0.2 pounds of methanol is only 3.8 liquid ounces of liquid methanol. Methanol is 6.6 pounds per gallon, IIRC. >From: "Mark" <warringt@...> >Reply-To:...
Sorry to bud in with engineering as this is basically a policy issue. FWIW one could get a little table top frig. and fit a condensation coil and oil trap...
Actually, the science/engineering is essential when dealing with regulators because if you can truly claim zero air emissions then your paper work and fees are...
sorry I didn't post about this issue yet- Iowa State University's pilot plant at Iowa Energy Center had to deal with this issue- zero methanol loss- and in...
Before we run out and hire lawyers, we may want to put methanol in perspective. You will find it in a lot of products that are in daily use. You will inhale...
Lyle Estill
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May 2, 2005 12:47 am
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Dear friends, .2 lb of methanol vapor doesn't seem like a lot to me. At .791g/cubic cm, methanol weighs 6.77 lb/gallon. 0.2 goes into 6.77 about 34 times, so...
Thanks Joe, I'm glad that communicated... and I do get "not trusting government..." especially when it comes to the 'ever-so slight' :) possibility that...
http://www.greencarcongress.com/biodiesel/index.html May 08, 2005 India Planning Comprehensive National Biodiesel Policy The Telegraph of Calcutta reports ...
FYI - A news report on cable T.V. news says that President Bush is visiting a Biodiesel production plant in Richmond Virginia today. The purpose is to draw...
Your 'thank you' is welcome Sornam - but I only 'cut and paste' and send it a post on such things. Much of the visit was just politics, but regardless of one's...
hello My dear Joe Greene I will be one among you in spreading the word Biodiesel Just i dream how the world would be if we switch over from fossil to...
Mark if you are out there if you could send me an email - I believe my most current email address for you is outdated... Thanks! Andre Andre Shoumatoff -...
I am putting together a research proposal and need some information on the profit margins, cost per gallon for production, plant operating costs, plant build...
Shawn: Just some thoughts . . . In the past couple of months on this local-b100 group, Biodiesel@yahoogroups.com and biodieselbasics@yahoogroups.com - there ...
I’ve been studying these issues myself for several months in connection with an enterprise I'm looking at and offer the following thoughts. I attach urls for...
I am new to biodiesel, having made only test batches with new and used oils. I have followed (and commented) on the methanol evaporation issue in the past...
Rich, at Biodieselwarehouse.com also has a working methanol recovery coil. Steve Spence Dir., Green Trust http://www.green-trust.org Contributing Editor ...
Mark, In reading these posts it is clear that there are 2 aspects to your question. 1) a passive "recovery system", which deals with containing any vapors; 2)...
freezing turns the wvo to a thick cream/mush, so there is nothing to sepearate. The oil does not stay liquid and the water to ice. Steve Spence Dir., Green...
I have read reports of biodiesel homebrewers who live in the Northern U.S. who let the natural winter temperatures freeze a fresh run of biodiesel. One person...
