Bill,

Try HHO companies, chemical companies, speed shops, racetracks and even a
biodiesel producer. My methanol cost me just under $3.00 a gallon. I would
highly recommend adding a recovery system, it is not very expensive to add and
will pay for itself in no time, removing the methanol make washing easier too.

Rick

--- On Wed, 1/7/09, william(Bill) M. Cowart <wmcowart@...> wrote:
From: william(Bill) M. Cowart <wmcowart@...>
Subject: [Biodiesel] Question on Methanol Cost
To: Biodiesel@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 9:49 AM











I have been looking at making Bio diesel, actually did the 1
liter

thing using KOH, I have for hydrogen generator. As far as buildin a

processor for it, that seems rather straigh fwd and collecting the used

greese is no problem in my area, Idabel, Okla.

My question is on the methanol. Closest source to me 140 miles, only

5 gal containers, at $43, or internet orders still running at 7 to 8

dollars a gallon. If I am correct 22% by volume, for a 20 gallon batch

of bio would be 4.4 gallons or in the area of $36. Again if my math is

correct, roughtly it would cost $2 a gallon to produce, with out

recovering the methanol. I had not orginaly intended to build a

recovery system, but now think it is a must for finanical reasoning.

My question, have I missed, just went to the wrong sources to get

the methanol, or am I missing something in my calaucations ? Thanks in

advance, Bill C





























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