permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: permaculture
List archive
Re: [permaculture] Used cooking oil vehicles? svo pollution?
- 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
-
Re: [permaculture] Used cooking oil vehicles? svo pollution?,
Michael Blazewicz, 03/11/2008
- Re: [permaculture] Used cooking oil vehicles? svo pollution?, trevor william johnson, 03/11/2008
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
-
[permaculture] Used cooking oil vehicles? svo pollution?,
Brooks Miller, 03/12/2008
- Re: [permaculture] Used cooking oil vehicles? svo pollution?, Harmon Seaver, 03/12/2008
-
Re: [permaculture] Used cooking oil vehicles? svo pollution?,
Harmon Seaver, 03/13/2008
-
[permaculture] Farms of the future [was: svo/pollution],
Kai Vido, 03/13/2008
- Re: [permaculture] Farms of the future [was: svo/pollution], Robyn Francis, 03/14/2008
-
[permaculture] Farms of the future [was: svo/pollution],
Kai Vido, 03/13/2008
-
[permaculture] Used cooking oil vehicles? svo pollution?,
Charles de Matas, 03/12/2008
- Re: [permaculture] Used cooking oil vehicles? svo pollution?, Harmon Seaver, 03/12/2008
Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.