[Biofuel] Alcohol

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[biofuel] Alcohol

2004-03-03 Thread f_m_a_ca
I'm just trying to understand the process of making ethanol from wood. What will be in the liquid once the wood is broken down and fermented? Water and a bunch of different alcohols, right? Is it possible to predict how much of each alcohol there is? Is there anything else? Thanks. Biof

[Biofuel] alcohol stove

2010-06-02 Thread MH
Do any of you have experience with this simply made alcohol stove for cooking? A simple-to-make, hot-burning, backcountry stove The Super Cat Alcohol Stove By Jim Wood http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/index.html Originally published January 29, 2005 Major update November 18, 2008 Last revis

[biofuel] alcohol costs

2002-04-30 Thread rschildge
I researched more suppliers and found that I can get methanol for $18.20 for a 5 gal. pail, $117.70 for a 55 gal drum. Ethanol is $299.70 for a 55 gal drum. That works out to less tham a dollar per gallon with methanol and $1.63ish with ethanol. I would like to use ethanol but it looks like met

[biofuel] alcohol fuel

2000-10-11 Thread stephen lakios
I sent for plans to build the 803. But I am having trouble finding out what else I need, for a complete system.I want to use biomass ie: wood meal,grass clippings, weeds, and paper.Is there a process other than sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide? I heard of an enzyme called cellobrix,has any

[biofuel] Alcohol injection

2000-10-26 Thread dshawverjr
I would like to know how to add an injection system for alcohol on my F-250 truck. I looked at the water injection system, and it says to use the vacume line going to the distributer. Mine dont have one. It is a 94 351 FuelInjectied OR would I be better of just to mix the Alcohol with the gas?

[biofuel] alcohol injection

2000-10-27 Thread dshawverjr
Thanx for the info. I just run into a friend of mine who played with making high oupput engins. HE drew me a pic. very simalar, But he use 3/4 or 1" tubing taped into the throtle body, or intake he said it makes a big differance. He use the system so he could run these engins on pump gas on t

[Biofuel] alcohol stoves

2005-04-25 Thread Larry Pickens
I would like to run a still using alcohol as the fuel source. Where can I find information on making large alcohol burners. I have found information on small pocket stoves but nothing big. Seems we should be able to run on what we make rather than buy fuel to make fuel. _

[Biofuel] alcohol fuel

2004-11-02 Thread Anthony Sayers
Gooday. Can anyone assist me with some plans for a small backyard still that I can manufacture. Also the simple principles of the procedure of manufacturing alcohol fuel. I am conversant with the conventional method of alcohol manufacture, but I understand that there are some details that are d

[biofuel] alcohol sawdust

2004-01-17 Thread Theo Taylor
We are in the rural area of south africa and want to make alcohol from sawdust (lots of sawdust for the asking) We need detailed instructions on how to do this, no knowledge regarding this process except what we have read. could someone out there please assist? THank You. Theo Biofuel at Jour

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol equipment

2003-03-24 Thread Contactos Mundiales
Dear Bratt: The sites you suggested are really loaded with very useful information. Thanks very much for the tips. With best regards, Luis R. Calzadilla [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: bratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [biofu

[biofuel] alcohol from wood

2002-07-01 Thread kirk
Came across this brief reference. Kirk 66. The Manufacture of Ethyl (Grain) Alcohol from Wood.- Wood is composed mostly of the same elements as sugar, namely, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, only in different proportions. By treating the finely divided wood with dilute acids it is converted partly

[biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel

2001-05-17 Thread Pedro M.
Can one convert ( now or in the future ) alcohol into biodiesel ??. It«s only mind speculation . Thanks in advance. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.

