Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel

Hi Joe Ok Keith; Thanks for the welcome. You're welcome. :-) Sorry if I stepped on anyone's toes, Not at all. as it wasn't my intent but around here (Ontario, Canada) it seems just about everybody has the mentality I described. Not only around there, sad to say, it's widespread. But

Re: [Biofuel] Hybrid Diesel

Hello Ted I'm interested in organizing a coalition around hybrid electric/biodiesel vehicles. Have you visited Darryl McMahon's website, Ecogenics? http://www.econogics.com/ I read that such products were manufactured early in the hybrid process, but later scrapped. Do you mean PNGV? The

[Biofuel] Re: Acid Heterogeneous Catalyst and FFA esterification

Hello Francisco Dear Mr. Addison: No need to be so formal Francisco. Lets suppose that an oil/fat with a high content of Free Fatty Acids ( 15%) is available, is it true that FFA present in it can be esterifyed using an acid (H2SO4) as catalyst in conjunction with the chosen alcohol,

[Biofuel] maximum MPG

I've read of some really fantastic claims of MPG in vehicles that are either proposed or promised, and my curiosity has been piqued. The question I have in mind that is bothering me is this: Let's say for a minute that we're developing a vehicle that doesn't use any fuel when it's not

Re: [Biofuel] maximum MPG

Des, I do not know of any formula, but what you describe is the VW Lupo 3L diesel and that one make around 85-90 mpg or 3 liter for 100 km. It is a vehicle for practical real use and VW did their best on the fuel economy. They also had an experimental 2 seater that made 100 km on 1 liter or

[Biofuel] To Andrew : Desalination

Hello, I am interested in a desalination system as well. Can you provide me some info on that ? Met dank en vriendelijke groet, Pieter Koole Netherlands - Original Message - From: Andrew Lowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 3:34 PM

Re: [Biofuel] Reprocessing question

What do you mean by 90.5% KOH ? If the rest (9.5%) is water, that is where your problem is. With water, oil and KOH you have the right recepy to make soap. Try to get the KOH or NaOH as pure as you can get it. Succes. Metvriendelijke groet,Pieter Koole - Original Message -

Re: [Biofuel] Reprocessing question

Pieter What do you mean by 90.5% KOH ? If the rest (9.5%) is water, that is where your problem is. With water, oil and KOH you have the right recepy to make soap. Try to get the KOH or NaOH as pure as you can get it. Succes. Lab-grade KOH assays at 92% at most, it doesn't get any higher

Re: [Biofuel] maximum MPG

The information you need is available in general purpose mechanical engineering text books such as Marks Standard Handbook. For a perfect vehicle with no friction or air resistance losses at 100% efficiency it would probably run forever. The record for a street legal 2 seat car is held by

[Biofuel] BD process question

Hello, I have a question about biodiesel processing I hope someone can help me with; I read the excellent info on the journey to forever site and checked the archives about washing etc. I am interested in using mechanical agitation to speed up the process of washing but I wonder if I am being

[Biofuel] furniture made from FedEx boxes

http://www.fedexfurniture.com/index.html Kinda different Kirk Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. Check it out!___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

[Biofuel] polyethylene biogas plant

http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ibs/info/ecuador/install-polydig.htm HOW TO INSTALL A POLYETHYLENE BIOGAS PLANT By Francisco X. Aguilar Agronomic Engineer MSc Sustainable Agricultural Systems The Royal Agricultural College Cirencester Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: + 44 (0) 1285

Re: [Biofuel] BD process question

Hello Joe. The cloudiness is most likely caused by water or water soluble substances. A simple way of approaching your problem is to put your mini batch into water about 60-65oC, and let it stay there for a few hours. If it becomes clear, let it stay there for some additional time. If it does not

RE: [Biofuel] maximum MPG

Hello Doug, Hakan and all. The Volkswagen One-Liter Car with a consuption of 1 litre/100 Km is a diesel powered car with only 2 seats in tandem it resembles an aircraft cockpit with wheels with a max. speed 120 Km/h, the information was located at:

RE: [Biofuel] Hybrid Diesel

I worked on the Ford P2000 DIATA diesel hybrid for a few years in the late 90's, as a engine control systems engineer. It was a research vehicle, part of the PNGV initiative. A pretty cool and functional hybrid -- a large 4-door car (larger inside than a Taurus) with reasonable power. I got

Re: [Biofuel] BD process question

--- Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I have a question about biodiesel processing I hope someone can help me with; I read the excellent info on the journey to forever site and checked the archives about washing etc. I am interested in using mechanical agitation to speed up

Re: [Biofuel] maximum MPG

If you entirely neglect friction, the only place the energy is being put to use is in acceleration and going up hills, so mpg wouldn't be a meaningful measure of what is going on. You might be able to measure something like speed per gallon. And the heat from the radiator can't be put to any good

[Biofuel] Bush job ratings

President Bush: Job Ratings http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm --- Red Alert for Rove Diversionary Attack on America: Disapproval of Bush at high point. Karl's Got to Unite America Behind the Commander in Chief to Get Bush Out of the Polling Gutter, So It's Time for An Enemy to

