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I have found that a very small amount of vibration helps speed settling of water from wvo. Very small amounts..like that of a aquarium air pump. I don't know...
Dana
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Apr 1, 2003
3:40 pm
4816
Yeah, Terry UK's old article on Journeytoforever also says this about biodiesel- so there you go! mark ... don't...
girl_mark_fire
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Apr 1, 2003
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Dana- The reason vibrating might help the drying is that if you vibrate any sort of mixture of items, it helps them stratify themselves according to density....
groundhogsteve
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Apr 1, 2003
9:07 pm
4818
Hi, To answer a few questions, I'm in Oregon. And yes, the fueling station would be WVO, SVO, and maybe bio-diesl. It will all depend on the demand. There...
Andrew Bangsberg
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Apr 2, 2003
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4819
Wouldn't that be interesting? Almost ironic*, I'd say. That I'd be interested in going to Canada to find a vehicle not released in the U.S.; with the full...
Harold
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Apr 2, 2003
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Dear all, I'm from Brazil and I am interested in developing BIO DIESEL. But I no nothing about it, I only heard people talking about. What materials, should I...
RAPHAEL ARANHA
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Apr 2, 2003
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http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html absolutely everything you need. Steve Spence Subscribe to the...
Steve Spence
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Apr 2, 2003
8:57 pm
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http://www.autonews.com/article.cms?articleId=43013 VW commits V-10 diesel to U.S. By Dorothee Ostle Automotive News / March 24, 2003 WOLFSBURG, Germany --...
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Apr 2, 2003
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hello Raphael, if you also know Spanish, here's a spanish-language site about biodiesel: http://journeytoforever.org/energiaweb/ and about making biodiesel: ...
girl_mark_fire
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Apr 2, 2003
10:06 pm
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Hi, I am using the Dr.Pepper method for washing my test batch of biodiesel. I have washed the biodiesel about 5 times, but the water still comes out white. ...
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damianhogan
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Apr 3, 2003
2:16 am
4825
Hello, as I mentioned a few days ago, I've started test batches using WVO that separated into what appears to be solid lard and liquid oil. My first batch from...
jheikeb
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Apr 3, 2003
5:58 am
4826
Hello, The recent batches I've been making are in preparation for a college chemistry class presentation in which I will conduct a lab with my fellow students...
jheikeb
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Apr 3, 2003
6:10 am
4827
Keep washing, It will eventually come out clear. In reality what you have now is very useable in a car as soon as it drys crystle clear. There will certainly...
tillyfromparadise
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Apr 3, 2003
11:26 am
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... My ... a ... iced ... at ... Tilly said: The colour of your biodiesel will depend on many things including: what type of oil you used, what was cooked in...
tillyfromparadise
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Apr 3, 2003
11:43 am
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... college ... and ... of ... Tilly said: Be aware that for most tests to be meaningful you should be using washed biodiesel as the methanol in particular...
tillyfromparadise
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Apr 3, 2003
11:59 am
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I've found that doing what I call a "bubble polish" of the BD will clarify your batch within hours rather than days. I believe it works by bringing the...
Rudi Wiedemann
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Apr 3, 2003
3:34 pm
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I was recently sent a snapple bottle of biodiesel/glycerine byproduct by one of the folks on this list..you know who you are. I may be hooked. Although I use...
Dana
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Apr 3, 2003
5:24 pm
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Dana: I don't have an answer for your #3, but on #1 all the evidence strongly suggests you don't "starve" your reaction for want of methanol. That's why a...
Rudi Wiedemann
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Apr 3, 2003
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4833
After making my first liter of BIodiesel out of Canola oil, I tried using it in a .049 model airplane engine as recommended in "The Fryer..." book. The engine...
brianlcalhoun
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Apr 3, 2003
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Brian: I look for several indicators of a good BD reaction: 1. Clean separation between the BD and the glycerine, with no residue or flakes. 2. Clean and clear...
Rudi Wiedemann
donutdually
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Apr 3, 2003
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4835
That little idea of running a model airplane engine is just that just an idea. IT DOES NOT WORK!...
Joe Giacomini
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Apr 3, 2003
8:34 pm
4836
Unfortunatly this part of the book is incorrect. A model engine will NEVER run on biodiesel as a fuel, either the glow or diesel variety. They use totally...
tillyfromparadise
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Apr 3, 2003
10:54 pm
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A few answers.--- In Biodiesel@yahoogroups.com, "Dana" ... byproduct Tilly said: A SNAPPLE bottle did you say. Sounds suspicous like someone I know. ... Tilly...
tillyfromparadise
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Apr 4, 2003
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lots of stuff still to do, but have a skim and see if on the right track/or at least not seriously wrong... also, do you have a figure showing MIP FA changing...
paul van den bergen
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Apr 4, 2003
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Crap! this should not have gone here... please ignore and delete from your records... ... -- Dr Paul van den Bergen Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures ...
paul van den bergen
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Apr 4, 2003
4:37 am
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wrt the two stage process, (acidified esterification of FFAs followed by transesterification of tri-glycerides) the suggested acid is conc sulphuric... is the...
paul van den bergen
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Apr 4, 2003
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4841
... You are trolling aren't you???? Lets see now , the main byproduct off bio-diesel production is Glycerine , mix that with Nitric Acid , and What do you get...
David
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Apr 4, 2003
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4842
... If you read it properly, it says this: "Other acids won't work: it must be sulfuric acid." Also this: "The sulfate ion in the sulfuric acid combines with...
Keith Addison
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Apr 4, 2003
1:29 pm
4843
Q)I can get ethanol much cheaper and simper than methanol(contacts at the local ethanol plants)..and like the idea of complete independence from the petroleum...
Dana
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Apr 4, 2003
3:10 pm
4844
Having carefully removed the FFA from your oil by using caustic why wuld you put some or all of it back by adding acid?...
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