Hi Dick Without wishing to sound too off-the cuff, this is a "Biofuels-BIZ" (business) forum. Issues of standards and how to keep to them are of vital importance to those of us planning on investing money in commercial production techniques and plants. Whether or not unwashed biodiesel (or any variety of fossil diesel) is good or bad for an engine, governments and other organisations set standards to be followed, and if meeting these requires washing, or use of NIR or GC then thats the way it is. Correct me if I'm wrong, Keith, but I though discussion of these points was the whole raison d'etre of the group. Tickells unwashed biodiesel-burning van may well be the last one standing, but fuel made precisely according to the advice in his book and selling it on a commercial scale is in many territories neither legal or warranty-honourable (Camillo's point about VW).
<<there's far too much posturing going on regarding fuzzy standards>> I hardly think ASTM or DIN51606 are fuzzy. If we are to compete alongside fossil diesel the only way through is with our noses clean, ESPECIALLY if theirs aren't. <<if what really interests you is making bio from garbage>> Some of us have little choice. Your access to inexpensive crop-stock is a luxury. Steve Woolcott HarvestEnergy Sydney Australia _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Small business owners... Tell us what you think! http://us.click.yahoo.com/vO1FAB/txzCAA/ySSFAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm 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/
