Re: [biofuels-biz] energy conference in Brazil?

2003-05-23 Thread pan ruti
There are some P and D in petroleium and gas in RIO Marcelino Miranda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Can you please tell us if there is an energy/fuels/ethanol conference in Brazil, during the first weeks of June? Details? Many thanks. Marcelino Miranda QUIMICA NOVA S.A. Yahoo! Groups

Re: [biofuels-biz] NBB and health effects data -

2003-05-23 Thread girl mark
Hi all, I wanted to clear up something in an older post here: it was a post about the status of the EPA position on small producers. IN the end of this, was the following email from Tom Leue. If I am not mistaken, the story related below (told by Graham Noyes of World Enegy) was never

[biofuels-biz] Re: NBB and health effects data -

2003-05-23 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Mark Tom Leue's posting of the World Energy message also caused some confusion as to who'd said quite what. As you say, Graham Noyes of World Energy was asked for more info on this and didn't respond. Do you recall other issues he was asked for more info on? He straight away said

Re: [biofuel] A question about using SVO/WVO in the U.S.

2003-05-23 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc
I'm not offended at all Detrick - my response was simple no idea - because I really don't pretend to know the latest regulations for on-road and off-road, in may countries that we export to, and because it is all changing rapidly. Perhaps this helps: emissions testing was done as part of

[biofuel] methanol recovery

2003-05-23 Thread Brent
When recovering the methanol, do you heat the whole batch after it settles, or heat each part sepparately (biodiesel and glycerine)? Brent Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions.

RE: RE: [biofuel] Gardner Watts breakthrough discovery

2003-05-23 Thread Mark Kaufman
If you try a TIG welding electrode, you'll find that there are 5 different types of electrodes in three main sizes 1/16 inch, 3/32 inch and 1/8 inch you will want the 100% pure tungsten which is universally color coded with a green stripe and recommended for welding aluminum. Mak

RE: Re: Re: [biofuel] Fire Mitigation

2003-05-23 Thread Mark Kaufman
The idea that let's cut down all of the forest to protect the forest from itself is BS and the timber industry may have Greg and others convinced that is the thing to do, but everyone must remember that the forest's did just fine for themselves and their associated ecosystems for the last 2.5

Re: [biofuel] steam versus oil heating for commercial plants

2003-05-23 Thread Andreas W Ohnsorge
Bill, you are right (in principle) - allthough this process is dangerous because: - Water in oil can suddenly start boiling (like a mini-explosion) and spit oil around. To avoid this keep stirring the oil. - Water on the bottom (where it usually is because of the higher density) underlies a

Re: [biofuel] A question about using SVO/WVO in the U.S.

2003-05-23 Thread Detrick Merz
Edward, I'd love to forward this thesis to the EPA, with your permission. I believe it may provide us another step towards EPA acceptance. I did notice, however, that 'Appendix B' and 'Appendix C' seemed to have no content beyond their headings. If you are okay with me forwarding this on

RE: Re: Re: [biofuel] Fire Mitigation

2003-05-23 Thread kirk
The forests were not on their own. Native Americans kept brush down with fires so grass could grow and thus there would be grazing animals to hunt. We have stopped all burning for many years with our crippled concepts of ecology and as a result when we have fires with the enormous combustible

Re: [biofuel] steam versus oil heating for commercial plants

2003-05-23 Thread William Clark
Hi Andreas, Thanks so much for your reply. That information is helpful. The reason I wondered is that I am considering a two step drying process. Settling first and then boiling off. Without going into detail, I want to be sure that my oil is very dry. I want to raise the temp. to 103 or so and

Re: [biofuel] A question about using SVO/WVO in the U.S.

2003-05-23 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Detrick You'll find a linked pull-together of the available research here, quite extensive, if not exhaustive: References http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_svo.html#refs I don't know of a more complete list, though there may be one. You're welcome to steer these resources at Jim

[biofuel] Removing water from oil - was: steam versus oil heating for commercial plants

2003-05-23 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Andreas, Bill Just to add that it can be difficult to remove the water content from animal fats in used oil. Andreas, you raise a good point with water-soluble contaminants (which can also throw out titration results). In some severe cases I've found it useful to wash the oil first - a

Re: [biofuel] etanol + metanol

2003-05-23 Thread Keith Addison
hi all my name is arie now i am doing a research about biodiesel too my project now is based on etanol, i know that using etanol in making biodiesel doesn't give good result so i try to mix metanol in the etanol. my reason do this because etanol is renewable resources so i want to use etanol

