[Biofuel] Injector pumps Jetta TDI

2014-01-29 Thread Ken Riznyk
Carolina.  Ken ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel

Re: [Biofuel] Judge: Gene Patents Are Invalid

2010-04-23 Thread Ken Riznyk
to be considered manufacturing. I guess you can bend the definition to suit your needs. Ken - Original Message From: Chris Burck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wed, April 21, 2010 4:41:23 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Judge: Gene Patents Are Invalid

Re: [Biofuel] Judge: Gene Patents Are Invalid

2010-04-21 Thread Ken Riznyk
I doubt that this ruling applies to Big Ag. The genes Big Ag are using are not found in nature but are manufactured using recombinant DNA technology. The Myriad Genetics case is gene identification. Ken - Original Message From: Guag Meister [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2010-04-21 Thread Ken Riznyk
I was browsing thru some of the old biofuel posts and saw this one and its thread. Sorry but I couldn't resist putting in my own jaded comments. The proper resolution of the problems is to do what Bolivia did. Get a loan from the IMF to build a pipeline to the village. The IMF will require that

Re: [Biofuel] solar collector window

2009-09-01 Thread Ken Chua
it or mechanical engineers who deal with HVAC etc. Best Regards to all. Ken --- On Fri, 28/8/09, Dawie Coetzee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Dawie Coetzee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] solar collector window To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Received: Friday, 28

[Biofuel] Power Consumption of Lighting Timers

2009-05-13 Thread Ken Dunn
will only consume energy while the light is on and it should consume a watt or less in order to make it practical and beneficial. I can't seem to find that information, though. Any help you might be able to provide would be appreciated. Thanks, Ken

Re: [Biofuel] Stop Trashing the Climate

2008-07-03 Thread Ken Riznyk
How is the methane produced in my backyard compost heap any better than the methane produced in a landfill? - Original Message From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:58:23 AM Subject: [Biofuel] Stop Trashing the

[Biofuel] Sources of WVO drying up?

2008-07-02 Thread Ken Riznyk
I've been reading in the press accounts of companies selling their waste oil for up to $1.35 per gallon. Are people still able to get quantities of WVO that they need at a reasonable price, if not for free? ___ Biofuel mailing list

[Biofuel] Outdoor Wood-Fired (was: Company is buying WVO)

2008-05-18 Thread Ken Provost
On May 18, 2008, at 11:05 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote: Is it just a problem in developed areas (towns) or is the smoke somehow different from the smoke from my woodstove? I don't know all the details, but since your woodstove is indoors, it must meet higher emission standards. There's a lot of

[Biofuel] WVO Sludge Disposal - Cross posted

2008-05-14 Thread Ken Dunn
. I also think that I could dispose of it one cubie at a time in my trash pickup but, that is not eco-friendly at all. One thing is certain - I have to be more selective about the restaurants that I get my oil from. Thanks in advance, Ken -- next part -- An HTML attachment

Re: [Biofuel] Titration

2008-05-06 Thread Ken Provost
On May 6, 2008, at 8:45 AM, Brian Schneider wrote: Jan, You say that my concentration is very weak compared to the standard solutions. Do you mean the standard solution to titrate waste oil with, or are you just meaning weak in general? If it is weak compared to what should be used for

Re: [Biofuel] Water in my Methanol

2008-05-02 Thread Ken Provost
On May 2, 2008, at 10:32 AM, Roger wrote: Any suggestions? It looks like water got in my new 55-gal drum of Methanol. I keep it outside for obvious reasons but it looks like water got in somehow. The only thought I had was to set up a distiller to heat up the mixture to 160°F and then

Re: [Biofuel] Test Batches with Peanut Oil

2008-03-31 Thread Ken Provost
Roger: Peanut oil is about 75-80% oleic and linoleic, with the remainder almost entirely saturated (palmitic, stearic, and longer). I would expect biodiesel made from it to show precipitates at temperatures lower than maybe 65 F. I'm not clear from your wash test whether you are actually washing

