Re: [Biofuel] Keith Addison passed away

Oh, such sad news. Hardly a day will pass of me not thinking of Keith - as always. Deepest sympathies, Midori. Rest in peace, brother. Aleks -Original Message- From: sustainablelorgbiofuel-boun...@lists.sustainablelists.org [mailto:sustainablelorgbiofuel-boun...@lists.sustainablelists.o

Re: [Biofuel] Any beekeeping contacts in Switzerland?

To see alpine beekeping and beehouses you need to come to Slovenia. I'm starting to keep bees myself this year, with one colony. I will build a beehouse into a whole side of my roofed patio, so it will be a part of the house. This is not traditional, but also not unheard of. A trip to Slovenia wi

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: New Engine 100 MPG

y; no great matter if the eighteenth and nineteenth don't. And they would achieve that fuel economy the right way, that is, pretty much by accident. Regards Dawie From: Aleksander Kac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: New Engine 100 MPG

Well, I need to say something here. Why all these inventions? You can buy a whole production car capable of 100 mpg today. The world record in fuel economy set by Gerhardt Plattner with this car is actually way better: 107 mpg from austria to denmark and back, 2007 km on 45 litres of diesel, u

Re: [Biofuel] I sussed it out

Ahoy! Hi Aleks! > >hope all is well with you Keith > >Got more problems than a cat with 20 kittens and only two tits. :-) >Changing countries has never been so complicated before. Nearly there >though - I'll go out in an hour or so and dash about the place again, >and that should be it, then I ca

Re: [Biofuel] I sussed it out

snipped >hope all is well with you Keith Got more problems than a cat with 20 kittens and only two tits. :-) Changing countries has never been so complicated before. Nearly there though - I'll go out in an hour or so and dash about the place again, and that should be it, then I can take it easy

Re: [Biofuel] Paying for fire response service (was Alabama Town's Failed Pension..)

{Small Snip} Proceeding from the assumption that a fire-response service is a rational response to the threat of structure fires and related hazards to residents, it becomes necessary to fund that service. How to go about it, on a sustainable basis? Let's suppose a fire house includes 3 major

Re: [Biofuel] greenhouse farming

http://www.fourseasonfarm.com/resources/index.html#greenhouses This chap wrote a book. I ordered it last week, but I can't comment as amazon says it'll take another two weeks to get here. I just built a hybrid (well, bigger than a cold frame and not a full size greenhouse) last weekend. It will

[Biofuel] Status (biofuel@wwia.org)

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Re: [Biofuel] paper chromatography

Liz, I have a student who is studying biodiesel as his chemistry project. We have located a method of thin Layer Chromatography for the quality analysis but he also wants to try paper chromatography. We ahve tried some solvents but they only work for the glycerides layer. Does anyone have a

Re: [Biofuel] Global Warming Approaching Point of No Return, Warns Leading Climate Expert

I believe one degree is the difference between water or ice. Nope. One degre is the difference between 1 degree and 0 degree water. The difference between the solid and liquid state of matter is several times bigger. Ice has a lot more energy trapped inside then just the deltaT of 1. But globa

Re: [Biofuel] Euro warrantees - was Re: 2nd batch: looks better...

The use of biofuel conforming to EN14214 as a blend component at up to 5% is accepted by the European vehicle manufacturers and their guarantees are honoured, providing the finished fuel remains in conformity with the diesel fuel standard EN 590. A blend component exceeding this percentage w

Re: [Biofuel] 2nd batch: looks better, but still some questions

Hakan, I am confused, in front of me I have the sales literature and specs of VW Lupo 3L in Spanish. It is clearly stated that the VW Lupo 3L is RME compatible clean or in any mix and that is biodiesel on Rape seed. I do not have the latest literature for other VW models, but have a remembrance

Re: [Biofuel] 2nd batch: looks better, but still some questions

Aleks said this in a message a few months ago: >Opel in his new DI engines forbidds use of bio in any form. New >VW models do not tolerate biodiesel also (any form, not even B5) in >someengines. >We have had a LC Toyota (100 series) with a totally broken IP after only6.000 >km on neat bio (cost