[biofuel] Alcohol from wood

2001-06-20 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Dear Listmates, The recent discussion of wood hydrolysis reminded me that I had promised to translate the relevant parts of Boullanger's treatise from French into English; this I am finally doing. I also found good information on saccharification in Haegglund's treatise on wood chemistry. I will

[biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual

2000-03-26 Thread Keith Addison
From: Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've scanned an initial two chapters of the Alcohol Fuel Manual, chapters 4 and 5, and they're now in the Files section of the list website where you can access them with your browser (html file). Click on "manual - Alcohol Fuel Manual". The file is call

[biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual

2000-09-25 Thread Keith Addison
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Re: [biofuel] alcohol fuel

2000-10-11 Thread skaar
ask them if you could trade some of the product with them in exchange for more manure, get them to trade the alcohol for an extra bag of grain or two with the farmer they buy it from, with the understanding that it is for fuel. maybe if you get into a cooperative effort you could sell most of the

RE: [biofuel] alcohol fuel

2000-10-12 Thread Robert Warren
otherwise go down the toilet? Good luck, Robert --Original Message-- From: "stephen lakios" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: October 11, 2000 7:28:17 AM GMT Subject: [biofuel] alcohol fuel I sent for plans to build the 803. But I am having trouble finding out what else I need

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol injection

2000-10-26 Thread Steve Spence
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. -- - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 1:30 AM Subject: [biofuel] Alcohol injection > I woul

[biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Cell

2001-02-27 Thread Scott & Cathy
I don't require an entire education on this but a friend of mine was under the impression that fuel cells won't operate on alcohol without being redesigned. I thought methanol was one of the fuels of choice for fuel cells. Wouldn't that mean they will swing towards alcohol rather easily.

Re: [Biofuel] alcohol stoves

2005-04-25 Thread Kirk McLoren
Use the sun or a non liquid fuel that is of lesser value. Wood is not as useful for motor fuel as alcohol for example. Larry Pickens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I would like to run a still using alcohol as the fuel source. Where can I find information on making large alcohol burners. I have found

RE: [Biofuel] alcohol stoves

2005-04-25 Thread Walt Brannon
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Pickens Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 4:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Biofuel] alcohol stoves I would like to run a still using alcohol as the fuel source. Where can I find information on making

[biofuel] Alcohol fuel stoves...

2004-07-16 Thread Appal Energy
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Re: [Biofuel] alcohol fuel

2004-11-02 Thread Keith Addison
Can anyone assist me with some plans for a small backyard still that I can manufacture. Also the simple principles of the procedure of manufacturing alcohol fuel. I am conversant with the conventional method of alcohol manufacture, but I understand that there are some details that are differen

Re: [biofuel] alcohol sawdust

2004-01-17 Thread Keith Addison
>We are in the rural area of south africa and want to make alcohol from >sawdust (lots of sawdust for the asking) > >We need detailed instructions on how to do this, no knowledge regarding this >process except what we have read. > >could someone out there please assist? >THank You. >Theo Hello Th

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel

2001-05-21 Thread steve spence
dro M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 6:11 PM Subject: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel Can one convert ( now or in the future ) alcohol into biodiesel ??. It«s only mind speculation . Thanks in advance. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor Say you love them

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel

2001-05-22 Thread dhargis1
Pedro M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel > But in any way, can one get oil from alcohol or from vineyard ???. > > This is interesting, because in Spain there is a lot of vineyard production > ( grapes ) t

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel

2001-05-22 Thread Pedro M.
But in any way, can one get oil from alcohol or from vineyard ???. This is interesting, because in Spain there is a lot of vineyard production ( grapes ) that could be used to produce some class of oil . All the best. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Ple

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel

2001-05-22 Thread Pedro M.
best. - Original Message - From: "dhargis1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel > There is a very fine edible oil made from grape pits in Spain. A very nice > delicate oil, fabulous for salads

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel

2001-05-22 Thread dhargis1
Derek W. Hargis - Original Message - From: "Pedro M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel > Can you send me the information ???. I can publish it in the vegetable oil > page ;) > > On the ot

[biofuel] Alcohol as an antifreeze?

