check out the woodgas info at http://www.webconx.com/woodgas.htm
----- Original Message ----- From: "robert luis rabello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 3:26 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: EVs > > > Scott & Cathy wrote: > > > I'm planning on using wood Gasifier technology ( borrowed from the Stone > > Age I think ), which you probably figured out already. I plan to add quite a > > bit of contemporary technology and make it feasible. If I'm not mistaken, > > There's not a whole lot of ground between gasifying wood and distilling > > wood. I must admit that I have been blissfully ignorant to wood distillation > > and the fact that it was used to power farm equipment ( indirectly of > > course ). > > Actually, there's a whole world of difference! I suggest you subscribe to > CREST's "gasification" list. A lot of work has been done in this area, and as I > have delved deeper into the subject, I've learned that wood gas (depending on > the type of gasifier) requires "scrubbing" in order to avoid tars and other > nasty by products that can foul valves and accelerate engine wear. This > problem, coupled with the heavy pre processing requirements and storage woes, > makes me believe that pyrolysis (simply burning the biomass) to produce steam > with an organic rankine bottoming cycle, would be simpler and more > effective--particularly if one has use for a lot of process heat. > > Please keep us posted on your destructive distillation investigations! > > robert luis rabello > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-~> eGroups is now Yahoo! Groups Click here for more details http://click.egroups.com/1/11231/0/_/837408/_/981936496/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
