--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "hobbbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yes yes yes...this is correct...question how much water are you trying to treat and how quickly...I have a home system that does exactly this and it via the UV kills 140 things that I cannot begin to pronounce...help me out here as I am new to this list...what is -->>> wvo
Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 7:06 PM Subject: [biofuel] stockpiling wvo > As has been described, wvo becomes rancid after a short time in storage at > room temperature. This deterioration prevents it from being stockpiled for > long periods. The deterioration, I presume, is the result of bacteria > buildup with time. > > In water treatment, a uv lamp can be used effectively to remove coliform > bacteria, by placing the uv lamp in the line through which the water is drawn > for use. Why couldn't bacteria in wvo be removed by similar uf treatment? > This could be done continuously, or semi continuously, by pumping a small > stream of wvo from the tank, drawing it from the tank bottom with a small > submersible pump and allowing the uv treated wvo to drop back into the top of > the tank. Assume a 1000 gal tank. > > Alternatively, the wvo stream could be heated and returned to the tank. Any > idea of what temperature and for how long the residence time through the > heater? Or would both heating and uv treatment be required? Comments? > > Glenn Ellis > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > 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/ > > --- End forwarded message ---