Re: [Biofuel] Treating WVO w. Glycerine Cocktail

2008-03-20 Thread Ken Provost
much, probably composts better, has some N and P to help your compost (not organic anymore, of course :-(), and you can use the separated FFA to make real soap (not the soap people make from the glycerine phase, which is a little soap plus too much glycerine). -Ken Provost

Re: [Biofuel] Treating WVO w. Glycerine Cocktail

2008-03-19 Thread Ken Provost
to be washed out to have known parameters for the subsequent base reaction. All in all, I didn't find this technique very helpful, but I was using a low glyc- to-oil ratio, so that may be why. Check out infopop -- lots on this subject there -Ken Provost

[Biofuel] Chris Skrebowski on Oil

2008-03-18 Thread Ken Provost
from htttp://business.iafrica.com/ Doomsday scenario for oil Michael Hamlyn Tue, 18 Mar 2008 A gloomy forecast about the future of the oil industry — looking forward to a possible Doomsday within a very few years — was given to the Sub-Saharan oil, gas and petrochemical conference in Cape

[Biofuel] David Suzuki on Disaster

2008-03-18 Thread Ken Provost
Blind date with disaster We are constantly warned by scientists that our planet is in big trouble, so why can't we change direction? David Suzuki, one of the world's leading ecologists, on how humans have lost the vital skill of foresight David Suzuki The Guardian, Wednesday March 12 2008

Re: [Biofuel] Confessions of an 'ex' Peak Oil believer

2008-03-17 Thread Ken Provost
. In other words, as soon as KSA is on the downslope, we can go back to Oklahoma, North Sea, or wherever, and there will magically be more oil there again! -Ken Provost ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman

Re: [Biofuel] New use for glycerine by-product

2008-03-03 Thread Ken Provost
On Mar 3, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Keith Addison wrote: Any comments, ideas for further uses? David S. Soriano Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh- Bradford Bradford, PA. school website: http://www.upb.pitt.edu ph: 814-362-7544 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This

Re: [Biofuel] [BULK] Re: Hydrogen Car Sighting

2008-02-05 Thread Ken Riznyk
. Anybody hear about boosting power with hydrogen? Seems like a lot of extra trouble to me. Ken - Original Message From: Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, February 3, 2008 5:38:02 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] [BULK] Re: Hydrogen Car

Re: [Biofuel] veg oil crop info

2008-01-17 Thread Ken Provost
On Jan 17, 2008, at 3:43 PM, Tony Marzolino wrote: Can you please expand on the pumpkins as a bio-fuel source? Are other vegetables of like kind in the same category as possible candidates (i.e. squash, etc.)? I've never HEARD of squash oil, like I have pumpkinseed oil, but I suppose

Re: [Biofuel] Zeolite on eBay

2008-01-03 Thread Ken Provost
On Jan 3, 2008, at 10:09 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote: Your 150C is about 300F. That might well be OK. I believe it was Ken P. who commented that he regenerating zeolite in an oven (broiler?) (400+F? ~200+C). The post also said that the zeolite became less effective over time. At those

Re: [Biofuel] Official: organic really is better

2007-10-31 Thread Ken Dunn
Interestingly, I can't find a single reference to hese findings in a single reputable U.S. source. I have recently seen media coverage that directly contradicts this study, though. I'm very curious if we (here in the U.S.) ever see any coverage on the topic. Given the ridiculous USDA organic

[Biofuel] Interesting Spin

2007-10-26 Thread Ken Dunn
I'm sure glad that I can go straight to the source and get beyond this sort of garbage. http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/211388 ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel

Re: [Biofuel] Rapeseed Biofuel Produces More Greenhouse Gas Than Oil Or Petrol

2007-09-28 Thread Ken Provost
On Sep 28, 2007, at 6:15 AM, Joe Street wrote: And what if good organic and biodynamic tecniques are used and the health of the soil and microorganisms is considered so that nitrogen is fixed through natural processes? Is this not a nitrogen sink rather than a source? I think nitrogen

Re: [Biofuel] Who owns you World

2007-09-06 Thread Ken Provost
On Sep 6, 2007, at 11:19 AM, Gustl Steiner-Zehender wrote: Grüaßdi Fritzl, Jawoi, Bua! Leida heitztaag denga in d oid Hoamatl vuizvui Leit wia d Saupreiß. Göid und no Göid. Jamei Bua, so a Schmarrn! Pfüatdi Whoa! That ain't the German I learnt in college! -K -- next part

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: Re: Growing canola for conversion to biodiesel - how is it done?

