I've used nylon too - it seems to work ok but hardens up after a while. Derick Giorchino wrote:
>I have been using nylon tubing for lots of stuff it seems to take a lickin >with no ill effects. You just need to keep it from extreme heat. But I have >found it will take full vacuum and burst pressure at 100 deg f is over 150 >psi. good luck > Derick. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of magic >Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 4:54 PM >To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >Subject: [Biofuel] Appleseed methanol recovery > > >Hello all, > > I have lurked on the list for many months... I am building my own >version of an appleseed based processor. I am looking at methanol >recovery, and was wondering what I can use (flexible tubing) for the >methanol? > > My thought is to recover the methanol via applying a vacuum to the >system. Lowes carries high pressure hoses (I think for pressure washers) >which I believe would withstand the vacuum, but unsure if the hose >itself would react poorly with the methanol. (They don't know what the >hose is made of, as they aren't provided that information.) > > Assistance appreciated. > > Thanks, > > S > > >_______________________________________________ >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/ > > >_______________________________________________ >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/ > > _______________________________________________ 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/
