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10181
The only thing better is working at a restuarant like I do where they set some aside in a plastic drum I provided. ... any ... The ... to me ... oil ... ...
charliefreethinker
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Mar 1, 2005
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10182
Hello Sunit and all interested parties, I have several questions for you about India and biodiesel fuel: 1) How did you get around the government regulations...
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ravanut
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Mar 1, 2005
3:33 pm
10183
Dear Mr.Ravi, You might have seen my earlier posting in this group.Yes,there is opportunity in India to produce BD at most competitive rate in the world.More...
kalyan chattopadhyaya
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Mar 1, 2005
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10184
Dear Folks; I live in Turkey. Methanol is next to impossible to get here. The only reason I'm not getting my hands into biodiesel is this fact. Lye is not a...
kemal pince
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Mar 1, 2005
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10185
Dear Biodiesel friends I am a mechanical engineer working for the Electrical Power Resources Survey and Development Administration ( EIE ), a governmental...
mustafa caliskan
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Mar 1, 2005
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10186
I am looking for a sample business plan for a small scale used oil production plant and or SWOT analyses. Has anyone run across such a plan? Specifically I am...
vaultingmaster
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Mar 1, 2005
3:34 pm
10187
Hi I just made my 1st 2 ltr. batch of Biodiesel, I have a good separation so the reaction worked to some degree and the top layer is fairly clear. I'd like to...
single_track97
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Mar 1, 2005
3:34 pm
10188
There is ethanol, but anhydrous ethanol isn't cheap or easy. Steve Spence Dir., Green Trust http://www.green-trust.org...
Steve Spence
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Mar 1, 2005
5:10 pm
10189
Actually a diesel engine is not modified at all for veggie oil use. only the fuel system. an ample application of heat, and the ability to switch between the...
Steve Spence
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Mar 1, 2005
5:29 pm
10190
Graham congratulations on your first successful biodiesel reaction, have you washed and dried it? you can find the EN14214 Euro specs for biodiesel here ...
Chug
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Mar 1, 2005
6:13 pm
10191
Hello there, I am amit patil from United kingdom doing masters course in uNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND. As a part of my course i am doing project in biodiesel plant...
ramrampatil
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Mar 1, 2005
10:48 pm
10192
Amit Perhaps others with more experience will add to this as I'm not sure about virgin oil/straight vegetable oil(svo)as I only use waste veg oil(wvo) 3.5g per...
Chug
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Mar 1, 2005
11:14 pm
10193
Amit, You should use 3.5 grams of lye per liter of new oil. If you are using used oil you will need to titrate the oil to determine how badly used it is....
Keith Bruno
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Mar 1, 2005
11:18 pm
10194
Graham, I always perform two tests on my biodiesel. First check the PH. I find that my BD is around 8.5-9 before washing and around 6.5-7 after washing. Also,...
Keith Bruno
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Mar 1, 2005
11:18 pm
10195
All, I've been making quite a bit of biodiesel lately and was wondering what to do with the glycerin? I'm using lye to make the biodiesel and was wondering...
kbruno65
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Mar 2, 2005
3:57 am
10196
I put it in milk cartons full of woodchips and burn them in my woodstove like prestologs. You also try making a burner to heat your next batch of biodiesel. ...
altengnw32
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Mar 2, 2005
4:00 am
10197
Keith, What to do with the glycerin? Consider looking up wood gasification. In a wood gasifier, it is possible to introduce glycerin (glycerol) into the low...
JD
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Mar 2, 2005
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10198
Hi, I thought that glycerin upon thermal degradation generates some acrolein which is toxic. bill ... From: JD [mailto:joegreene@...] Sent: Tuesday,...
bill stine
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Mar 2, 2005
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10199
Amit here are links to two graphs, one for different amounts of methanol http://tinyurl.com/3j5ow and one for different amounts of catalyst ...
Chug
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Mar 2, 2005
11:07 am
10200
there are problems with pictures and with these graphs on the Infopop bio and veg forum at the moment, but if you go to the top of each of these pages you will...
Chug
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Mar 2, 2005
11:19 am
10201
I wrote an 'introduction to biodiesel' article which is in the March issue of the Energy Self-Sufficiency Newsletter, a new free e-magazine, which you can...
girl Mark
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Mar 2, 2005
5:27 pm
10202
Has anybody looked at this: http://www.hydrogenappliances.com/bioD.html Once I got past the hyperbolically screen-filling exclamation points I decided that...
n7rx
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Mar 3, 2005
4:31 am
10203
Wow, there's a lot of reactionary stuff there. how did you stumble on this? Most of it seems like a load of hooey... I'm curious about the claims that brewing...
Biodiesel Bear
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Mar 3, 2005
4:40 am
10204
Bill - the 'Experts' says to burn glycerin at temps higher than 280 degrees F. and no problem. One fellow makes milk carton logs of glycerin and sawdust. ...
JD
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Mar 3, 2005
4:51 am
10205
I am pretty sure that the amount of KOH is higher than the amount of NaOH so it would make sense that your recipe would show more than pelly's. if you do a few...
John Guttridge
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Mar 3, 2005
3:35 pm
10206
I was chatting-up an excavator about using BD in his equipment and he told me about the hydrogenappliances.com website and insisted I look at it - he was...
n7rx
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Mar 3, 2005
4:05 pm
10207
John yes you are right the generally accepted value is 1.4 times KOH than NaOH, KOH is preferred by some as it gives a glycerine that stays liquid when cold...
Chug
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Mar 3, 2005
7:00 pm
10208
Just read this in the paper today. Will the production of methanol evenatually suffer? http://www.indystar.com/articles/5/226428-4965-036.html al...
Mitchel family
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Mar 3, 2005
7:19 pm
10209
I too have seen this website and have my doubts it can be found here http://www.hydrogenappliances.com/ George Berz www.outpostalpha.com Fresno CA USA Planet...
gberz
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Mar 3, 2005
7:19 pm
10210
Some of the University papers on BD used Ethanol in their project and seem to prefer it due it also being from a sustainable source. I haven't heard on anyone...
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