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  • From: Harmon Seaver <hseaver@gmail.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Used cooking oil vehicles? svo pollution?
  • Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:12:22 -0500

Charles de Matas wrote:
> I think other things can be done with WVO. People who have tried it in
> biogas digesters have reported good results in increased methane
> production. If there are problems using it in vehicles in cold climates,
> then maybe people in those climates should use it as a heating fuel to heat
> their homes. Maybe there is some efficient burner that will burn it
> cleanly and provide heat. I've read about something called a babington
> burner that might work.
>

Why not make biodiesel out of it? Pretty simple process. And you get
a very superior fuel for your vehicle and lots of nice glycerin to make
soap with. Biodiesel can also be used to replace two-stroke oil mix.

--
Harmon Seaver




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