Dear Biofueler I am new to the group and i have 3 questions. Q1 is there a daily digest i can receive of the last 24hrs emails rather than receive lots of individual emails throughout the day?
Q2 Being new to biofuels i would like to ask a question about ethyl esters. I have read the fool proof article for biodiesel in which the first half of the reaction is done with sulphuric acid, then the second half is done with Lye (NaOH) with only half the basic methanol added, glycerine separated and then second half added. My question is has anyone done this Acid/lye reaction with ethanol/KOH instead of Methanol/NaOH? Would the H2SO4 react badly with the KOH instead of the NaOH as in the foolproof method? I just find the use of ethanol more appealing(less dangerous). Q3 Does anyone know how much water is in "methylated spirits"? I thought it was 95% ethanol and 5% methanol, but water could be in there as well. If methylated spirits is less than 1% water, would the combination of methyl and ethyl alcohol cause any problems with the transesterification process? regards Brian Storrar Melbourne Australia _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
