Darren, as per the ACREVO report, 9%. Make sure you use ethanol not methanol. The methanol will break from the emulsion and sit happily in a seperate layer within an hour. Whereas the ethanol will stay in emulsion.
I'm not sure about the cetane improver or the peroxide (eg I don't have a chemical background) but they sound like they could well be worth a try. Give me some suggestions....please! Darren Hill wrote: >Steven, > >Nice to hear some first hand experiences. > >What ratio was your ethanol/SVO emulsion and what engine is in your Ute? > >What would be the tax implications for you if you added a cetane >improver such as 2-ethyl hexyl nitrate, a suitable fat based nitrate or >a suitable peroxide - ditertiary butyl peroxide? > >Darren > > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Steven & Helen Hobbs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: 12 November 2003 20:28 >>To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com >>Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Degumming WAS Re: [biofuel] diesel or >> >> >hybrid? > > >>Why not Both!!] >> >>G'day all >>I thought it was time for me to chip in on this one, as this a real >>focus of interest, and is one of the few ways you can legally use a >>renewable fuel in Australia without excise obligations. >> >>I am a farmer in Australia who own his own (allbeit small) oil >> >> >expeller > > >>(Keller KEK). I have been growing Canola, extracting & filtering the >>oil, processing the oil into biodiesel, using it in my machinery and >>selling the press cake. Because of the implications of the proposed >>taxation of biodiesel, I will be paying tax on a renewable fuel that I >>produce myself. Because of the cost of testing and the volume I make, >>even if the fuel I produce meets the proposed Australian standard, I >>have been informed I cannot access the manufacturers rebate (because I >>dont produce 5,000,000 litres pa) and since the cost of testing will >> >> >add > > >>somewhere $1 to $5 per litre, It won't obviously be tested, and I >>therefore won't be able to claim the energy credits because it dosn't >>meet the proposed standard! >> >>After reading the ACREVO report and the mentioned German report last >>year, I began using crude canola oil emulsified with ethanol, through >> >> >a > > >>customised dual tank SVO system (parts from Neoteric biofuels). The >> >> >fuel > > >>worked really well, until the ATO(Tax office) informed me that by >> >> >using > > >>an excisable co-solvent, excise was therefore liable to be paid on the >>entire volume of fuel, simply not on the emulsified volume. Since >> >> >then, > > >>I have been using crude, filtered, canola oil and the ute is still >>going. To me it seems as long as you do the startup and shut down >>sequence on biodiesel or fossil fuel, any deposits may be "flushed". >>By the way, crude canola oil is not classified as a fuel. >> >> > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.534 / Virus Database: 329 - Release Date: 31/10/2003 > > > > >Biofuels at Journey to Forever >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: >http://archive.nnytech.net/ >Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. >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/ > > > >. > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. 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/