2007-05-28 Thread Ken Provost
Canola is just a low-erucic acid variety of rape, which is itself closely related to mustard and the other Brassicas. It's pretty fussy compared to, say. brown mustard (B. juncea) or black mustard (B. nigra), and its only advantage is that animals can eat the oil and seedcake, which in the

Re: [Biofuel] Titration question from a Newbie

2007-05-03 Thread Ken Provost
On May 2, 2007, at 5:59 PM, shawn patrick wrote: I have a question about the purity of Isopropyl alcohol. Will 90% yield good results or does it have to be 99%?? The other responses are technically correct -- however, the isopropanol is only being used as a solvent for the FFAs in the oil

Re: [Biofuel] removing water from ethanol / methanol

2007-05-03 Thread Ken Provost
2007/5/3, doug swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've been wondering about a reverse osmosis filtering system, whether or not it would be able to remove water from ethanol or methanol. Maybe it would take a different membrane from the one commonly used to filter impurities from water, if it

Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Biodiesel New Process)

2007-04-21 Thread Ken Provost
On Apr 21, 2007, at 12:19 PM, Thomas Kelly wrote: Why buy enzymes, when sprouting some grain produces the enzymes needed to digest starch in unsprouted grains, sweet potatoes, or Jerusalem artichokes. Have I got it right? Yup, at least that's how i see it. Traditionally the sprouted grain

Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Biodiesel New Process)

2007-04-21 Thread Ken Provost
On Apr 21, 2007, at 5:35 PM, Thomas Kelly wrote: How much sprouted grain : total starch? Probably better to err on the side of too much rather than too little. My notes on mashing corn are all packed away now, but you should be able to learn the details from appropriate Google searches (eg,

Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Biodiesel New Process)

2007-04-21 Thread Ken Provost
On Apr 21, 2007, at 5:35 PM, Thomas Kelly wrote: I suspect I'm not done asking for help though. After a bit of poking around, I see the best place to start is (surprise!) Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_manual/ manual6-7.html JtoF really is an

Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Biodiesel New Process)

2007-04-20 Thread Ken Provost
On Apr 20, 2007, at 7:19 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote: Can I bypass sprouting by using enzymes (bacterial amylase) on cracked grain to break the starch in grain into simple (fermentable) sugars? Somewhere down the line, if all goes well, I will probably move towards other feedstocks that are

Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Biodiesel New Process)

2007-04-19 Thread Ken Provost
On Apr 19, 2007, at 11:06 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote: My questions go to point that you were able to achieve 95+% completion, and the fact that, in practice, we would like to maximize ethanol output as well as achieving complete sugar utilization. Google Gert Strand -- they make a

Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Biodiesel New Process)

2007-04-18 Thread Ken Provost
On Apr 18, 2007, at 10:42 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote: Is it actually possible for a person to produce 99+% pure ethanol using readily available materials, and at reasonable cost, or must it be produced on an industrial scale? Are any of you making it in your backyard? I have actually made

Re: [Biofuel] Has anyone used sharkbite?

2007-04-15 Thread Ken Provost
On Apr 14, 2007, at 1:04 PM, Kirk McLoren wrote: http://www.cashacme.com/sharkbite_full.swf And did you like it? I sometimes end up with a solder connection where I dont want to put a flame. This looks like a nice system if it is good. Kirk I used it for supply line to a toilet in my

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel New Process

2007-04-10 Thread Ken Chua
the founders of biodiesel used the process today. Simple, easy and safer. Though i'm open to try other stuff, some guidance is very much appreciated starting with what temperature and pressures are we talking about. Best Regards to everyone. Ken Chua --- Christopher Jacqueline Tan [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Biofuel] Oil sands hit major 'hurdle' in California - Globe and Mail - 2007.01.11

2007-02-16 Thread Ken Riznyk
of the week make no sense. Someone else with lots of green will step up and buy more. Ken - Original Message From: Darryl McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 9:16:07 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Oil sands hit major 'hurdle' in California - Globe

