Copper - was Re: [biofuel] Re: Vacumn distillation

2002-02-09 Thread Keith Addison
most whiskey makers use copper in the production of drinkable alcohol. i can't see why biofuel requires 316 stainless. stainless is required in pharmacutical and food processing ,but this is usually 304 stainless as it welds better than 316 and is less expensive. regards,roger A

Re: [biofuel] Re: ethanol distillation

2002-02-09 Thread Keith Addison
there are turbo yeasts available that will withstand 20%+. with sufficent vacuum you can boil water at room temp. i would question whether the yeast's ability to propagate (and therefore produce ethanol)would be affected by a low vacuum.i think that you are pursuing an interesting avenue of

[biofuel] Vacuum distillation

2002-02-09 Thread Tony Elle Ackland
I have some calculations showing the change in water-ethanol equilibrium as a result of reduced pressure, at http://homedistiller.org/designs.htm#vacuum If you want to play with the calculations themselves, i have a wee spreadsheet : http://homedistiller.org/Theory.xls cheers Tony

Re: [biofuel] Re: ethanol distillation

2002-02-09 Thread The House of Jade
Well, you are now talking about vacuum fermentation for which there is a patented process. Stripping off ethanol as it is produced solves one problem but the problem is that the vacuum system must deal with the massive amounts of carbon dioxide being generated by the fermentation process; so

Re: [biofuel] Vacuum distillation

2002-02-09 Thread r . p . kurz
excellent tony just the info that is needed. do you have any thoughts on whether yeast will survive a low vacuum environment? regards,roger I have some calculations showing the change in water-ethanol equilibrium as a result of reduced pressure, at

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2002-02-09 Thread J Killen
From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Copper - was Re: [biofuel] Re: Vacumn distillation Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 15:51:00 +0900 most whiskey makers use copper in the production of drinkable alcohol. i can't see why biofuel

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2002-02-09 Thread MH
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2002-02-09 Thread Keith Addison
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[biofuel] Re: ethanol distillation

2002-02-09 Thread motie_d
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], kirk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you pumping the liquid solution, or just the vapors? Just the vapor is moving across. You have space over the liquid and the air is connected to a cold space that is lower so the cold air is stable. As the alcohol becomes dew

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[biofuel] Re: ethanol distillation

2002-02-09 Thread cornfed62
As long as this is still in the theory stage: Remember that ethanol is an excellant cleaning solvent. You will need to pay extra special attention to your 2 cylinder compressor to make sure the essential mechanical parts are still being oiled. The ethanol vapor will tend to wash the

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Re: [biofuel] Re: Lupo

2002-02-09 Thread MH
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