[biofuel] New BioD Method

2002-11-02 Thread Craig Pech
http://www.biobased.org/list2.php?storyid=2931 Interesting story on a new way to make BioD without a significant waste stream. Craig Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe mes

Re: [biofuel] New BioD Method

2002-11-02 Thread Ken Provost
Craig writes: >http://www.biobased.org/list2.php?storyid=2931 > >Interesting story on a new way to make BioD without a significant waste >stream. Actually, not new at all, and it still produces glycerine which must be removed from the solvent somehow -- no alkali, it's true, but creating the su

Re: [biofuel] New BioD Method

2002-11-02 Thread Keith Addison
Ken wrote: >Craig writes: > > >http://www.biobased.org/list2.php?storyid=2931 > > > >Interesting story on a new way to make BioD without a significant waste > >stream. > > >Actually, not new at all, and it still produces glycerine which must be >removed from the solvent somehow -- no alkali, it's

Re: [biofuel] New BioD Method

2002-11-03 Thread Ken Provost
Keith writes: >.Personally (actually not just me, rather wide reservations >have been expressed) I'm not very keen on the idea of sodium >methoxide at 350 deg C at a pressure of 30 MPa (296.077 atmo- >spheres, 2.176 tons/square inch). Not exactly something for >the kitchen. The ONE nice thi

Re: [biofuel] New BioD Method

2002-11-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Ken >Keith writes: > > > >.Personally (actually not just me, rather wide reservations > >have been expressed) I'm not very keen on the idea of sodium > >methoxide at 350 deg C at a pressure of 30 MPa (296.077 atmo- > >spheres, 2.176 tons/square inch). Not exactly something for > >the kitch

Re: [biofuel] New BioD Method

2002-11-03 Thread Ken Provost
Keith's source wrote: > >>Saka seems to have done some very good, safe industrial research, >>but this is a quest for a "simple, safe, kitchen-sink" method of >>winning the annual Darwin Award. >> >>What they propose, and how they suggest it might be achieved, is >>bordering on fantasy in a home