Re: [Biofuel] Metric measurements

Luc, The only place metric fails is in micro measurements where 1000's of an inch is required, but that is neither here nor there for the average person. One 1000th of an inch is 0.0254 milimeter. Rather coarse for machining ... We have milimeters (1/1000th of a meter) and micrometers (1/100

Re: [Biofuel] Plastic Tanks for Biodiesel

I've found two types of containers that I'd like to use for storage, or washing / bubbling... Both contained silicon... One is a sealed top 55 gal drum with two 2" bungs on top, the other is a 275 gal cube with a metal cage around it. It has a 2" valve at the bottom, and a 6" bung / cover on t

Re: [Biofuel] Keith? Query about WVO refining and Glycerin Purifying

When I start my homebrew biodiesel refining with that 150 lbs of WVO I've been discussing, I would to circulate the byproduct crude glycerin into distillation and purify it to about 90% purity or better. The reason is that I would like to "recycle" and send the glyerin to a local natural soap bar

Re: patents, biotech and cellulosic ethanol was RE: [Biofuel] ethanol from wood

Dave, As it has been explained to me, it is a matter of getting the enzymes cheap enough to make it cost effective--one cannot make the enzymes themselves, they are a product of biotech. Am I mistaken? What are the enzymes and where do they come from? Enzymes are a product of nature, i.e. micr

[Biofuel] hydroxide - what are you using?

Biodiesel homebrewers, what hydroxide are you using, sodium or potassium? If you have switched from one to another, are the results any better? Anyone ethyl esters yet - single stage, two stage, mistery process? Just wondering, I switched from sodium to potassium hydroxide. The wash seems a litt

Re: [Biofuel] Efficiency and expanded possibilities.

I'm sure there is a catalytic process to do this. One thing I know of is that methane can be conveted to syngas, which can then be converted to methanol through the critical process, or through a zinc-slurry process: The meth sold in my country is made exclusively by a catalytic conversion of

Re: [Biofuel] Efficiency and expanded possibilities.

Arttu, Could methane, easily produced from rotting biomass, be used to make propane? It's easier and safer to handle than methane in transportation use, that's why ask. They do it in making polymers, but that's with extremely long hydrocarbon-chains. Rotting biomass produces a mix of gasse

Re: [Biofuel] China VW Competition - Golf ECO.Power

Todd, You're right Alex, at least in part. > Let's not just linch "all other auto makers" than Volkswagen ... > There's a lot going on outside the USofA. I should have qualified that, at least in part, leaning more heavily on American auto manufacturers than most others. Then again, its rather

Re: [Biofuel] China VW Competition - Golf ECO.Power

> That's ~62 mpg, ten more miles per gallon than the 1.6 liter, four > cylinder diesel of Rabbit and mid 1980's Golf fame. > > Don't know if a 20% improvement in 20-25 years is all that great. But at > least it's an improvement, providing it ever becomes a production > vehicle, especially w

Re: [Biofuel] first time post- first batch

Mark, you're not serious making a first batch of 100 gal, are you? Have you made any trial batches? How'd it go? How do you wanna heat a 100 gal of WVO? Cheers, Aleks Hello all.My name is Mark Rose.I live in Yarmouth Nova Scotia,Canada.I am new to the list and have been preparing for some time

Re: [Biofuel] New Car

While I know some of you think that anyone who buys a new car is nuts, some of us just don't have the time to play back yard mechanic. I learned long ago that hiring someone to do the kind of work that needs to be done with an older car means bankruptcy. The old adage of if you want it done

Re: [Biofuel] Happy Happy!

YEP! Hic .. #..*.* .*^ ^ :o) Cheers, ...ˇ^, hic Aleks ... Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 24.12.2004 05:49 Please respond to biofuel To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:[Biofuel] Happy Happy! Here's wishing you a Merry Ch

RE: [Biofuel] it looks like soapy milk facts

Dermot, transfer esters to a separate washing vessel. That's why samples a and b wash fine and the the batch washed in the reactor doesn't. Aparently some of the glycerinuous phase clings to the surface and, as mentioned by Luc, to the plumbing. I also wash my biodiesel reactor after each batc

Re: [Biofuel] Questions regarding biodiesel processing

Rob, I have made small scale and feel able to continue to make small scale batches. Move to actual fuel production with straight base methods. Drive on the fuel for a while. Most skills you'll gain will help you in any type of process you should use; the only thing is, that the two stage can pla