Re: [Biofuel] Some archive searching

2007-02-02 Thread Ken Provost
On Feb 2, 2007, at 9:33 AM, DHAJOGLO wrote: Finally, can anyone point me to a primary source (not a vague reference in a news article) of this agreement that initiated oil trade/ prices into us dollars? This has been interesting to me lately as well. I'm afraid I can't inform you much,

Re: [Biofuel] Washing

2007-01-06 Thread Ken Provost
On Jan 5, 2007, at 11:31 PM, Joe Neo wrote: If i use, say, 100ml of BD and add 50 ml of hot water for washing (stir for 15 mins), will i get back 100ml of washed BD or less? There should be very little if any volume loss. The actual volumes of soap and methanol that will be washed out are

Re: [Biofuel] Soap formation

2006-12-29 Thread Ken Provost
On Dec 28, 2006, at 7:31 PM, Logan Vilas wrote: If you have a complete reaction to biodiesel will soap form from the biodiesel? I mean if you put lye and water into it would it form soap or would it be incapable of forming soap? Hmmm...no firsthand experience of that happening, but I

Re: [Biofuel] Slouching Toward Chimeras

2006-12-27 Thread Ken Riznyk
I wouldn't worry too much about human mice escaping into the environment. The first thing the mice would do would be to start a religion. Then the religion would split into different sects and they would start fighting each other and kill each other off. Ken - Original Message From: D

[Biofuel] Methanol Suppliers

2006-12-27 Thread Ken Dunn
as locally as possible. Thanks, Ken ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined

Re: [Biofuel] Anyone done an EV conversion?

2006-12-23 Thread Ken Provost
On Dec 23, 2006, at 11:14 AM, Luke Hansen wrote: Granted, the van is one heavy piece of detroit steel, but what exactly is the hang-up? Voltage? Total weight? I'm guessing that most of the batterys' charge is used in overcoming inertia, right? There's an optimal ratio of battery weight

Re: [Biofuel] Weird Weather

2006-11-28 Thread Ken Provost
On Nov 27, 2006, at 8:05 PM, Bob Molloy wrote: Icebergs larger than ocean liners were sighted off the port of Dunedin, New Zealand, last week, well north of the Roaring Forties, barely five weeks before mid-summer. Watch out when the Antarctic ice starts melting/calving. That stuff, along

Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Making Methanol)

2006-11-27 Thread Ken Provost
On Nov 27, 2006, at 5:16 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote: Can ethanol be denatured and still be used to make ethyl esters? Yes. I've used standard paint store denatured ethanol (hardware stores rarely have anhydrous) with methanol and methyl isobutyl ketone as denaturants with no problems. As

Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Making Methanol)

2006-11-26 Thread Ken Provost
On Nov 26, 2006, at 7:47 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote: The idea on denaturing the ethanol is to make it unsuitable for drinking. Would ~ 2% BD make it unsuitable for drinking? If not, couldn't it be denatured with methanol? There are several levels of denaturing -- fully denatured needs to

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Allah or Jesus?

2006-11-15 Thread Ken Dunn
On 11/15/06, Jesse Frayne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip People who are scared and vulnerable are the tools of those who might not be virtuous. Yet there are virtuous religious people. snip Personally, I think this statement covers the discussions very accurately. In general, people are

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Allah or Jesus?

2006-11-14 Thread Ken Riznyk
" off the FDR memoral, not true. Religious intolerance led both Muslims and Christians to kill millions of people. If God does exist I'm sure he is ashamed of Christians and Muslims and probably every other religion. Ken- Original Message From: MK DuPree [EMAIL PROTECTED]T

Re: [Biofuel] My prediction

2006-11-12 Thread Ken Riznyk
many jobs he/she is bringing into their state economy. It's too late to fix we are completely controlled by the big money grubbing corporations. Ken - Original Message From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 1:42:37 AM Subject

Re: [Biofuel] How Bush Built North Korea's Bomb

2006-11-12 Thread Ken Riznyk
or Iran. Even someone as stupid as Bush knows that this would be folly. North Korea has a well-equipped million man army and a friendly neighbor with a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons. Iran has the landmass many times larger than Iraq. Ken - Original Message From: Keith Addison [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] FW: Why You Might Not Want The Flu Shot