Re: [Biofuel] BD process question

Hello Joe Hello, I have a question about biodiesel processing I hope someone can help me with; I read the excellent info on the journey to forever site and checked the archives about washing etc. I am interested in using mechanical agitation to speed up the process of washing but I wonder if

RE: [Biofuel] Hybrid Diesel

Hello Rob I worked on the Ford P2000 DIATA diesel hybrid for a few years in the late 90's, as a engine control systems engineer. It was a research vehicle, part of the PNGV initiative. A pretty cool and functional hybrid -- a large 4-door car (larger inside than a Taurus) with reasonable

Re: [Biofuel] maximum MPG

Doug, there are about 20,000 BTUs in a pound of gasoline, about 6 pounds to the U.S. gallon. A high school physics text and Marks' Handbook for Engineers (in the reference section of most larger libraries) will contain a lot of the information you might need. A text on internal combustion engines

RE: [Biofuel] Hybrid Diesel

Title: RE: [Biofuel] Hybrid Diesel solomon technologies has a hybrid Sailboat /diesel/electic system. the largest shipping motor they have in production is a 12 hp but they have a 20 hp 1000rpm engine in testing right now. We have been in discussions with them about a hybrid system for a

[Biofuel] fuel efficient cars

I don't recall the electric vehicle results and these are not your typical cars -- PHYSICS AT WORK FUEL-EFFICIENT CAR -- TEAM CROCODILE and SHELL ECO-MARATHON 2821 miles per Imperial gallon using a 26 cc engine in 2001.

[Biofuel] Off-topic but useful: New web-site for policy wonks

Thanks to Jack Stilwell of leftbio. Doug Woodard St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada -- Forwarded message -- Congressional Policy Briefings Available Online It's a bit like Napster -- but for policy wonks. A Washington research group has created a Web site where the public can

[Biofuel] VW 1-liter concept car -was: maximum MPG

There's some more below . . . 3 page vwvortex.com write-up without photos -- Volkswagen 1-liter Concept Volkswagen presents the world's first 1-liter car compiled by: Jamie Vondruska Last edited: 04.16.02 - 01:00 April 16, 2002

[Biofuel] Workshop - Run Your Car on Veggie Oil!

Run Your Car on Veggie Oil! Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005-06-18, 9:34PM PDT Run Your Car on Veggie Oil! Day-long Workshop with ORGANIC MECHANICS WE WILL OBSERVE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE INSTALLATION OF A VEGETABLE OIL CONVERSION SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS DIESEL VEHICLES TO RUN ON

[Biofuel] magnetic stir bars.

Has anyone created a home made magnetic stir plate? I am scaling up from lab scale 100 mL batches to a 5 gallon reactor, and have some ideas for a homemade magnetic stir plate in lieu of the more typical agitation methods, and I wanted to see if others have gone down this path with any success (or

Re: [Biofuel] BD process question

Hi Keith See my answers below; Keith Addison wrote: Hello Joe Hello, I have a question about biodiesel processing I hope someone can help me with; I read the excellent info on the journey to forever site and checked the archives about washing etc. I am interested in using mechanical

[Biofuel] Freedom from oil?

Happy day List! I just received that link www.freedomfromoil.com/and I support their effort. Pass it on! Declare your independance from oil! Felix ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

[Biofuel] Hybrid Diesel

I believe that Daimler-Chrysler has been working on diesel hybrids for some time. Their new R Class Grand Sports Tourer was originally a diesel hybrid, and it looks as if this may ultimately be available here. The R Class is being introduced this year in the US I think, as a gasoline model.

Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel

Chris, Many thanks. Bob A. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel hi, bob. wvo = waste vegetable oil svo = straight vegetable oil biod = biodiesel dino = petroleum-based

RE: [Biofuel] Hybrid Diesel

I think a lot of 'facts' thrown around about those PNGV hybrids were actually computer projected performance statistics, not actual measurements. That was certainly true for Ford and Chrysler at least. Chrysler was reporting fuel economy results well before they had any driveable vehicle, and

[Biofuel] (no subject)

hi could anyone tell me if its possible to use biodiesel in a 1993 cummins b5.9 turbo diesel in my rv,the pro,s and cons ,of using the fuel,things to be aware of and any usefull information terry whyton ___ Biofuel mailing list

Re: [Biofuel] maximum MPG

Recovering exhaust and coolant heat tends to be complicated and expensive. It's best not to lose it in the first place, but there are practical limits. I was curious about using vegetable oil as the engine lubricant as well. Apparently it has been looked at and the lubricity is great

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Environmentalism is dead. What's next?

sorry, i forgot who originally wrote this in reply response to my earlier statement, but i have to echo k's comment. what you refer to is the 'social contract', as many historians like to call it, which formed the basis of feudalism. serfs were bound to their lords, as you say. they had to

[Biofuel] Mystery logo

I saw a few logos stamped on the inside of the gas tank fuel door of my vehicle, a 2003 Dodge Caravan SE. One of them, I found out is E85, the symbol for ethanol 85. Another symbol, which is a mystery to me, represents the letter i stamped on the right page of a book. Any ideas as to the

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Environmentalism is dead. What's next?

From: Rousseau, Jean-Jacques: The Social Contract (1762) http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/rousseau.html "Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they." Perhaps more