Re: [Biofuel] thanks

2005-08-28 Thread terzakis
Only the abstract is in English. If you like i can send you pictures, diagrams, etc in your e-mail if it has the capacity and you will share it to others. Stelios Abstract Alkali catalyzed, two-stage process for biodiesel production from used vegetable oils mixture and evaluation of its fuel pr

[Biofuel] Sept 1 declared no buy gas day

2005-08-28 Thread marilyn
This was forwarded to me, so I am sending it to all of you to forward if you want to. It has been calculated that if everyone in the United States and Canada did not purchase a drop of gasoline for one day and all at the same time, the oil companies would choke on their stockpiles. At the s

Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine

2005-08-28 Thread Ken Gotberg
You can make monoglycerides by reacting glycerol with FAME in mixed phase solvent systems.  These are used as emulsifiers in food and pharmaceutical products.   Ken__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http:/

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina's Effect on Petroleum Prices

2005-08-28 Thread Stan
I'm not complaining per se. It got me thinking that they might push the cost of petroleum diesel ever higher, and and increase the usage of higher blends and pure biodiesel. Appal Energy wrote: >Stan, > >I wouldn't go so far as to call the hurricane a disaster. It is what it >is, a hurricane.

Re: [Biofuel] Mercedes Diesel Suitable?

2005-08-28 Thread Chris
Peter, You cannot put a manual transmission in a turbocharged 123, it would be a slug, and would cost a fortune. You could do it with the 240D as it was normally aspirated. The torque curve is just way different with a turbo. I think what Jan was referring to as a grinder is the in-tank fuel

Re: [Biofuel] The myth behind "non-taxable, " off-road fuel was Re: There derrivatives of Barrel Oil, have you wondered ?

2005-08-28 Thread Marty Phee
>>The petroleum distributors claim that it costs approximately $0.25 per >>gallon to dye the off-road fuel and then carry the two separate inventories. If that's true it's bullshit. I've been to the terminals and worked on their systems. The dye is added at the nozzel going into the truck, not

Re: [Biofuel] Warning to List Members

2005-08-28 Thread Marty Phee
There aren't worms and viruses for linux per sa. In order for your linux box to get infected it has to offer services to the outside world and linux (the kernel) doesn't have services (ie: samba for windows interaction, apache for a web server, inetd for telent/ftp...). All those services are

[Biofuel] MB Diesel for bio-diesel use

2005-08-28 Thread Douglas Smith
Peter Childers asks about MB 300D. My favorite car of all time was a 1980 MB 300D. (they were imported to the U.S. from 1979 'till 1985) I would have another in a flash, and may get one again soon. It is a sublime car to drive, especially on the road! It has an unbelievable turning radius, maki

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina's Effect on Petroleum Prices

2005-08-28 Thread damiandolan
Hi All, Big Turbine & $100 barrel? ;^) dD Biofuel@sustainablelists.org wrote: < < Stan, < < I wouldn't go so far as to call the hurricane a disaster. It is what it < is, a hurricane. It's the human component that propigates tones of < "disaster." Dispense with the humans and wallah!

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina's Effect on Petroleum Prices

2005-08-28 Thread Appal Energy
Stan, I wouldn't go so far as to call the hurricane a disaster. It is what it is, a hurricane. It's the human component that propigates tones of "disaster." Dispense with the humans and wallah! No disaster. Just a hurricane and the rejuvination cycle that follows. As for the petroleum industry

Re: [Biofuel] Warning to List Members

2005-08-28 Thread Mike Weaver
But don't get me wrong - I love Linux and we use it for almost all our servers and more than a few desktops along w/ OSX and some BSD. Kirk McLoren wrote: > At present Linux viruses number less than 100. Since a lot of > government entitiies are moving to Linux I assure you these numbers > WIL

Re: [Biofuel] Robertson et al VS. followers

2005-08-28 Thread Mike Weaver
wait...are talking about Streeter or the Bush administration? "I want my SUV" sung to the tune of "I want my MTV..." Appal Energy wrote: >And I was so looking forward to see how he would set his own noose in >motion by his own processes. > >Oh well. > > > >Keith Addison wrote: > > > >>Hi Todd

Re: [Biofuel] Best van for WVO?