2001-05-23 Thread Fischmann
Greetings to everyone: It seems to me that before the advent of modern antifreeze, people used alcohol in the cars to keep them from freezing in the winter, (I swear I read that somewhere but can't remember where). Has anyone else ever heard of this? Is it possible? Can a person

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel

2001-05-23 Thread Pedro M.
22, 2001 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel > All that I recall is that I purchased the oil in a health food store in > Spain. It was delicious. I believe it was produced in Catalonia, but I don't > recall the manufacturer. It was a long time ago. You might try a loca

RE: [biofuel] biofuel / alcohol conversion

2001-05-24 Thread Dana Linscott
You might want to visit your local race track. The racers often set up thier engines to run on a fuel of primarily alcohol and would not only know if and how it could be done but may have specialty parts sources. Dana Linscott __ Do You Yahoo!? Yah

[biofuel] Alcohol from waste paper?

2001-06-20 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
In translating and collating what I have in my library about hydrolyzing wood cellulose to get fermentable sugars, it occurred to me that there is a much better source of cellulose than wood, and that using it would allow two birds to be killed with one stone. I refer of course to waste paper. Mo

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol from wood

2001-06-21 Thread steve spence
x3154 - voicemail/fax We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. -- - Original Message - From: "F. Marc de Piolenc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Biofuel List" Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 10:49 PM Subj

[biofuel] alcohol from waste paper?

2001-06-21 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Todd wrote: "Could you give some clarification as to theoretical yields of ethanol, methanol and other "value added" byproducts per metric ton of paper feedstock in the scenario you mention below, as well as energy inputs? One could use yield data from virgin pulpwood as "baseline" and venture f

[biofuel] Alcohol from Waste Paper?

2001-06-23 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Some tantalizing words from How to Make your Own Alcohol Fuels, by Larry W. Carley (2nd Ed: Tab Books, 1981): "Starches and cellulose can be broken down by acid hydrolysis or enzyme hydrolysis. With acid hydrolysis, the feedstock material is ground up and mixed with a dilute acid solution to for

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual

2000-03-29 Thread Nilsson Family
From: "Nilsson Family" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> having trouble opening these files. please send more detailed info.rom: Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 11:26 AM Subject: [biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual > From:

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual

2000-03-29 Thread Midori Hiraga
From: Midori Hiraga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: "Nilsson Family" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > having trouble opening these files. please send more detailed info.rom: Hi, Could you tell us more about your trouble? These files are made of simple html, so you should be able to see the page same way as

[biofuel] alcohol content in biodiesel

2000-12-05 Thread Dick Carlstein
am searching for an inexpensive, simple, plain vanilla method for determining what the alcohol content is in my finished biodiesel. i use 110 °c to boil off h2o and ch3oh, and would like to determine if there is any residual ch3oh after this, to try and meet astm standards. (am an aero eng.

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Cell

2001-02-27 Thread steve spence
ssage - From: "Scott & Cathy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Biofuel" Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 9:46 PM Subject: [biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Cell > I don't require an entire education on this but a friend of mine was under the impression that fuel cells won&#x

[biofuel] alcohol as a fuel

2001-04-28 Thread scott_joplin2001
there are two questions that i have: the first one is. can pumpkins be used to make a biofuel? And if so does someone have a recipe? The other is. Is it cost effective to make your own personal fuel providing you have the mechanical ability to construct the equipement? If anyone has the the answ

[Biofuel] alcohol to make bd

2005-09-06 Thread Raymond Skiba
Can Isopropyl alcohol be used to make bd in place of ethanol or methanol?  I am not a chemist, but I thought alcohol was alcohol.  I know that there has to be some difference between them all, but isopropyl alcohol is about $4/gal vs $6-8/gal for methanol here in Myrtle Beach.  Just wanted to know

[biofuel] Alcohol question in making Biodiesel.

2002-01-10 Thread Greg and April
In making Biodiesel, if someone uses methanol, it does not have to be water free, but if you use ethanol, it has to be water free correct? Greg H. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> FREE COLLEGE MONEY

Re: [biofuel] alcohol as a fuel

2001-05-02 Thread steve spence
- From: "steve spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] alcohol as a fuel > not much oil available, so biodiesel is out. how much starch/sugar is > available? I don't know the answer to that, but I've not hear

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol as an antifreeze?