2006-11-12 Thread Ken Riznyk
Title: October 2006 Free Newsletter I guess you can read what you want to read, but I went to the CDC website and they say that infleunza is responsible for an average of 36,000 deaths and 114,000 hospitalizations each year. Where does this woman get her information?It's comforting to know that it

Re: [Biofuel] Pellet fuel options

2006-11-07 Thread Ken Riznyk
Here's an interesting article about grass fuel. It also says they are working on a way to turn the grass into pellets.Grass touted as biofuel, cash crop By Gary Pang (Bloomsburg) Press Enterprise BLOOMSBURG -- The native grasses growing in the area's barren farm fields may be heating

Re: [Biofuel] Patenting Life Forms should be outlawed.

2006-11-06 Thread Ken Riznyk
, grafting, inarching, etc. - Original Message From: Guag Meister [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, November 6, 2006 3:17:12 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Patenting Life Forms should be outlawed. Hi Ken ; First, correct me if I am wrong, but I

Re: [Biofuel] Patenting Life Forms should be outlawed.

2006-11-06 Thread Ken Riznyk
lost its ridiculous case, when it sued a farmer when their genetically modified wheat spread uncontrollably to his fields. Ken - Original Message From: Guag Meister [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, November 6, 2006 6:21:47 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] I need some advice

2006-11-06 Thread Ken Dunn
On 11/6/06, Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The obvious answer is that if you make fuel you will be able to put it in the car to go buy the parts you need to finish the reactor! ;) Yeah, I think I'll just start into making some fuel. I'm going to use these initials trial to heat the

Re: [Biofuel] Patenting Life Forms should be outlawed.

2006-11-05 Thread Ken Riznyk
on the candy bars that keep on shrinking, but there are important advances too. Ken - Original Message From: Guag Meister [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2006 10:22:18 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Patenting Life Forms should be outlawed. Hi All ; You know

Re: [Biofuel] I need some advice

2006-11-05 Thread Ken Riznyk
process your WVO and offer him some oil in exchange for his expertise. Ken - Original Message From: Andrew Libby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2006 6:49:05 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] I need some advice Hi Ken, Not too far from you (Spring

[Biofuel] I need some advice

2006-11-03 Thread Ken Dunn
I have stumbled on about 200 gallons of WVO in the ~5 gallon containers that it came in. That part is great! I'll be picking it up this weekend. Now, the tricky part - in the spring I broke my ankle while skateboarding. That put an immediate halt to my processor development. Its probably 80%

Re: [Biofuel] Bush's Next Job

2006-10-29 Thread Ken Riznyk
I don't think Bush knows too much about democracy. Just give him a gun and stick him in a Humvee without armor plating. Ken - Original Message From: D. Mindock [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 1:54:00 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Bush's Next Job Bush's

Re: [Biofuel] Phosphoric acid

2006-10-28 Thread Ken Provost
On Oct 28, 2006, at 7:48 PM, Bobby Clark wrote: Anyone, can you answer my question? Try a wholesaler of nursery chemicals -- fertilizers, agricultural lime, etc. -K ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel Hybrids

2006-10-26 Thread Ken Provost
On Oct 26, 2006, at 11:07 AM, Ryan King wrote:Does anyone know of a hybrid that runs on diesel? Is this a totally impractical consideration?Not at all -- it's a great idea!  Probably wouldn't get much supportfor sale in the US (environmentalists here tend not to like diesel,and dealers would view

Re: [Biofuel] Answer to Energy Crisis? Waste Not, Want Not

2006-10-26 Thread Ken Riznyk
I try not to waste, but I still want. I'm not that enamored with compact fluorescents. I've had a half-dozen of them burnout in less than a year even though they are supposed to last five years. They are not as bright as they claim. The information on the package will say equivalent to 100

Re: [Biofuel] Isuzu Pickup

2006-10-21 Thread Ken Provost
On Oct 21, 2006, at 4:53 PM, Alan Petrillo wrote: Also, keep an eye on the injection pump. I've recently had to replace the one in my 1985 S-10 Diesel, which used the same drive train as the P'up. First the pressure regulator started to leak.Last year the seals on the pump itself

Re: [Biofuel] Will the EEStor Revolutionize the Electric Car?