2005-08-28 Thread damiandolan
VW transporter runs best in europe Biofuel@sustainablelists.org wrote: < < Where are you? There isn't much in the US, but Europe and other places < have pretty good options. < < [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: < < >Advice requested - What's a decent diesel van that could hold six or seven

[Biofuel] biodiesel from plastic

2005-08-28 Thread Andy Karpay
Message: 8 Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:01:50 -0500 From: "John Mullan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Biofuel] biodiesel from plastic To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org But what are you going to burn to attain "high enough temperatures" to break down the plastics so you can get more fuel to proce

Re: [Biofuel] Warning to List Members

2005-08-28 Thread Doug Foskey
Hi, this is why I use Linux as an operating system (as do some others on the list). Linux systems have none of the Microsoft 'hooks' that the most common virii use. I have noticed a few members are sending HTML emails. Could I request that everyone sends in plain text? (this is achieved by g

Re: [Biofuel] Warning to List Members

2005-08-28 Thread Hakan Falk
It is one or more members of the list that got a virus and it is going through saved email and send to the addresses. It is a quite normal behavior from a virus. It will pick both receiver and sender, so it is very difficult to identify the computer who sends it, other than with the IP addre

Re: [Biofuel] Robertson et al VS. followers

2005-08-28 Thread Appal Energy
And I was so looking forward to see how he would set his own noose in motion by his own processes. Oh well. Keith Addison wrote: >Hi Todd > > > >>Dogonnit Keith, >> >> > >Sorry about that. > > > >>If the guy is going to behave in such a fashion, those who have to >>suffer it should at

Re: [Biofuel] Warning to List Members

2005-08-28 Thread Kirk McLoren
At present Linux viruses number less than 100. Since a lot of government entitiies are moving to Linux I assure you these numbers WILL change. A good article at: http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT3307459975.html here is the description of the article -- go to link to read. The virus threat

[Biofuel] The myth behind "non-taxable, " off-road fuel was Re: There derrivatives of Barrel Oil, have you wondered ?

2005-08-28 Thread Appal Energy
That's only partially true. Compare the price of off-road and on-road diesel. You'll note that the difference is not the approximate $0.50 in state and federal excise taxes assessed per gallon. It's closer to $0.25 per gallon. The petroleum distributors claim that it costs approximately $0.25 p

Re: [Biofuel] biodiesel from plastic

2005-08-28 Thread John Mullan
But what are you going to burn to attain "high enough temperatures" to break down the plastics so you can get more fuel to process more plastics? On 8/28/2005, "Andy Karpay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >If my memory serves me right, "biodiesel from plastic" is neither "bio" >nor "diesel" The pe

[Biofuel] biodiesel from plastic

2005-08-28 Thread Andy Karpay
If my memory serves me right, "biodiesel from plastic" is neither "bio" nor "diesel" The petroleum products from the feedstock (oil) in plastics can be reclaimed by heating in an oxygen deficient atmosphere. High enough temperatures will break the plastics down to a liquid and then gas. The gas

[Biofuel] 50/50 WVO mix in MB 300D

2005-08-28 Thread Andy Karpay
-- >___ > > > Using a heater is usually recommended. If you are in a colder climate (I am in Florida) some also use a separate small dino diesel tank for starting. This also requires a switch (tank A / tank B). You should switch tank

Re: [Biofuel] Warning to List Members

2005-08-28 Thread Mike Weaver
I assure you that worms and viruses exist for linux. In fact, the first big Internet worm was a unix (almost identical to Linux) worm. Google Robert Morris. Ray J wrote: >I have heard of several viruses for Linux and apple stuff > >Ray J > > >Rumen Slavov wrote: > > > >>Hi, Friends,