Re: [Biofuel] Martin's Job

Yes, a fine proposal. But let's not forget Keith, also spending a lot of his resources keeping us ("the nuthouse") alive for, how many years now? Journey has a "donation button" also. Both of them should deserve at least some expense coverage from us all. Cheers, Aleks Gustl Steiner-Zehend

Re: [Biofuel] CO2 and CO Biodiesel Emissions Reduction

Mamuel, Thank you for the explanation. Glad you like it :-). After your hints and further investigation it seems a 50% reduction of CO is a good average estimation for CO reduction while it is dependent on engine technology, engine tuning and feedstock used. Yes. As for CO2, there is only a n

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Source of Enzymes for ethanol production using corn

Hi Aleks, Johan Sake brewers do it a different way. Do you know about this Aleks? Yep. Momentarily I don't have enough space to try these mash/fermentations. Hopefully, in a year or so. >Huh? Bush what? Bushwhacked? LOL! :o)_ . Cheers, Aleks _

[Biofuel] Devastating news ...

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Re: [Biofuel] CO2 and CO Biodiesel Emissions Reduction

Manuel, There is many articles and studies about the reduced emissions of CO2 and CO when using biodiesel as compared to diesel emissions. Most sources document 80-100% reduction of CO2 and 50% reduction of CO. Can be even better. Provided the calorific energy of biodiesel is quite similar to t

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Source of Enzymes for ethanol production using corn

I have been doing a lot of reading over the last few weeks; I would like to distil my own ethanol but have a slight problem. I live in Africa and would appreciate it if anybody can supply me with a brand name for alpha & beta-amylases. Is there any alternative besides barley? Sure, corn malt. Y

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Source of Enzymes for ethanol production using corn

I have been doing a lot of reading over the last few weeks; I would like to distil my own ethanol but have a slight problem. I live in Africa and would appreciate it if anybody can supply me with a brand name for alpha & beta-amylases. Is there any alternative besides barley? Sure, corn malt. Y

Re: [Biofuel] Please explain the chemestry

Roy, I have just made my first batch of fuel, it worked just great considering the rough measuring used. Thanks for all the info. I have a few questions someone may care to answer though. On mixing the lye with the methanol a (part) chemical reaction seems take place. I assume it is a reaction a

Re: [Biofuel] hybrid vehicles

The hybrid Hummer. All diesel subs starting well before WW2. ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive

RE: [Biofuel] Washing Gone Wayward

Excellent insight Aleks, thank you very much. I'll give it a shot and post my findings. My goodness, the learning curve is time intensive! Now, however, I'm curious as to why mono or di glycerides would concentrate in the wash water. Enough catalyst but not enough methanol? Incomplete react

Re: [Biofuel] Washing Gone Wayward

Chickensoup! (at least a mild case). When heating does not disperse an emulsion you have to resort to heavier mallets. Usually lowering/raising the pH does the trick. Since you do not want any more emulsion, you should lower the pH, using citric acid, vinegar or phosphoric acid in na 10% or less

RE: Bible, Koran & Torah Thumping, not to mention other general s heeple tricks was Re: [Biofuel] about God

It is human nature to believe in "A HIGHER BEEN" because we all look for a father or mother figure to cling to. Um, I am a strong believer of higher beans ... :-) ... red kidney especially. And that these beans cling to poles :o). Yum. Cheers Aleks

Re: [Biofuel] The Other People

Kim, excellent morning reading :-)_ Cheers, Aleks Sorry, I forgot I can't send an attachment. Here is the article for those who wanted to read it. Bright Blessings, Kim We Are the Other People by Oberon Zell "Ding-dong!" goes the doorbell. Is it Avon calling? Or perhaps Ed McMahon w

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol Safety of Dispensing from 55 Gal. Drums to carboy safely

Drum in upright position: remove the small cap and fit a ball valve (preferably teflon inner husing) with a hose connector on the other side into the threads, sealing with teflon tape. Lay the drum flat on a stand (make of wood, or if enough skilled weld of steel tubes). Takes two quite strong