2001-05-23 Thread Keith Addison
> Greetings to everyone: > It seems to me that before the advent of modern antifreeze, people >used alcohol in the cars to keep them from freezing in the winter, (I swear I >read that somewhere but can't remember where). Has anyone else ever heard of >this? Is it possible? Can a person

RE: [biofuel] Alcohol as an antifreeze?

2001-05-23 Thread kirk
Methyl(wood) alcohol and looking into a hot radiator with the cap off was a no no. The vapors would get your eyes I was told. Kirk -Original Message- From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 11:39 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol as an antifreeze?

2001-05-28 Thread beeteljeuse beelzebub
>From: Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [biofuel] Alcohol as an antifreeze? >Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 02:38:40 +0900 > > > Greetings to everyone: > > It seems to

RE: [biofuel] Alcohol as an antifreeze?

2001-05-28 Thread kirk
ofuel] Alcohol as an antifreeze? >From: Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [biofuel] Alcohol as an antifreeze? >Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 02:38:40 +0900 > > > Greetings to everyone: >

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol from waste paper?

2001-06-20 Thread Appal Energy
Marc, Could you give some clarification as to theoretical yields of ethanol, methanol and other "value added" byproducts per metric ton of paper feedstock in the scenario you mention below, as well as energy inputs? One could use yield data from virgin pulpwood as "baseline" and venture forward.

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol from Waste Paper?

2001-06-23 Thread Keith Addison
>Some tantalizing words from How to Make your Own Alcohol Fuels, by Larry >W. Carley (2nd Ed: Tab Books, 1981): > >"Starches and cellulose can be broken down by acid hydrolysis or enzyme >hydrolysis. > >With acid hydrolysis, the feedstock material is ground up and mixed with >a dilute acid solutio

[biofuel] Alcohol from Apples - any advice?

2001-10-10 Thread Simon Jones
Hi guys, Fairly new to the list, and quite interested in making some biofuel for my motorbike. This year APPLES have grown particularly well in northern Europe, and as such they are not getting a good retail price, and some people have not even bothered to pick them. As both myself and my uncle g

[biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual - new chapters

2000-03-28 Thread Keith Addison
From: Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Another two chapters of the Alcohol Fuel Manual, chapters 6 and 7, are now in the Files section of the list website where you can access them with your browser (html file). Click on "manual - Alcohol Fuel Manual". The file is called "manual6-7.html (Alco

[biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual - new chapters

2000-04-13 Thread Keith Addison
Two more chapters of the Alcohol Fuel Manual, Chapters 1 and 2, are now in the Files section of the list website where you can access them with your browser (html file). Click on "manual - Alcohol Fuel Manual". The file is called "manual1-2.html (Alcohol Fuel Manual Ch1-2)". Access for list m

[biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual - chapter 3

2000-04-16 Thread Keith Addison
Chapter 3 of the Alcohol Fuel Manual is now in the Files section of the list website where you can access it with your browser (html file). Click on "manual - Alcohol Fuel Manual". The file is called "manual3.html (Alcohol Fuel Manual Ch3)". Access for list members only (sign in): http://www.o

[biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual - chapter 12

2000-04-20 Thread Keith Addison
Chapter 12 of the Alcohol Fuel Manual is now in the Files section of the list website where you can access it with your browser (html file). Click on "manual - Alcohol Fuel Manual". The file is called "manual12.html (Alcohol Fuel Manual Ch12)". Access for list members only (sign in): http://ww

[biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual - chapter 13

2000-04-29 Thread Keith Addison
Chapter 13 of the Alcohol Fuel Manual is now in the Files section of the list website where you can access it with your browser (html file). Click on "manual - Alcohol Fuel Manual". The file is called "manual13.html (Alcohol Fuel Manual Ch13)". Access for list members only: http://www.onelist.

[biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual - chapter 11

2000-05-23 Thread Keith Addison
Chapter 11 of the Alcohol Fuel Manual is now in the Files section of the list website where you can access it with your browser (html file). Click on "manual - Alcohol Fuel Manual". The file is called "manual11.html (Alcohol Fuel Manual Ch11)". Access for list members only: http://www.egroups.

[biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual - new chapter

2001-02-06 Thread Keith Addison
Finally managed to get my hands on the scanner again, and uploaded Chapter 14 of Stephen Mathewson's "The Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel". Chapter 14 DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT Simple Reflux Column Condensers Boilers Reflux Control Hydrometer Sump Construction of a Reflux C

Re: [biofuel] alcohol as a fuel

2001-04-28 Thread David Reid
same time learning how to ferment, distill, etc so that you have some practical experience and continually continue to learn. Good luck with your endeavours. B.r., David - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 3:12 PM Subject: [biofuel] a

Re: [biofuel] alcohol as a fuel

2001-04-30 Thread steve spence
ow it from our children. -- - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 11:12 PM Subject: [biofuel] alcohol as a fuel > there are two questions that i have: > the first one is. can pumpkins be used to make a biofuel? And if so > does som

Re: [biofuel] alcohol as a fuel

2001-04-29 Thread Keith Addison
>there are two questions that i have: >the first one is. can pumpkins be used to make a biofuel? And if so >does someone have a recipe? >The other is. Is it cost effective to make your own personal fuel >providing you have the mechanical ability to construct the equipement? >If anyone has the the

Re: [Biofuel] alcohol to make bd

2005-09-06 Thread bob allen
no on two counts. because isopropanol is a bigger molecule, you will need to use more of it, thus negating the cost advantage, and more importantly, NaOH or KOH will not work as a catalyst. (its a pKa thing) Raymond Skiba wrote: > Can Isopropyl alcohol be used to make bd in place of ethanol or

[biofuel] Alcohol as a motor fuel

2004-08-14 Thread jseabolt2002
What sorts of materials can be used to make homemade alcohol as a motor fuel? Besides the typical stuff like fruit, corn, grains, potatoes? I know the material has to have so much sugar or starch content but is this just limitied to edible foods? Could a person use grass clippings? Seriously?

[Biofuel] alcohol fuel cell goes micro

2004-12-18 Thread info
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[Biofuel] alcohol by freezing the mash

2004-12-23 Thread mkmiller
COOL!! It is -10F below outside right now. I could be making hooch, I mean fuel, with zero energy input; sweet. Mike Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 09:39:36 -0500 From: "Legal Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Biofuel] Producing ethanol for fuel use To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROT

[Biofuel] Alcohol Can Be a Gas! - review

2008-06-13 Thread Keith Addison
David Blume's "Alcohol Can Be a Gas! - Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century", Foreword by R. Buckminster Fuller, International Institute for Ecological Agriculture, California, 2007 When David Blume emailed me about reviewing hi

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol question in making Biodiesel.

2002-01-10 Thread Ken Provost
Greg H. asks: >In making Biodiesel, if someone uses methanol, it does not have to be >water free, but if you use ethanol, it has to be water free correct? To be totally exact, neither of them has to be water-free. It's just that methanol, being a much stronger acid than ethanol, is less sensitiv

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol question in making Biodiesel.

2002-01-10 Thread Greg and April
- Original Message - From: "Ken Provost" Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 13:11 Subject: Re: [biofuel] Alcohol question in making Biodiesel. > To be totally exact, neither of them has to be water-free. It's just that > methanol, being a much stronger acid

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol question in making Biodiesel.

2002-01-10 Thread Ken Provost
> >Ok, that is basicly were I was going with this, useing a small amount >of methanol to make useing the ethanol easier to use. > > Yup, it works. For oil above a titer of 2.5 ml or so (of 0.1% NaOH), I do a caustic refining step. For oil between 1.0 and 2.5, I use a mix of 3 parts ethanol to 1 p

[biofuel] Alcohol fuel still plans and designs

2001-07-05 Thread Keith Addison
Alcohol fuel still plans and designs Final four chapters of the MOTHER EARTH Alcohol Fuel Manual uploaded to the Biofuels Library: Chapter 7 How the Distillation Process Works Packed Column Perforated Plate Bubble Cap Plate Solar Stills The Reasoning Behind MOTHER's Still Design Still Operation

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol from Apples - any advice?

