Re: [Biofuel] RE: Bible, Koran & Torah Thumping

2004-11-27 Thread rb 9 tr
> I don't know about you guys but here is how I came > to the realization that there is indeed a God. > Silly as it may seem, I found God through science. I respectfully offer another opinion. > was taking up biochemistry. A single living cell, if > I remember it correctly, has at least 600 che

Re: [Biofuel] market for crude glycerol

2004-11-24 Thread rb 9 tr
--- Ken Provost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Triacetin (glyceryl triacetate) is liquid above 3 deg C > (better than biodiesel), and is commonly used as a > solvent and in cosmetics. Quite flammable I'm sure, > and probly burns about like other short-chain oils I'm not quite sure it burns as well

Re: [Biofuel] market for crude glycerol

2004-11-22 Thread rb 9 tr
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Why not tap your best customer? Combine it with a > short-chain acid (e.g., butyric or acetic?) and put > it back into your product. There are a few other > possibilities. Huh ? Not sure what you mean. Are you suggesting to re-esterify the glycerine with a (sho

[Biofuel] biodiesel QA

2004-11-04 Thread rb 9 tr
> --- Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > > Quality testing > > > http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_vehicle.html#quality One question about this testing: Aleks says, thin layer chromatography (tlc) can be used to determine conversion rate and hence quality. Has anybody done thi

Re: [Biofuel] methanol recovery/first batch results

2004-10-29 Thread rb 9 tr
--- Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > Quality testing > http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_vehicle.html#quality One question about this testing: Aleks says, thin layer chromatography (tlc) can be used to determine conversion rate and hence quality. Has anybody done this ? What