[Biofuel] Tweaking a Bosch VE pump

Everybody, since I got a lot offline traffic For those who like to tinker on a fuel pump: A land rover forum should be where to look for. I can't try this here at work (no internet allowed as for previous "non work related searches" i.e. biofuels, JtF ... here's democracy forya). Start at this

Re: [Biofuel] My fuel tank after 4 years of bio

Yo Keith/community! Well, all is well that ends well. I tuned the pump myself yesterday, loosened the spring tensioner device of the diaphragm somewhat (to start spritzing fuel in at a lower turbo boost) and I then minimally enriched the mixture by rotating the eccentric pin towards a richer sett

Re: [Biofuel] My fuel tank after 4 years of bio

Oh, and it was about 5.200 litres of bio running through (150 batches in 35 litre reactor) I took off my fuel tank last saturday, mainly to see if any buildup of anything is on the bottom and fuel feed and return manifolds inside the tank after four years of driving on bio and various blends

[Biofuel] My fuel tank after 4 years of bio

I took off my fuel tank last saturday, mainly to see if any buildup of anything is on the bottom and fuel feed and return manifolds inside the tank after four years of driving on bio and various blends of bio/dino. The result: zero. Absolutely clean, no spot of rust, no nothing. All plastic pa

Re: [Biofuel] biodiesel QA

koal2.cop.fi/leonardo/ Look it all up, somewhere on the webpage there's some info on quality testing. Cheers, Aleks ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journey

Re: [Biofuel] re sec ond stage method

the two stage method is ok for high ffa content but still produces inferior products the glycerine is horrible for making soap and i have my doubts about the bd product it still retains that awful smell and there is a not a good return ratio especially with no soap by product we abandoned th

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: Information on Sawdust processing

I use the same kind, no binder made briq's, for the bulk of my winter heating. Less than 2 kg of these briq's are the thermal equivalent of one litre of heating oil. I need about 1 metric ton per winter, and it's 3 times cheaper than heating oil per kWh of heat. The shawings and sawdust are pro

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: Information on Sawdust processing

Combine sawdust with hacked rice straw (about 2 in long) as a filler and mix in poor concrete or concrete milk. Cast "porridge" in wooden forms (blocks several inches or panels desired inches thick) and use for insulation between rafters. Straw panels made this way are still widely used in Sl

RE: [Biofuel] How to choose a Biodiesel car or van???

Dan, The ELSBETT engine sounds appealing, but I have no idea how hard it would be to match one to my station wagon, how hard it would be to find a mechanic comfortable with this relatively unknown engine ( in these parts), and I really have no sense of what this thing would cost from the web pag

Re: [Biofuel] 2004 VW Jetta TDI

- Original Message - From: "m gildow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 7:43 PM Subject: [Biofuel] 2004 VW Jetta TDI > After having a VW Pickup and becoming interested in > Biodiesel as a fuel I have bought a new 2004 VW Jetta > TDI. I have r

[biofuel] washing water - down the drain or not?

I've read some posts from people here, concerning the bubble wash water- well, no need to. If you remove your meth via vacuum, all it is to it is VERY MILD soap-water. You produce a more lethal thing when showering or taking a bath. The methanol still left in, it provides food for bacteria -

[biofuel] Re: how do i do biodiesel

Hey Manolo! Nice site, very complete. Your bio looks a bit reddish, though. Have you got a complete reaction? Or is this just a flash-photography effect? (lately I made lots of this amber-reddish looking bio and found out that this was due to bad methanol with impurities and water in it - I a

[biofuel] Re: Heating affairs (long) was:winterizing biodiesel

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Aleks > The electric heating line and how you installed it look good > and should last but. What would you say about the fuel tank > and how to keep it warm enough to prevent gelling here > in Minnesota at -30 deg F. > Piep Heated gar

[biofuel] Heating affairs (long) was:winterizing biodiesel

As for the copper assembly, it appealed to me for the simplicity. I don't have one - cannot because I got stainless steel fuel lines and am affraid of "electro" corrosion. So I had me made 6 meters of electric heating line (like the ones that are used to heat reptile tanks) with a specific pow

[biofuel] Re: Help with making biodiesel(long)