Re: [Biofuel] Warning to List Members

2005-08-28 Thread Ray J
I have heard of several viruses for Linux and apple stuff Ray J Rumen Slavov wrote: > Hi, Friends, > It seems to me all of you are intelligent persons, >so I wonder why you are using Microsoft bullsh...? As >far as it is well known, there is not such animal - >virus or worm or Trojan -

Re: [Biofuel] Robertson et al VS. followers

2005-08-28 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Todd >Dogonnit Keith, Sorry about that. >If the guy is going to behave in such a fashion, those who have to >suffer it should at least be able to grill him about his generalities >and stereotyping until he's forced to admit that there is a lot more to >the bag of beans than he would care to r

Re: [Biofuel] Best van for WVO?

2005-08-28 Thread Keith Addison
>Your question ad Mel's response made me think, "How many brands are >there of diesel engine vehicles?" >So I googled "Diesel vehicles" >Found this first: http://www.gobiodiesel.com/diesel-vehicles.html >Anybody want to add comments to a list like this? Only this, which was made here: http://jou

Re: [Biofuel] Bio from Plastics

2005-08-28 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Gus >Hi There, > >Any body know how toe convert plastics to Biodiesel? Can't, biodiesel's made from triglycerides. Some plastics are biodegradable and some are derived from biomass, but I think whatever you might turn them into it wouldn't be biodiesel, ie FAME or FAEE. The Japanese process

Re: [Biofuel] Warning to List Members

2005-08-28 Thread Keith Addison
>Hi All, > >My firewall just blocked a worm sent to me under the guise of > Sounds>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sounds like we´ve got ourselves >a nasty troll. Take care. My firewall identifies it as W32/Lovgate >AC worm the attachment was a message pif. > >Tom Irwin It's not

[Biofuel] Information needed

2005-08-28 Thread Rumen Slavov
Hi all,Hi Keith, Thanks for the advice, I had my doubts, but needed assurance from an advanced biodieseler. As a mater of fact I did some tests using conc. aque. cat. and had problems washing it. As for my second question, the technology is simple, but one has to know which solutions must b

[Biofuel] Warning to List Members

2005-08-28 Thread Rumen Slavov
Hi, Friends, It seems to me all of you are intelligent persons, so I wonder why you are using Microsoft bullsh...? As far as it is well known, there is not such animal - virus or worm or Trojan - for Linux! For some time now there are several distribution of Live CD`s, which work even in an

Re: [Biofuel] Mercedes Diesel Suitable?

2005-08-28 Thread Peter Childers
Thanks for confirming my inexperienced assumption that the MB Diesels are bulletproof. I think as long as the odometer is a true 165K Mi and not the second rotation then the engine should be ok. The climate control and door locks are minor at this stage as I will get it operating with BioDiesel

Re: [Biofuel] Best van for WVO?

2005-08-28 Thread Brian Rodgers
Your question ad Mel's response made me think, "How many brands are there of diesel engine vehicles?" So I googled "Diesel vehicles" Found this first: http://www.gobiodiesel.com/diesel-vehicles.html Anybody want to add comments to a list like this? Bio-best wishes Brian Rodgers __

Re: [Biofuel] Mercedes Diesel Suitable?

2005-08-28 Thread Robert Ingram
Peter I am on my 3rd Mercedes the mileage you mentioned should be minimal the typically go over 30mi easily. The biggest problem I have found with  the 123 seies ( which yours is) is rust in the floors and rocker panels caused by clogged drains . Before you buy the car lift the carpets a

[Biofuel] Bio from Plastics

2005-08-28 Thread Gusfraga
Hi There, Any body know how toe convert plastics to Biodiesel? Regards Gus Float to fuel plastic-diesel conversion By Rod Myer Energy Reporter August 29, 2005 Page Tools Email to a friend Printer format AUSTRALIA'S nascent biofuels sector will take a step forward today with the launch of the

[Biofuel] Katrina's Effect on Petroleum Prices

2005-08-28 Thread Stan
I've been watching the progress of the storm. 175mph winds, going dead-on for New Orleans... And I can't help but feel that the oil industry will use this horrible disaster as a change to weasel themselves more money. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@

Re: [Biofuel] Mercedes Diesel Suitable?

