There is (apparently) more than one recipe for sterno.
We had a thread going a while back that included a method: calcium acetate (egg shells and vinegar) with ethanol.
Mike
TarynToo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
TarynToo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Isn't "jelly solid ethanol" Sterno fuel? Or is Sterno made with
methanol?
It's hard to imagine that there's any energy advantage to jellied fuels
over woody plants for cooking purposes, I know that many third world
areas have extreme shortages of cooking fuels or firewood, but it seems
like that's a distribution problem, more than a real shortage.
I know there's been a great deal of debate about the energy return of
ethanol production here. But no matter what the numbers, it seems clear
that when you don't need an energy dense liquid fuel for engines, the
most efficient (and easily embraced) supply would involve fast growing
woody plants. My impression is that burning biomass provided the best
overall return of solar energy.
Am I missing the UN's intention here?? Or is this another boondoggle?
Taryn
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