> Thanks for the advice. Will give your suggestions a go and see > what happens. We are reasonably confident that we are getting the > water out. We have made a very good heating system that boils the > oil all day on about 20 litres of old sump oil. Gets the temp up to > 100degC

[biofuel] Re: Biodiesel for heating - viscosity

> Can you give me some idea of viscosity of dino-fuel at particular > temperatures. Yeah. Viscosity is measured at 20 degC for biodiesel, because with heat it's viscosity falls close to that of dino. Dino's viscosity changes very little with temperature - compared to biodiesel. I assume this

[biofuel] Re: winterizing biodiesel

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Tom Kissick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there any additives currently available that can be mixed to drop the > cloud point Aleks Huh, there is: - small amounts of regular gasoline (~5%), but this is not good for the engine - in Europe there is a thing we call "mo

[biofuel] Re: winterizing biodiesel

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Tom Kissick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is getting cold in northern Alberta,Is there a process to winterize biodiesel > Fuel line and filter heaters are a permanent solution, doable in DIY techniques. http://www.planet-interkom.de/mic.stern/durchlauferhitzer.htm

[biofuel] Re: Biodiesel for heating - viscosity

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > And just how am I to measure out ~5 centistokes? What are centistrokes > anyway, a bug disease? Hey no need to be rude, man! You asked the question, here are the answers. Kinematic viscosity is measured in "Stokes". You can not measure it

[biofuel] Re: Help with making biodiesel(long)

Allan, Animal fat contains a LOT OF WATER. It's very difficult to settle the water out. Generally speaking it would require a week to 10 days at 55 degC to settle. Heat drying of natural fats is not very advisable because it tends to raise the acid count. Therefore partially dried animal fat

[biofuel] Biodiesel for heating was:Here in the frozen North...

Well, there are several possible ways to mend the sooty flame. 1. biodiesel will not burn clean unless the flame is tremenduously hot. My friends found out that with burner main nozzles smaller than 0.75 mm biodiesel soots up the boiler. So find out your nozzle diameter, just to see where you

[biofuel] Re: soap in BD

Martin, you have used too much lye in your reaction. Neutralize before bubbling. All is not lost, you can separate the soapy mixture by adding dilute acid (phosphoric , acetic, citric, 10%) until you see separation. Top off esters and rewash, several times if neccessary. Cheers, Aleks ---

[biofuel] Re: Help with Making Biodiesel from WVO

Ian, > 2Material fully reacts but no glycerol separates - I have tried adding water after 24 hours but there seems to be a very high water tolerance leading to a very inefficient split of ester to glycerol/water. Material doesn't react. The only sign of a transesterification reaction is se

[biofuel] Re: VW Tdi (was diesel motor capable of 60 mpg

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Thor Skov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I read that VW has a 1.3liter engine that gets 100mpg. > I'll find the reference if you're interested. This > car is not, of course, sold in the US. Thor, It is not only because of the engine. We're talking an all aluminum body

[biofuel] Re: Hey, guys! Watch this!

--- heh, heh, heh! Good one, Alan! Aleks Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> FREE COLLEGE MONEY CLICK HERE to search 600,000 scholarships! http://us.click.yahoo.com/47cccB/4m7CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---

[biofuel] Re: epoxi&bio was: biodiesel wash question / idea

It's a no-no. Aleks Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> Small business owners... Tell us what you think! http://us.click.yahoo.com/vO1FAB/txzCAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM -~-> Biofuel at Journey to

[biofuel] Re: Isopropyl alcohol

Paul, > Very hard to dissolve NaOH, would KOH dissolve better. Had to almost boil > the isopropyl before NaOH would dissolve. On cooling the mixture solidified. > Tried using conc aqueous solution of NaOH but as it was poured into > isopropanol it the NaOH precipitated out. Yepp. That's the one

[biofuel] Re: biodiesel wash question / idea

Stu! One product, a filter, can > be easily modified where one side is an air input and the output is > thousands of small tubes. These tubes are about 9 mil wide, barely larger > than a human hair. When air is forced through these while immersed in water > you get a rush of very small bubbles,

[biofuel] Re: Isopropyl alcohol

Hi Paul ! > Can you tell me what advantages BD made using higher alcohols (eg > isopropanol) would have over BD made using methanol or ethanol? > Longer chain alcohols seem to raise the winter properties of biodiesel: Ethyl esters are better than methyl, propyl even better, butyl esters would b

