So you let the water soak through the ashes, then put the tea in a shallow pan and let the water evaporate. Maybe do the final dry in the oven. How would you know how strong the lye is? I am looking at worst case scenario for our world so I don't think government will have anything to do with the ethanol. Bright Blessings, Kim
At 05:43 PM 6/19/2004, you wrote: >You could make the lye, and then crystallize it, although in some parts of >the world, where humidity is an issue, you might need to apply heat, to >drive off the water. The only issue I see would be the need to involve >the government, due to the ethanol part. > >Greg H. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kim & Garth Travis > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 16:06 > Subject: [biofuel] Theoretical Question > > > I am wondering if it is possible to make biodiesel completely on the > farm. It is relatively easy to grow the seeds to press, and one can make > ethanol, which will work. The problem is the lye. Now I know how to make > lye from hardwood ashes to make soap, but I wouldn't want the water in a > batch of biodiesel. Is it possible to home manufacture everything that is > needed? > > Bright Blessings, > Kim > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Biofuels list archives: >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > >Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