2005-08-28 Thread Peter Childers
Thanks for your response Jan, but what is a "grinder"? Do you mean, maybe alternate word, the Filter? Are you aware of any rubber parts that might need subbing out as I understand that rubber and BioDiesel don't mix? Peter - Original Message - From: Jan Warnqvist To: Biofu

Re: [Biofuel] Mercedes Diesel Suitable?

2005-08-28 Thread Robert Lacy
Peter Childers wrote: > This is my first try at this list so excuse me if I don't get it yet. > I need to acquire a diesel vehicle before I start to experiment with > BioDiesel. I have looked at a Mercedes 300D that has not run in about > 4 years and has 165K miles on it. I think it is about a

Re: [Biofuel] There derrivatives of Barrel Oil, have you wondered ?

2005-08-28 Thread Marty Phee
The reason you pay taxes on gas, diesel or biofuel is for road construction and repair. Hence farmers and off road equipment do not pay taxes on the fuel they use. That's why it's dyed and why you go to jail if found using it on road. Tax evasion. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Have you ever wo

Re: [Biofuel] Question on Chevy S10´s

2005-08-28 Thread Ray J
2000 s-10 had a diesel engine in them??? They had a 2.2l 4 cylinder 2.8l 6 cylinder and a 4.3l gas engine in them... i think u can run E85 hi ethanol gass in them but as far as i no chevy has not made a diesel s10 for many years .. they offered a 2.2l diesel in 1983-1986.. Ray J Tom Irwin

Re: [Biofuel] Robertson et al VS. followers

2005-08-28 Thread TarynToo
As quoted here, what I find interesting about the sedition act is the very specific phrasing: ..utter...abusive language about the form of government of the United States, or the Constitution of the United States..." In its first few lines the 1918 act forbids lying about the government and th

[Biofuel] SPAM:(L1) Good day

2005-08-28 Thread midori
The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment. ** ** WARNING: WinProxy has detected a virus in file attached to this e-mail messa

Re: [Biofuel] Mercedes Diesel Suitable?

2005-08-28 Thread S. Chapin
Peter Childers wrote: > This is my first try at this list so excuse me if I don't get it yet. > I need to acquire a diesel vehicle before I start to experiment with > BioDiesel. I have looked at a Mercedes 300D that has not run in about > 4 years and has 165K miles on it. I think it is about a

[Biofuel] Query on MTBE

2005-08-28 Thread subramanian D.V
Hello Members, MTBE – Methyl tertiary butyl ether - an oxygenate for blending with gasoline in U.S around 1990, acquired a bad reputation quickly because of its capacity for polluting the environment and affecting human beings. I understand that the groundwater in most parts of US has been pollute

Re: [Biofuel] Robertson et al VS. followers

2005-08-28 Thread Appal Energy
To keep the exercise "honest," as inevitably will all attorney's involved [chuckle, chuckle, snot, smurf.:-], Robertson's words, mindset and progressive thoughts need to be disected precisely as spoken. Unfortunately for him, he all too quickly took the excercise from the realm of "ruminating"

Re: [Biofuel] Apology to ...

2005-08-28 Thread Appal Energy
Anyone who would pick snits over spelling, especially on the internet, would have a few more problems compared to the average bear. No remarks necessary. Todd Swearingen Thomas Kelly wrote: > From "Problems w. WVO" I wrote: > "Following directions from JtF, and with help from Keith, Todd >

[Biofuel] Medical was Re: Pat Robertson's business affiliation with Hugo Chavez

2005-08-28 Thread Garth & Kim Travis
Greetings, And who has none? Even in the US, there is medical available. If there isn't, please explain to me how people who have just crossed the Rio Grande are in the hospitals on the US side? There is no problem getting into see the doctor, but getting the surgery is a different tale. The

Re: [Biofuel] Mercedes Diesel Suitable?