[biofuel] Re: Novozymes/Biodiesel

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "L Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aleks: > Are you buying or brewing the isopropol? How does that all work? > L Isopropyl alcohol is a standard medical disinfectant and glass degreaser. I can't make it cheaper than the store sells it. Aleks

[biofuel] Re: Washing the biodiesel

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mike Brownstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Alex. > > Do you think that backsplitting could be one of the problems? Or just excess > lye ( I used 3.5g/l) > Mike, check your scale, and let the glyc settle properly. Remaining glyc is very caustic and can cause f

[biofuel] Re: Novozymes/Biodiesel

Ed, > Any updates on costs from the earlier lipase threads? Are these getting > cheaper over time and are they about to get a lot cheaper with greater use > in industry? Enzymes are already used very wastly (cheese, washing powder, ... it figures thousands of tons per year). We have the same si

[biofuel] Re: Washing the biodiesel

Hi Mike > I'm struggling with the washing of the biodiesel. I get a low return (50%) > and a lot of creamy mayonnaise. Do you get rid of the water before the reaction? Perhaps you use too much lye. How much do you use? Yield should be ~ 100% even by an inexperienced biofueler. I usually get

[biofuel] Re: Palm Oil processing

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have had success with palm oil using the two part alkali method. I > use 5gm/litre NaOH and 120 mls of methanol/litre oil. Allow the oil > to cool after melting as hot spots seem to boil off methanol. The > glycerol at stage 1 settles well

[biofuel] Re: Hydrogenated vegetable fat

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Ian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All > Anybody know anything about Hydrogenated vegetable fat. > I'm led to believe this is unusable. > It might explain failures. > Ian Ian, I'm forced to use almost only hydro veg fat (I'm saving the oil to make winter ethyl/isoprop

[biofuel] Re: Residual oil in BD.

> > I don't really think this is true. Using 200ml methanol per liter of WVO is > about a 60% molar excess (that is, 60% more methanol than is actually > consumed in the transesterification). The excess helps to shift equilibrium > in the desired direction, and I think we can expect something

[biofuel] Re: Bio Quality Test?

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Biofuels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Optimum rpm is 700, but it is not critical > Fault lies elsewhere - temperature, time mixing, etc. Um, water in oil, water in acid, water in lye, carbonated lye, incorrect measuring, sloppy weighing ? There is a troubleshooting ch

[biofuel] Re: Aleks' 'foolproof method' methanol reclaim

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "ian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ian, a friend and I have tried it (boil off). It's no use, takes a lot of energy since the mass to heat up is tremenduous and real gain is very thin. At methanol BP we got zip. Not a drop. 10 deg C higher temperature gave a few drops.

[biofuel] Re: I want to brew my first batch of biodiesel

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], eric almanzan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Eric: You need in terms of vessels: 1. a large reaction vessel with some sort of stirring. A bottom spigot is usefull but not necessary. You can top off your ester. 2. a smaller vessel (25% min of larger) for methoxide preparation

[biofuel] Re: Bio Quality Test?

Hi James, > I've just completed my first 30 L of transesterified WVO. (Not yet > washed) It's golden brown, feels like petrodiesel and looks very > consistent. I wonder if there is any simple test I can execute at > this stage to confirm its properties as a diesel fuel. > Saludos - James There

Ethanol groups - was Re: [biofuel] Tallow

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "steve spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hey guys, ethanol is totally welcome here. we tend to get really intense on > biodiesel at times, but if you are doing ethanol work (and many of you are) > please, speak up. > > > Steve Spence Yeah, and even some us die-har

[biofuel] Glyc burning/steam generating

Hello, As for the drip feed burners, glycerine is not a good fuel. I tried it for several weeks and the gum deposits are just too much. Next thing I made was some reading, and so far noone seems to be able to make glyc burn deposit free with sensible priced equipment. In Austria the glyc is u

[biofuel] Re: Intro.