2001-10-10 Thread Ken Provost
Check out the Alcohol Fuel Manual http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_manual/manual_ToC.html Apples are discussed specifically under "Saccharine Materials". Hope you have a few tonnes! :-) Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> FREE COLLEGE MON

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol from Apples - any advice?

2001-10-10 Thread Keith Addison
>Hi guys, > >Fairly new to the list, and quite interested in making some biofuel for my >motorbike. >This year APPLES have grown particularly well in northern Europe, and as >such they are not getting a good retail price, and some people have not even >bothered to pick them. As both myself and my

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol from Apples - any advice?

2001-10-10 Thread steve spence
- voicemail/fax We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. - Original Message - From: "Simon Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 5:30 PM Subject: [biofuel] Alcohol from Apples - any advice? > Hi guys, > &g

[biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual - new chapters uploaded

2001-02-18 Thread Keith Addison
The last three chapters of the Alcohol Fuel Manual are now uploaded and in the Biofuels Library. I haven't scanned Chapter 16 because it's about US legal requirements of 1980, nor the Appendix because it's long out of date. http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library.html The Manual for the H

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol as a motor fuel

2004-08-14 Thread Keith Addison
Hello jseabolt2002 You need to do some studying. You've come to the right place though. First, wood alcohol is methanol, not ethanol, and there's no satisfactory way of producing it efficiently at the back-yard level (as yet). You can make ethanol from cellulose (such as wood chips), but agai

Re: [Biofuel] alcohol by freezing the mash

2004-12-23 Thread Ken Provost
on 12/22/04 7:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > COOL!! It is -10F below outside right now. I could be making hooch, I mean > fuel, with zero energy input; sweet. IIRC, apple jack is only about 30% alcohol (at best double the concentration of the fermented wort). Freeze dist

Re: [Biofuel] alcohol by freezing the mash

2004-12-23 Thread pan ruti
The ethanol seperation using freezing method need to consider comparative energy analysis for any novel process sythesis. Eventhough the freezing method seem to be simple can be easily coupled with solar energy via heatpump , you need to freeze a large amounto of water and hence envol

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual - new chapters uploaded

2001-02-18 Thread steve spence
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 9:01 PM Subject: [biofuel] Alcohol Fuel Manual - new chapters uploaded > The last three chapters of the Alcohol Fuel Manual are now uploaded > and in the Biofuels Library. I haven't scanned Chapter 16 because > it's about US legal requirement

[biofuel] Alcohol-producing GM bacteria "could destroy all life on earth"

2001-02-22 Thread Keith Addison
Both Stephen Mathewson's Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel and the Mother Earth Alcohol Fuel manual, both published in 1980, look forward with optimism to the development of enzymes and microorganisms that will do a better job of converting cellulose to sugar for ethanol

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol as a motor fuel and going to Jail

2004-08-14 Thread pan ruti
Hello Jseabolt Unlike corn grains ,potatoes, grass contains cellulose and lognin as cement making grass and wood much strong and hence to process and make sugar for ethanol production So far few anaerobic bacterias that can make alcohol directly from celluloses are

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol as a motor fuel and going to Jail

2004-08-15 Thread robert luis rabello
pan ruti wrote: >You need not worry about going to jail because you make alcohol > eventhouh it is strictly prohibited by several countries.For sustainable > own use , with own risk one can make alcohol in a small scale as same > as the bodiesel.Making one energy is the fundamental

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol as a motor fuel and going to Jail

2004-08-15 Thread pan ruti
Hello Robert luis Thank you for your observation.Unfortunately ,we live in a very strange world.I agree with you that Brazil is strange and different than U.S.A needs investment in education and intelligent people.The present Brazil is changing slowly especially the area