I buy my methanol from an auto speed shop. (Those of you unfamiliar with the
term or out of the U.S., it is a auto parts store that sells auto racing parts
and sells methanol used in those modified machines.) I get it for $2.50 a gal
in a Philadelphia, PA suburb.
Your price to make biodiesel is close to mine. I used to use 20% methanol per
liter of oil. Now, I use 13% and it works fine. My technique is a closed
system, thereby saving methanol. I use 5 gal jugs to shake up my lye, methanol,
and then my 120F oil. An open system probably would need 20% methanol, since
the meth would burn off in the reaction.
Greg
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Subject: [biofuel] Re: Methanol Source
OK, here's the results of my price survey in Dallas, Texas on
02/12/01. These prices are for pickup at the warehouse in US dollars.
Found these vendors under Solvents in Yellow Pages.
(Called four vendors)
One drum @ 55 gallons - $2.16/gal to $2.48/gal = $119 to $136
Quoted last week from racing fuel vendor 55 gallons for $110
(Called four, only one sold in 5 gal can)
One can @ 5 gallons - $3.45/gal + $5.00 for can = $18 ($22 w can)
Consensus was that the price of natural gas was driving up the price
over the last couple of months.
Even with the increase, comes in at 50 to 70 cents per gallon for
boid. This excludes labor and energy in production process.
JV
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