[biofuel] Vanadium Redox Battery

2004-03-21 Thread R. Joseph Murphy
Has anyone heard of or experimented with a Vanadium Redox Battery? seams somewhat simple, at least in theory. I hope this isn't off topic, I'm thinking of electrical storage for running a generator on bio-diesel. co-generation system,of course. thank you, joseph Biofuel at Journey to Fore

Re: [biofuel] Craking

2004-03-21 Thread Martin Klingensmith
Thermally cracking vegetable oil? -- -- Martin Klingensmith http://infoarchive.net/ http://nnytech.net/ Lee Sheppard wrote: > Hay Keith you still not in to cracking the oil to make Diesel? Well I'm > going set up two processors one to use cracking other using Bio-diesel > menthol. Just to s

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel plans and cold weather

2004-03-21 Thread Greg Karais
Why you Keith? Because your name seems to be everywhere and on most of the e-mails I receive. Soo... I assumed you were the pro. Anyhow, I've now secured oil from a couple of restaurants and am on the way to a greener truck and less bills in my life. Thanks, and I'll be reading the e-mails.

[biofuel] Deterioration of rubber by biodiesel

2004-03-21 Thread Dave Donnelly
I've read quite a number of things referring to deterioration of rubber and certain plastics by biodiesel. How serious is this problem really? I understand that methyl ester is a pretty good solvent. I know that methanol is a really good solvent. In Aleks Kac's "Foolproof method," section o

Re: [biofuel] Media Coverage of Rural Issues in BRAZIL

2004-03-21 Thread pan ruti
Our beloved Kind deicated group leader Keith, observation of small farmers income are simillar and worst in Brasil and South America as the same as in the North America ,where as the big farmers here in Brazil alone is having 400 small aeroplanes built for soya protections u

Re: [biofuel] AC vs. DC electricity, was: Electricity storage solutions.

2004-03-21 Thread Martin Klingensmith
Darryl McMahon wrote: > I know there are motors called brushless DC, but for my purposes these are > effectively AC motors. There are also universal motors, which can run on AC > or DC, > but in effect, these are AC motors with brushes, and seldom are found in > sizes > above 1/2 hp. Hi

[biofuel] Smart car Diesel coming to Canada

2004-03-21 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc
Fall 2004. Sedan and Cabriolet. Only the turbodiesel will be imported! http://www.thesmart.ca/index.cfm Maybe if we all start asking/lobbying now, we can get a clear answer from Mercedes on biodiesel use...and hopefully it will the right answer! Yahoo! Groups Sponso

Re: [biofuel] Smart car Diesel coming to Canada

2004-03-21 Thread Tilapia
Wonderful news. This will allow the Smart Car to run on Canadian biodiesel production, which is in advanced development. I'm chagrined to be ignorant of the units that they use to measure fuel efficiency. Please tell, what is the symbol 1/100 mean in metric units, and its conversion to mpg? T

Re: [biofuel] Smart car Diesel coming to Canada

2004-03-21 Thread John Hayes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Wonderful news. This will allow the Smart Car to run on Canadian biodiesel > production, which is in advanced development. > > I'm chagrined to be ignorant of the units that they use to measure fuel > efficiency. Please tell, what is the symbol 1/100 mean in metric u

[biofuel] Air-car doesn't work

2004-03-21 Thread Keith Addison
It's been discussed here a few times before, I beleve we were sceptical, mostly. But he nonetheless gets $13 million in investment for something that doesn't work. Well, at least he admits it, sort of. Other people with things that do work get nothing. - K --- Detroit Free Press http://ww

Re: [biofuel] Media Coverage of Rural Issues in BRAZIL

2004-03-21 Thread murdoch
> Surely we need one INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL RURAL TV channel for the > world..Keith , we in the group can think of his Global world contact here > we have to move and grow into word dedicated Rural information Media forum > , shaping in the format of Brazilian sucessful media cove

Re: [biofuel] Craking

2004-03-21 Thread Aaron F. Wieler
I wonder if this is similar to fat splitting? Here's a reference to page associated with the USDA (US department of agriculture) that talks about splitting triglycerides into glycerol and FFAs. I looked at the patent (US 5,932,458) at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HI

Re: [biofuel] Craking

2004-03-21 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Aaron These are enzyme processes. These two aren't for biodiesel production, just for literally splitting the oils/fats - removing the glycerine and breaking the fats down into their component fatty acids. There are quite a few patents for biodiesel processes using enzymes, especially by F

Re: [biofuel] Media Coverage of Rural Issues

2004-03-21 Thread Darryl McMahon
Hi Murdoch, several threads here now, but taking them one at a time > >After conversations with my neighbours (one of whom sent city by-law > >officers to > >visit me because I had destroyed my lawn) > > Well, I don't know the context, but it sounds like you pursued another > good idea ther

Re: [biofuel] Media Coverage of Rural Issues

2004-03-21 Thread Darryl McMahon
Hi Keith >> >In my experience, mass media coverage is about selling advertising > >space, so the > >objective is to cover topics with the biggest audience appeal. > > That's what the ads managers used to tell us - the "content" as such > is just that stuff that fills the space between the ads

Re: [biofuel] Media Coverage of Rural Issues in BRAZIL

2004-03-21 Thread Keith Addison
A most interesting post, P.V., thankyou! But it's very late, I have to sleep now, I'll try to make a sensible reply tomorrow. > Our beloved Kind deicated group leader Keith, Please, you make me blush!! Regards Keith >observation of small farmers income are simillar and worst in