2006-10-16 Thread Ken Provost
On Oct 16, 2006, at 10:04 AM, D. Mindock wrote:EEStor has patented a new ceramic electrical storage device that can powera car for 500 miles on a $9 charge of electricity. Even more exciting is theirclaim that fully charging the system will take all of five minutes. Assuming an

[Biofuel] Ethanol and my car.

2006-10-05 Thread Ken Dunn
to the changes needed to run ethanol? Any additional help would be most appreciated. Take care, Ken ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey

Re: [Biofuel] Testability (was: amazing himalayan salt)

2006-09-24 Thread Ken Provost
On Sep 24, 2006, at 2:59 PM, Michael Friebel wrote: If a thing (whatever it may be) is testable, then it will, in time, be discovered acknowledged in our process of science. If a phenomenon is not testable, then of what relevancy can it be to us? All that matters is that it is

Re: [Biofuel] Science (was: amazing himalayan salt)

2006-09-19 Thread Ken Provost
On Sep 19, 2006, at 2:04 PM, bob allen wrote: it is not science which has become the prostitute, it is individuals which have prostituted themselves and commit fraud- science is just a process, not a thing. After a long life in the sciences and engineering, I've come to believe that

Re: [Biofuel] Sunflower Woes

2006-09-10 Thread Ken Provost
On Sep 10, 2006, at 9:31 AM, robert and benita rabello wrote: Hello everyone! I have a FOREST of sunflowers in my garden this year. I don't knowwhat to do with them, and my saintly mother-in-law is getting upset atme for letting them "rot" on the ground. Any ideas for what I could do about

Re: [Biofuel] Sunflower Woes

2006-09-10 Thread Ken Provost
On Sep 10, 2006, at 10:41 AM, robert and benita rabello wrote: I like my salads naked, and I don't own a diesel. But, where can I find a seed press? Journey to Forever has a good selection (all too expensive!) under supplies and suppliers Of course, you could come and visit, enjoy

Re: [Biofuel] soap or mono- and diglycerides

2006-09-09 Thread Ken Provost
On Sep 9, 2006, at 11:12 AM, Rafal Szczesniak wrote: Hi all, Could you tell me how can I tell the difference between emulsion caused by unfinished process (glycerides left in the product) and caused by soap formation (too much lye) ? I suppose you could use gentle acidification followed

[Biofuel] Garrison Keillor Nails it Again

2006-09-07 Thread Ken Provost
From Common Dreams:"After the disasters of the 20th century, Europe put nationalism aside and adopted civilization,but [US has] oceans on either side, so if the president turns out to be a shallow, jingoistic foolwith a small, rigid agenda and little knowledge of the world, we expect to survive it

Re: [Biofuel] Testing H2O in Methanol

2006-09-05 Thread Ken Provost
On Sep 4, 2006, at 7:19 PM, JJJN wrote: Would you have some baseline readings? and can you tell 85% from 95% with one of these? They typically read off in percentage by volume of alcohol, as well as proof and Baumé (whatever that is :-)). You can easily tell 98% from 99%. -K

Re: [Biofuel] Testing H2O in Methanol

2006-09-04 Thread Ken Provost
On Sep 3, 2006, at 9:48 PM, JJJN wrote: Does any one know of a good test to determine the amount of water in methanol? The hydrometers you can get at a homebrew shop (or on the web) work fine for methanol -- the densities of methanol and ethanol are practically the same. -K

[Biofuel] That Tom Paine!

