Hi Chris, welcome >Hi there! > >I'm new to the list and I thought I'd drop a line and say hi to everyone! > >I live in Kitimat BC, and coincidentally I work at Methanex, the >world's largest producer of methanol. We also make ammonia at our >plant here from the purge (excess) hydrogen from the methanol plant. >I worked at the plant in Medicine Hat, Alberta, and then I got >transferred to Kitimat when the other plant shut down. > >So, needless to say I won't have any problem finding a bit of >methanol (for well under $2 a litre!!). If anyone has any questions >about how it's made (I saw the post about it just now from Rob and >Teoman), just drop me a line.
Make it onlist rather? Then it'll be in the archives for everyone's use, now and later. Of much interest, for a long time, has been the possibility of feasible small-scale methods (down to backyard-level) of making your own methanol from renewable resources. You can see why that's interesting. I think anything about methanol is of general interest here. Here are some previous messages on this: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/29796/ http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/30149/ http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/31310/ There's also this: http://tinyurl.com/3f5v7 United States Patent Application 20030158270 Kind Code A1 Mahajan, Devinder August 21, 2003 Lots more in the archives. >Also, since I have an ingrained safety ethic from where I work, if >anyone needs any MSDS's (material safety data sheets) for methanol, >or ANY chemical for that matter, just let me know. Part of having >these chemicals, especially around the house, is that you (and >everyone using them) know everything you can about them, and have >the information available. Indeed yes. >Label all of your chemicals (not just with the name...also include >the "hazard" symbols or words) and have the sheets in a binder >(labelled) nearby!! Yes! And running water to hand, closed processors, safe electrical connections... and some common sense, respect, no sloppiness. >You are liable if someone stops in and decides to have a drink of >your unlabelled methanol! > >On that thought, I must just go ahead and post them anyways in a >couple of days. Good! Thankyou, please do. We're aware of how much damage an accident can do to the biofuels movement, though we try to keep it in perspective too - some people overreact and back right off because of an unreasonable fear of all those horrible chemicals. All due care and precaution, good safe practices and equipment, good information on the hazards, but no need for paranoia either. We have made a lot of progress with safety issues over the last few years, it's MUCH safer now, in every way. Best wishes Keith >So, hello again and talk to you soon! > >Chris >'biofuel newbie' ------------------------ 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/
