--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm about 100 gallons into this home brew game and quite >addicted. But there's the environmental issue tht I hear many of >y'all turning over, methanol is pretty nasty, ethanol a bit more >friendly. > I have been told that I can recover almost all of the methanol. >is this right. > Then who has made a still. I am pretty ready to start one out of >the 40 gallon hot water heater tank. NIce closed system with heating >elements already in it. > Has anyone made a still and how much are they recovering? Can you >use the methanol indefinately? > Also I've heard of someone needing to 'get rid' of some ethanol >that's not pure. catch is they are only selling 1000 plus gallons >anyone wish to go in on a tanker full? what are the risks? > thanks bowlcole
Re recovered methanol, from the archives: >I've used and re-used about thirty gallons of methanol so far using >my hot pink vacuum still. At first I was worried about recovering >water at the end of a run, so watched the condensate closely for any >sign of cloudiness. I've never seen any. I don't think water can be >recovered from the byproduct at anywhere near the boiling point of >methanol. > >Dale >Sorry, Mike, I didn't make it very clear, did I? I've used much more >than 30 gallons in processing fuel. In total, I have recovered and >reused about 30 gallons. > >Dale See: The touchless processor http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_processor.html#touchfree There's quite a lot more about this in the archives if you search around a bit. http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Best Keith --- End forwarded message ---