2006-08-26 Thread Ken Provost
What Might Tom Paine Have Said About George Bush?By Sherwood Ross t r u t h o u t | PerspectiveSaturday 26 August 2006 As for Bush's boasting about "freedom," let us recall these words by Paine: "When it shall be said in any country in the world, 'My poor are happy; neither ignorance nor

Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol use

2006-08-21 Thread Ken Provost
On Aug 21, 2006, at 1:57 PM, Charles List wrote: I would like to know, however, if I can increase the temperature of the reaction mixture to cut down the time taken for the reaction as ethanol boils at 78C rather than 65C. You probably could, but the separation of glycerol takes such

Re: [Biofuel] the tax man cometh

2006-08-07 Thread Ken Provost
On Aug 7, 2006, at 2:13 PM, bob allen wrote: I recently received a letter from the Arkansas Department of finance. I am to herewith submit 22.5 cents per gallon of biodiesel produced. I guess that this happened because of an article that appeared in a statewide newspaper, concerning

Re: [Biofuel] lye-contaminated batch

2006-07-25 Thread Ken Provost
On Jul 25, 2006, at 2:23 PM, Rafal Szczesniak wrote: I have a small batch that appars to contain too much lye as wash test shows quite a bit of soap under murky biodiesel (which after all doesn't wash and remain a chicken soup). Is there a good way to reprocess it ? The soap layer is a

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: The Force Is Not With Them

2006-07-20 Thread Ken Riznyk
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Ken --- D. Mindock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BushCo is a paranoid schizo entity. It is based on zero-sum thinking and preference to use force to solve all problems, both at home (intimidation, fear) and abroad (military

Re: [Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid?

2006-07-17 Thread Ken Provost
On Jul 17, 2006, at 4:17 PM, Appal Energy wrote:.. you need to size your consumption and determine whereyou can shave peak and continual use to determine your finalcosts.There may be no "inconvenience" to tolerate. I actually did all that last year, but I believe I was not

Re: [Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid?

2006-07-16 Thread Ken Provost
On Jul 15, 2006, at 10:00 PM, Kirk McLoren wrote: you can cogen for 5 cents a kwhr assuming you use the heat. Hardware is about 5 thousand dollars unless you want an electric stove. No electric stove. Could you elaborate a bit on the details, please? What hardware are we talking about?

Re: [Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid?

2006-07-16 Thread Ken Provost
On Jul 16, 2006, at 7:48 AM, Appal Energy wrote: Well, since you invited the infusion of other's thought patterns I did indeed, Todd, and your thoughts as usual are cogent. It's true that the comforts of cheap electricity that I've enjoyed all my life has raised the bar of my imagined

Re: [Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid?

2006-07-16 Thread Ken Provost
On Jul 16, 2006, at 1:25 PM, Kirk McLoren wrote: If I had the bucks I suppose all these hi tech appliances would be nice. Unfortunately I dont so I have to use what most people use. I agree -- THOUSANDS of dollars for a refrigeratorsheesh! I think if you pump your own water 30

[Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid?

2006-07-15 Thread Ken Provost
Just got the quote from PGE for the hookup to a power line 700 ft away -- $17000 USD ! Granted, a good standalone system would be at least twice that, given my love of power tools and radiant floor heat :-) Still it's offensive to just cave in to them, and it's almost like they priced

Re: [Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid?

2006-07-15 Thread Ken Provost
On Jul 15, 2006, at 5:33 PM, Jason Katie wrote: is it to a workshed or is it to your house? if it is a house, i personally would start with a 25Kw generator for main power under $1 so far, and that's 200 amps of 120 VAC! Maybe even overkill (it's a single-family dwelling, 1400 sq

Re: [Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid?

2006-07-15 Thread Ken Provost
On Jul 15, 2006, at 6:27 PM, Mike Weaver wrote: You need to talk to Zeke. For those prices, you could fly him out, have him build you a system and fly back and it would be STILL half as much! Yo, Zeke !! Is that true? I'm a big believer in consultants, having been one myself in the

Re: [Biofuel] Democracy in chains

2006-07-02 Thread Ken Riznyk
their heads wondering why exit polls don't match up with the election results. Ken --- Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/greg_palast/2006/06/voting_rights_ act_nailed_to_bu.html Democracy in chains US Republicans are planning to change the law to stop

Re: [Biofuel] World Scientists Unite to Attack Creationism

2006-07-02 Thread Ken Riznyk
Geez! and I thought creationism was just a problem here in the U.S., home of the wackos. Ken --- Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0622-03.htm Published on Thursday, June 22, 2006 by the Independent / UK World Scientists Unite to Attack