> Bio-diesel is in it's infancy in this country, their are alot of advantages > but it's not perfect. So for my first question what can be done about NOx > emmissions. Can a catylst be added to the fuel in process to lower these > emissions or will an aftermarket modification be required on

[biofuel] Re: Foolproof alecs kac tank schematic

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Tim Zarbo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aleks, > You have probably mentioned this, but I am wondering how you heat the water > for your reactor? and what temperatures have to be reached in each heating > phase? Could a solar hot water source do the trick? > (lots of f

[biofuel] Re: Enzymes

Hey folks! I've been studying biotechnology for the past two weeks, now I'm back, my head bigger still. My neck hurts already. I've learned several things concerning lipases and their use: 1. not every type of microbial lipase is good for every alc combined with every fat. Reactions are quite sp

[biofuel] Re: Foolproof alecs kac tank schematic

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "ian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all. > Ive just put a schematic together for a tank system using the Foolproof (sulphuric acid) method, with methanol recovery. > Could I have the circuit checked out by some of your good selves. > http://www.hammaskeep.demon.co.uk/R

[biofuel] Re: BD validation

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "David Teal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Still banging on about quality control: > If the Aladdin test is NBG, then how about making a micro-batch from > supposedly finished biod (reacted, washed & dried). Possibly use the > methoxide mixer as a reactor vessel, otherwi

[biofuel] Re: BD glycerol validation

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Michael Aereboe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thanks for the advise aleks > > I made an 80 litre batch using used veg oil (acid content ~2.15 mg eQ KOH/g - good burned very used oil) 25% v/v methanol and using 1.4% Potassium hydroxide as catalyst. Stirred like hell wit

[biofuel] Re: BD glycerol validation

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Biofuels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Austrians make mainly from used oil. > They use ONORM C1 191 spec. There is no mention of glycerol content. > Germans make mainly from fresh oil. > They use DIN E 51606 spec. 0.02% free glycerin is permitted. > Glycerol is soluble

[biofuel] Re: BD glycerol validation

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Michael Aereboe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the group:how good is our home brew biodiesel? Oh, it's very good. > when taking variation of reaction temperature and mixing geometry (speed, homogenizer or pre-homogeniser blending) into account, variability in the

Re:[biofuel] (More efficient )way of making biodiesel

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "David Teal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aleks, > I visited Ljubljana University in the days of Marshal Tito, and still have > the second hand book I bought there. That is the image I recall when > reading your valued posts :-) > > David Teal Oh, yes, the good old da

[biofuel] Re:(More efficient )way of making biodiesel

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Aleks! > > How goes? Sorry not to keep in touch, been immersed (still immersed). Oh, if it doesn't go by itself, we push it a little. > Well now, we journalists go to prison rather than reveal our > sources... :-) I'll tel

[biofuel] Re:(More efficient )way of making biodiesel

Hi Keith! :-)! > Hi Alan, Aleks, Warren > > Does this shed any light? > > "In allowing fats and oils to react with a lower alcohol in the > presence of a catalyst to produce a lower alkyl ester of fatty acids > by subjecting the triglyceride contained in the fats and oils to > exchange react

[biofuel] Re: (More efficient )way of making biodiesel

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > could you please write this phonetically? Ljubljana. Hi Skaar, I'll try : lyublyana. How's that? In Slovene, the J letter is pronounced like the Y in "yes" - for instance. Cheers, Aleks Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforev

[biofuel] Re:(More efficient )way of making biodiesel

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Alan S. Petrillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yepp. It has been done before. But now there are methods to recover > > cheaply the overpriced lipase, and this certainly is a way to look > > at. > > Do you have any links to these methods? In any event, if the deman

Re:[biofuel] (More efficient )way of making biodiesel

> OK, and isopropanol is not so toxic like methanol, and not so > government regulated like ethanol. Sounds promising. Where have you > seen lipase recovery methods described? Um, not described in detail. I think, this will have to be figured out by experiment. I think that at this point, who h

Re:[biofuel] (More efficient )way of making biodiesel

> A small quantity of porcine lipase can be purchased from Worthington > for > US$21. There is also some good info at > . Many references > are provided, which I have not yet read. Do

Re:[biofuel] (More efficient )way of making biodiesel

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Aleksander <kac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thank you for the information. > > I am an adult who just want to make the world a better > > place to live in. I hope you understand. > > There are two not quite secret

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