Hi Tom and Kieth, I have a copy of Brown's Second Alcohol Fuel Cookbook by Michael H. Brown. In it, there is a section on methanol production (pg 125). It lists the ingredients and equipment and continues with a section called "Step-by-Step Procedures". The procedure goes into a lot of detail and describes what your reaction will look like, how much heat to expect from the exothermic reaction and how it should behave -- beginning with the introduction of sulfuric acid, to pH balancing and finally to fermentation. It even suggests how to collect and make use of the lignin, a byproduct of the acid/sawdust reaction. Apparently it burns and can be used as a fuel for your still.
I can't remember where I bought the book. But, if it's out of print or otherwise unavailable, I can transcribe the section if anyone is interested. Mike --- Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Tom > > >As a newcomer to the biodiesel world I was > wondering if it was possible to > >make methanol in your "backyard" so to speak? > > No. We've been discussing this since the list was > founded five years > ago, but nobody's found a solution yet. Dr Tom Reed, > who probably > knows more about methanol than most, told me we just > aren't there > yet. Walt Patrick of Windward posted some > interesting information > some time ago and said his organisation would be > working on it, but > we've heard nothing since. You can check it in the > archives if you > like. > > >And the other question is it > >possible to make biodiesel with ethanol? > > Not for novices: > > Ethyl esters -- making ethanol biodiesel > http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make2.html#ethylester > > >I am putting together a proposal > >for an East African country to follow Brazils lead > and have to do some > >homework first. > > There have been enquiries and initiatives from quite > a few African > countries concerning ethyl esters, but we've never > heard anything > further. I'd investigate it thoroughly first before > recommending > anything if I were you. > > Best wshes > > Keith > > > >selam, > >tom mountain > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
