No, I understand I need to drain off the fuel first to the wash tank and then recover the methanol from the glycerol by product only.
--- Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I am trying to set up a methanol recovery still for my appleseed > reactor > >and was wondering if a PVC tank made from a sealed 6" diameter tube > would > >be acceptable. According to a chemical compatibility chart I found it > >says that PVC is okay to use with methanol but I wonder. Is the reason > >steel and not PVC recommended for the appleseed is because of the heat? > >In which case it should be okay for this application. I am planning on > >using a reversed compressor to provide the suction through the tank to > >copper tubing in cold water from the hotwater tank vent. > > > >Thanks for any thoughts and input. > > > >Steve > > Are you planning to recover the methanol at the end of the process > before separating the by-product? You'll probably get a reverse > reaction if you do. > > Best wishes > > Keith > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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/
