Re: [biofuel] Bedtime story and Peruvian connection

2001-07-10 Thread Biofuels
Aw, shucks! I go on my summer holidays this Friday 14 July to Lima and Cuzco, Peru. Anybody interested, in this area of el mundo? Pero no hablo mucho espanol, yo creo Contact off-board [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am off line from Thursday until the end of the month Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http:/

[biofuel] Washing Machine Processor.

2001-07-10 Thread Paul Gobert
Has anyone tried using a washing machine to mix the reactants for Biodeisel? I was thinking of the type with water heater. Process -Heat Cottenseed oil to 50 deg c, -add methanol/caustic mix, -use wash cycle to agitate, -pump into settling vessel. Anticipated problems, -compat

[biofuel] refined vs. crude sunflower oil

2001-07-10 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to : From: "Editor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Oil crude I'm new too. Can anyone tell me if is possible to make Bd using crude oil of sunflower i.e. the oil obteined from the first pressed without process with hexane. *jorge, i think we are confusing two procesing steps here. *hexa

Re: [biofuel] NEW can you help?

2001-07-10 Thread Donna Smith
How much would this process cost? - Original Message - From: "Donna Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 12:36 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] NEW can you help? > What would the costs be to produce methanol from hemp? > > - Original Message - > From: "Biofuels

Re: [biofuel] NEW can you help?

2001-07-10 Thread Biofuels
How long is a piece of string? It really depends on the scale and what facilities you already have. Minimum budget would be £50,000, for a bought in pyroliser Terry Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list addre

Re: [biofuel] Soybean Oil in Jet Fuels

2001-07-10 Thread Biofuels
OK - the cold standing winterisation technique is well known - it crystallises out the tallows. What I want to know is - what "additive" did he use? Anyone any experience with Infineum R229? Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe"

Re: [biofuel] Is this a scam?

2001-07-10 Thread Bryan Fullerton
Oh man where was she when I was young and looking for a companion. Bet she can fish too. And would probably get a kick out of smoking her own salmon etc. Oh well. Now I get to see if I can build those same interestes in my daughter. Trouble is I could use an extra hand on that 6.5 I am rebuildi

Oilseed plant cost was Re: [biofuel] NEW can you help?

2001-07-10 Thread Appal Energy
Donna, In a nutshell, our cost to extrude and press oil out of soybean, selling feed meal by the metric ton and converting the oil to biodiesel, building a plant from scratch, truck scales, grain bins, legs, storage tanks, etc., is calculated at $600,000 US, just to get to the point where the swi

[biofuel] finally a frustrated hello!

2001-07-10 Thread macseago
Hello Folks, I have been a lurker on this sight for months now, choosing to keep silent and just learn as much as possible from everyone. I am an amateur to say the least. I have learned everything that I know about auto work from having to do it by myself(lack of money for professional r

[biofuel] Soybean Oil in Jet Fuels

2001-07-10 Thread ARS News Service
STORY LEAD: Cleaner Air, Fewer Exhaust Emissions May Come from Soybean Oil in Jet Fuels ___ ARS News Service Agricultural Research Service, USDA July 9, 2001 Linda McGraw, (309) 681-6530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ A lit

RE: [biofuel] Is this a scam?

2001-07-10 Thread kirk
I got her interested in mechanical things by giving her an old car. It was a creampuff actually. Had about 60,000 total on a 455 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Was owned by a Dr. who didn't drive much as he was old and he finally passed away. I told her it was totally up to her I wouldn't fix anythin

[biofuel] Fw: Biodiesel article last issue/ Ford-on- SVO update

2001-07-10 Thread Edward Beggs
> Latest issue of Diesel Progress (www.dieselpub.com) has article on biodiesel > that picked up on the Chalmers U. story. > > I have sent the following reply to the editor. > > VTT Finland (www.vtt.fi) research facility mentioned in the attached link > has not yet listed any results for eng

Additives - was Re: [biofuel] Soybean Oil in Jet Fuels

2001-07-10 Thread Keith Addison
Terry wrote: >OK - the cold standing winterisation technique is well known - it >crystallises out the tallows. What I want to know is - what "additive" did >he use? >Anyone any experience with Infineum R229? Additives shmadditives... But yeah, okay, it's a problem if you live in the frozen zone

Re: [biofuel] Fw: Biodiesel article last issue/ Ford-on- SVO update

2001-07-10 Thread Keith Addison
Excellent Ed! Keith Addison Journey to Forever Handmade Projects Tokyo http://journeytoforever.org/ > > Latest issue of Diesel Progress (www.dieselpub.com) has article on >biodiesel > > that picked up on the Chalmers U. story. > > > > I have sent the following reply to the editor. > > > >

[biofuel] jelly

2001-07-10 Thread Lockman
Made up a batch of BD using far too much NaOH Ended up with some glycerol but whole batch like jelly...Temps in low 20C But reacted at 50C Any help Colin In Wonderful Western Australia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.

RE: [biofuel] finally a frustrated hello!

2001-07-10 Thread Hanns B. Wetzel
Try this web site. I will give you some ideas to start off with. http://terrasol.home.igc.org/alky/alky.htm Hanns -Original Message- From: macseago [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 10 July 2001 12:28 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] finally a frustrated hello!

[biofuels-biz] Additives - was Re: [biofuel] Soybean Oil in Jet Fuels

2001-07-10 Thread Keith Addison
Terry wrote: >OK - the cold standing winterisation technique is well known - it >crystallises out the tallows. What I want to know is - what "additive" did >he use? >Anyone any experience with Infineum R229? Additives shmadditives... But yeah, okay, it's a problem if you live in the frozen zone

[biofuels-biz] Additives - was Re: [biofuel] Soybean Oil in Jet Fuels

2001-07-10 Thread david_design
100% bio with slightly retarded injection timing will also reduce NOx. The higher cetane value of bio means the combustion chamber pressure rises faster and more reliably so can deal happily with less advance. I think a B20 blend gives no more NOx than 100% fossil, is that correct? Dave ---

Re: [biofuels-biz] Additives - was Re: [biofuel] Soybean Oil in Jet Fuels

2001-07-10 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Keith Addison wrote: > ASomeone's been trying to sell me on an additive > to reduce NOx. Apparently it does indeed reduce NOx, and > simultaneously CO, but otoh I think NOx is an overblown problem, I'm > always a bit suspicious when people chuck the NOx objection at > biodiesel. Better to debunk