Please respond to biofuel@yahoogroups.com To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com cc: (bcc: Joseph Martelle/US/GM/GMC) Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Ethanol vs. Methanol ~~~~Denatured means adding methanol to ethanol (10% I think) thus rendering it undrinkable. I don't know if it is anhydrous. But if not sealed tightly it becomes hydrous quickly (EtOH being very hygroscopic as is Sodium Hydroxide).Denatured alcohol would be okay to use because it is both kinds of alcohol, but you will have to account for the less EtOH in the mixture when using the ethyl esther formula. It will produce both methyl and ethyl esthers. Joe denatured. is that 200 proof, and does the denaturing agent affect biodiesel production? Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation - http://www.webconx.com/x10 [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: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 2:22 AM Subject: [biofuel] Re: Ethanol vs. Methanol > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Ken Provost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >Really, though, now that we know that ethanol is available why are > we > > >bothering with methanol? I find myself learning with methanol and > then > > >having to switch to ethanol for environmental advantage. > > > > > >Mike B > > > > Cost, cost, cost. I pay $3.00 a gallon for methanol in small > quantities, > > others are paying much less. I can't even make my own anhydrous > > ethanol for less than $10 a gallon, and buying it from a commercial > > producer puts you over $50 a gallon with all the tax..... > -K > > > That's odd. Where do you live? I can buy denatured ethanol at my > local hardware store for about $7 a gallon (?) I think (I'm trying to > remember the exact price). There is no liquor tax on denatured > ethanol, since you can't drink it. > > David > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
