> What does "prime with sugar" mean? Add a small amount of table sugar to get the yeasty beasties to start digesting.
Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: studio53 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] glycerine use > What does "prime with sugar" mean? > > Jesse Parris | studio53 | graphics / web design | stamford, ct | > 203.324.4371 > www.jesseparris.com/Portfolio_Jesse_Parris/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 10:04 PM > Subject: Re: [biofuel] glycerine use > > > > Here's a little food for thought for all those micro-biologists > > in the biodiesel world. > > > > The glycerin fraction ("true glycerin") recovered from the > > glycerin layer of a transesterification process which has been > > submitted to catalyst neutralization and FFA recover, can indeed > > be fermented with yeasts as simple as those used in breadmaking. > > > > The end products in an aerobic environment will be H20 and C02. > > > > Neutralize the acidic glycerin with baking soda, dilute at a > > ratio of 20:1 water/glycerin, add yeast, let set 24 hours then > > prime with table sugar. > > > > Bye Bye glycerin. > > > > Neutralized catalyst can be used as fertilizer if the catalyst > > was KOH. > > > > Recovered FFAs can be esterified into biodiesel, used as raw fuel > > or converted back into soap. > > > > Todd Swearingen > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ken Provost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 2:53 PM > > Subject: Re: [biofuel] glycerine use > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > 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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> FREE COLLEGE MONEY CLICK HERE to search 600,000 scholarships! http://us.click.yahoo.com/DlIU9C/4m7CAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/