Yes, I believe it's 200 proof (minus the small percentage of denaturing agent). The denaturing agent is usually methanol. Would a small percentage of methanol in the mix hurt the biodiesel production?
David --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "steve spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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/