[biofuel] Re: Oil and Water

2003-05-23 Thread Keith Addison
Was wondering what you meant by oil containing water. Oil and water do not mix. Do you mean a pot full of oil ... with drops of water on the bottom of the pot?? Or what?? Curtis Hi Curtis Waste vegetable oil - the biodiesel feedstock-of-choice - can contain lots of water, maybe as much

Re: [biofuel] Fire Mitigation

2003-05-23 Thread Greg and April
- Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 11:27 Subject: Re: [biofuel] Fire Mitigation Well, not only that, but if it's not done that way, if local communities aren't involved in the process (the WHOLE

Re: [biofuel] Fire Mitigation

2003-05-23 Thread Keith Addison
Hello again Greg Hello Greg Keith, should over growen forest, be thined? I don't think there's any disagreement about that. If so, what should be done with the wood from the thinning? You're putting the cart before the horse Greg - you're not going to demonstrate that therefore

[biofuel] Re: Portland... was The Grease Trap: Co-ops part 1

2003-05-23 Thread girl_mark_fire
Here's the post, I said it was from the Biodiesel group, not this one, so I'm not surprised you didn't find it in the archives here, this is the Biofuel list, not the Biodiesel list. This guy was quoting an article about your co-op in the Willammette Weekly. from Biodiesel list: From:

Re: Oil and Water Was: [biofuel] steam versus oil heating for commercial plants

2003-05-23 Thread GuyW
Water soluble oils do... Was wondering what you meant by oil containing water. Oil and water do not mix. Do you mean a pot full of oil ... with drops of water on the bottom of the pot?? Or what?? Curtis Get your free newsletter at http://www.ezinfocenter.com/3122155/NL -

Re: [biofuel] Re: Portland... was The Grease Trap: Co-ops part 1

2003-05-23 Thread Myles Twete
Mark, here's the article: http://www.wweek.com/flatfiles/News3852.lasso Looks like Harold took the liberty of adding the 50cents estimate of cost/gallon in materials and the 27cents or so per gallon for taxation. The article doesn't quote anyone from our coop as saying what we'd sell it for.

Re: RE: [biofuel] Gardner Watts breakthrough discovery

2003-05-23 Thread Greg and April
Thanks, for the info, when I did grind work, all that we used the TIG for was Al, and I knew it was Tungsten, didn't know that there were other types. What are the others, and what are they best used for? Greg H. - Original Message - From: Mark Kaufman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [biofuel] Removing water from oil - was: steam versus oil heating for commercial plants

2003-05-23 Thread Greg and April
When I was making soap from scratch, I used a method similar to this. I would cook down the fat, then strain it through a sieve, to get rid of the larger stuff, then in a large pot, I would, start some water boiling and add the warm fat to it, being careful not to cause any spatters. I would

[biofuel] Re: [biofuels-biz] NBB and health effects data -

2003-05-23 Thread girl mark
Hi all, I wanted to clear up something in an older post here: it was a post about the status of the EPA position on small producers. IN the end of this, was the following email from Tom Leue. If I am not mistaken, the story related below (told by Graham Noyes of World Enegy) was never

[biofuel] Re: [biofuels-biz] NBB and health effects data -

2003-05-23 Thread csakima
Don't scare me. Are you all implying that if I made Biodiesel in my backyard ... and ran it in my OWN car that I'd be taxed for it?? I thought you'd only run into a tax problem if you tried to sell it.What about brew-at-home-use-at-home. What if, for example, every gallon I used to go

[biofuel] Re: [biofuels-biz] NBB and health effects data -

2003-05-23 Thread girl_mark_fire
I believe that various taxation agencies do consider use the same thing as sale- our state agency in california does I believe- but the point of my last post is that as far as I know, no one's been proescuted yet, and the World Energy communique (the somebody below) claimed quite explicitly

[biofuel] Re: NBB and health effects data -

2003-05-23 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Mark Tom Leue's posting of the World Energy message also caused some confusion as to who'd said quite what. As you say, Graham Noyes of World Energy was asked for more info on this and didn't respond. Do you recall other issues he was asked for more info on? He straight away said

[biofuel] Small Engine Fuel

2003-05-23 Thread robert luis rabello
I'm in the throes of landscaping. . . Living in a subdivision requires me to maintain an artificial environment all around my house. Personally, I don't like grass, but it's very hard to get away with NOT planting a lawn in suburbia, and I think there's something primeval in our desire to