of making the ethoxide: K + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + 1/2 H2 KH + EtOH --- K(+) (-)OEt + H2 (don't try this at home- wildly flammable materials involved) or for someone with good laboratory skills: combine EtOH (absolute) + KOH, then distill off 95% Ethanol/5% water azeotrope to remove water, shifting the equilibrium to form the ethoxide ion. The problem is that you remove a lot of ethanol to get a small amt of water out. (there are ways to recover absolute ethanol via a ternary azeotrope, but I seriously doubt if it is either cost or energy effective. Kuba-tlen wrote: Does anybody know how to do a biofuel usin ethanol? I mean 92% ethanol, not dry ethanol. I've read that it is possible. O maybe somebody knows how to easily dry ethanol? ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org javascript:kh6k0(new,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/ -- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves — Richard Feynman ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org javascript:kh6k0(new,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/ Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/92 - Release Date: 9/7/2005 -- Bob Allen http://ozarker.org/bob Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves - Richard Feynman ___ 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/