Re: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-03 Thread Keith Addison
I have a copy of Brown's Second Alcohol Fuel Cookbook by Michael H. Brown. In it, there is a section on methanol production (pg 125). It lists the ingredients and equipment and continues with a section called Step-by-Step Procedures. The procedure goes into a lot of detail and describes what

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-03 Thread Michael Redler
Kieth and Tom, Sorry. I stand corrected. When I looked in the index under methanol, it pointed me to pg 125 and indeed, it began talking about methanol. But the last few sentences led you into a Step-by-Step Procedure for making ethanol from wood. I went straight to the procedure before

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-03 Thread Pannir P.V
Hello Tom , Mike e Keith The methanol production from saw dust need to done via thermochemical route , require much energy input , as no bacteria yet commercially can make methanol where as ethanol production via reusable enzymes require low energy input. What Mike refer

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-03 Thread Keith Addison
Sorry. I stand corrected. When I looked in the index under methanol, it pointed me to pg 125 and indeed, it began talking about methanol. But the last few sentences led you into a Step-by-Step Procedure for making ethanol from wood. I went straight to the procedure before thoroughly

RE: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-02 Thread Tom Irwin
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 1/04/05 15:08 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible? short answer yes. (methanol.. backyard) if money is no object.H. - Original Message - From: Thomas Mountain [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 March, 2005 6:20 PM Subject

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-02 Thread Walt Patrick
No. We've been discussing this since the list was founded five years ago, but nobody's found a solution yet. Dr Tom Reed, who probably knows more about methanol than most, told me we just aren't there yet. Tom's knowledge of the field is such that when one finds themselves in

RE: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-02 Thread Keith Addison
owner Tom Irwin -Original Message- From: Henri Naths To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 1/04/05 15:08 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible? short answer yes. (methanol.. backyard) if money is no object.H. - Original Message - From: Thomas Mountain [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-02 Thread Michael Redler
Hi Tom and Kieth, I have a copy of Brown's Second Alcohol Fuel Cookbook by Michael H. Brown. In it, there is a section on methanol production (pg 125). It lists the ingredients and equipment and continues with a section called Step-by-Step Procedures. The procedure goes into a lot of detail and

[Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-01 Thread Thomas Mountain
As a newcomer to the biodiesel world I was wondering if it was possible to make methanol in your backyard so to speak? And the other question is it possible to make biodiesel with ethanol? I am putting together a proposal for an East African country to follow Brazils lead and have to do some

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-01 Thread Henri Naths
- Original Message - From: Thomas Mountain [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 March, 2005 6:20 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible? As a newcomer to the biodiesel world I was wondering if it was possible to make methanol in your backyard so

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-01 Thread Keith Addison
As a newcomer to the biodiesel world I was wondering if it was possible to make methanol in your backyard so to speak? No. We've been discussing this since the list was founded five years ago, but nobody's found a solution yet. Dr Tom Reed, who probably knows more about methanol than most,