the subject of glycerine by-product, and what to do with it, seems to come up quite frequently so i thought i'd pass on this bit of news.
cheers, -chris ============= From: Steve Spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: biodiesel -> glycerin -> propylene glycol Renewable Alternatives, has developed a process for converting glycerin, a byproduct of the biodiesel production process, into propylene glycol. Propylene glycol can be used as nontoxic antifreeze for automobiles. Suppes said this technology can reduce the cost of biodiesel production by as much as $0.40 per gallon of biodiesel. The market for propylene glycol already is established, with a billion pounds produced a year. Read more at http://www.green-trust.org http://www.green-trust.org/2005/08/glycerin-biodiesel-byproduct-makes.html _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