Re: [Biofuel] Zero Emissions Coal/Hydrogen Plant

2006-07-01 Thread Ken Riznyk
Let's not be too hasty to condemn. While the CO2 problem will continue, it is a step in the right direction to reduce other pollutants that cause acid rain, also coal fired plants are the primary source of mercury pollution. Coal provides 50% of the electricity in the US so reduction of CO2 isn't

Re: [Biofuel] satellite dish collectors

2006-06-26 Thread Ken Provost
On Jun 25, 2006, at 10:51 PM, Jason Katie wrote: does anyone know if a regular 2'x1.5' satellite dish (primestar i think) will work for a solar collector? Pretty small -- 300 watts of insolation at best. Figure a typical small stove burner puts out 1000 watts at least. Now one of those

Re: [Biofuel] Worldwide oil consumption seen soaring

2006-06-24 Thread Ken Provost
On Jun 24, 2006, at 5:46 AM, chem.dd wrote: Fission reactors will have to do until we develop a functional fusion reactor which is by its physics inherently safe. Please let me know your thoughts on this. Gladly -- it's absurd and uninformed! Both fission and fusion are boondoggles by

[Biofuel] Jetta TDI

2006-06-13 Thread Ken Riznyk
I was just browsing through the VW website. They now have a brief blurb on Biodiesel and say that using B5 will not void their warranty. About two years ago I remember a discussion on VW and at that time they did not approve of the use of biodiesel. Here's a change in the right direction. Ken

Re: [Biofuel] Water: a commodity or a fundamental human right?

2006-06-07 Thread Ken Riznyk
corporations had the opposite effect. Ken --- Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 12 percent of the world's population uses 85 percent of its water, and these 12 percent do not live in the Third World. Same as energy, same as food, same as money. Actually there is only one problem, IMHO

Re: [Biofuel] Grit plan to cut greenhouse emissions a dud: researchers

2006-06-07 Thread Ken Riznyk
I didn't know that you guys in Canada had the same problem as we do in the US. Our govenment is totally controlled by big corporations. Ken --- A. Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The only real plan (Liberal or Conservative) is to keep big business feeding their election campaigns

Re: [Biofuel] an apology

2006-06-05 Thread Ken Provost
On Jun 5, 2006, at 1:18 PM, Mike Redler wrote: Looking back, it is clear that frustrations in my personal life were vented toward the biofuels group. I made inappropriate remarks Apology accepted (even tho it was never MYSELF who might've been offended :-)), with thanks.. Over the

Re: [Biofuel] seasonal burning

2006-06-03 Thread Ken Riznyk
I say let everything burn. Why should rescuers risk their lives for idiots who build their houses in wild fire areas, flood plains, 8 feet below sea level, near earthquake faults or on the coast in hurricane prone areas? Ken --- Jason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: as i sit here watching

[Biofuel] Atleast someone is willing to make a commitment

2006-06-01 Thread Ken Dunn
From the local paper. http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/22918 New Holland goes biodiesel By Patrick Burns, Intelligencer Journal Staff Intelligencer Journal Published: May 24, 2006 8:20 AM EST LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - Farm equipment maker New Holland announced Tuesday that it is the first U.S.

Re: [Biofuel] Atleast someone is willing to make a commitment

2006-06-01 Thread Ken Dunn
On 6/1/06, Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: B20 is a big step I admit, but how about B100? I agree but, one big step is better than lying in the fetal position. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] more goofy questions

2006-06-01 Thread Ken Riznyk
Methanol make you go blind, I suppose the worms wouldn't mind. Ken --- Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Keith; What about in the case of vermicomposting? Any advice on putting a little cocktail in there? Will it harm the worms? Joe Keith Addison wrote: Snip It's

Re: [Biofuel] 3A molecular Sieve and Methanol recovery

2006-05-23 Thread Ken Provost
On May 23, 2006, at 5:37 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote: My plan is to have 4 containers, each with 5 lbs (~ 2.24 Kg) of 3A molecular sieve. Allow 2 gallons of distillate to flow into eachcontainer. Occasionally swirl the contents of the containers overthe next 24 hrs.. As I understand it, 3A

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