2005-08-28 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hello Peter. I can recommend all MB diesels as ideal for biodiesel. I am into my third now, and there have been no problems whatsoever. Just a small advice though: The grinder on the fuel line just before the feed pump should be moved by longer hosing, in order to become easily replaced from

[Biofuel] Warning to List Members

2005-08-28 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi All,   My firewall just blocked a worm sent to me under the guise of [EMAIL PROTECTED]  Sounds like we´ve got ourselves a nasty troll. Take care. My firewall identifies it as W32/Lovgate AC worm the attachment was a message pif.    Tom Irwin___ Bio

[Biofuel] Information needed

2005-08-28 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Rumen >Rumen Slavov [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sun Aug 28 03:59:34 EDT 2005 > > Hi Guys, > I would like to ask again about two things: > Have you any opinion about "concentrated aqueous >catalyst >(www.biodieselgear.com/documentation/AqueousCatalyst.pdf)? :-) Everybody's been talking about us

Re: [Biofuel] Robertson et al VS. followers

2005-08-28 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Clif >Hello Keith, >As I am fairly new to this list I should have done some achive research >before posting. My bad . >You obviously have spent quite some time arguing your opinion on these >political issues. I have not. I spoke from my convictions not from my >expertise. Sorry Clif, it

Re: [Biofuel] Robertson et al VS. followers

2005-08-28 Thread Hakan Falk
Mike, I did not know of the sedition act of 1918: "...shall willfully utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States, or the Constitution of the United States..." This make any talk about "freedom of speec

[Biofuel] Information needed

2005-08-28 Thread Rumen Slavov
Hi Guys, I would like to ask again about two things: Have you any opinion about “concentrated aqueous catalyst (www.biodieselgear.com/documentation/AqueousCatalyst.pdf)? Can anyone explain me how could I make paper chromatography test of the BD(the kind of solutions and how to read the re

Re: [Biofuel] Robertson et al VS. followers

2005-08-28 Thread Doug Foskey
Cliff, we are all here to discuss & learn. Do not be afraid to state a view that is not widely held. It is only by airing these views that we can either be convinced by you, or you by us to lead a better, more peaceful existence. regards Doug (an Aussie...) On Sunday 28 August 2005 2:17, Clif

Re: [Biofuel] How to make ehtanol, second try.......

2005-08-28 Thread Keith Addison
>You are right. >I just got overwhelmed with the amount of e-mails received, Not so easy to handle a mailing list with hotmail, even a medium-volume list like this one. If you had a real email account you could do this sort of thing: http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg21

[Biofuel] PLEASE READ - Re: hi

2005-08-28 Thread Keith Addison
That was not from me, as usual it's a virus using a false address - if you go on the Internet, your address gets hijacked by viruses, it's happened to all of us by now. NOTE that it failed - the mailing list computer stripped off the virus attachment BEFORE sending the empty email message on to

[Biofuel] SPAM:(L1) hello

2005-08-28 Thread keith
The message contains Unicode characters and has been sent as a binary attachment. ** ** WARNING: WinProxy has detected a virus in file attached to this e-mail message! The attachmen

Re: [Biofuel] Pat Robertson's business affiliation with Hugo Chavez

2005-08-28 Thread TarynToo
On Aug 27, 2005, at 10:41 PM, Mike Weaver wrote: > Oh, I don't mind a few shots - been known to dish them out myself! I > guess I would turn the tables and > ask if you ever heard of an actual communist system? I can't think of > one. Almost all had major built in flaws, > ranging from phony e

Re: [Biofuel] Magnetic boots

2005-08-28 Thread Doug Foskey
Nick, how these work is for 1/2 the magnets to turn over, so cancelling the field when the lever is operated. When closed, all the fields are lined up & the magnetic force is strong... regards doug On Sunday 28 August 2005 9:01, Nick & Jenny wrote: > OK I may have come in late on this but you

Re: [Biofuel] Magnetic boots

2005-08-28 Thread Kirk McLoren
They are not switched off -- they are removed by the lever. The force distance product of the lever was the input energy to produce what you call switched off. Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustain