Comments on: Make your own ethanol fuel http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/04/make-your-own-ethanol-fuel/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Brad Isaac http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/04/make-your-own-ethanol-fuel/comment-page-1/#comment-12490 Brad Isaac Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:34:16 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=462#comment-12490 Sorry, I can't do that type of deal. This post is a link to another site that does it. You might want to try them. Sorry, I can’t do that type of deal. This post is a link to another site that does it. You might want to try them.

]]> By: umesh http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/04/make-your-own-ethanol-fuel/comment-page-1/#comment-12453 umesh Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:29:43 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=462#comment-12453 Sir, I want to make a deal with you about the production of Ethanol in India can you reply umesh Sir,
I want to make a deal with you about the production of Ethanol
in India
can you reply
umesh

]]> By: CAR GUY http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/04/make-your-own-ethanol-fuel/comment-page-1/#comment-722 CAR GUY Sat, 06 May 2006 22:45:31 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=462#comment-722 Craig, I dont know about where you are are but here in southern CA, 87 octain gas is $3.35 a gal. and that is the cheapest in our area. People are just fed up about getting ripped off. Running Ethanol is a great idea if you know how to properly set your car up for it (some cars are configured for E85 from the factory). Also, you need to have that 15% gas so that your fuel system will be properly lubricated, without it the Ethanol is a corrosive and can cause serious damage. The only thing about this that does'nt make sense is the time it takes to make your own Ethanol. If there is more of an automated process I'd be all for it. My time is to valueble to spend a few hours a day making fuel. Anyway, that's my 2 cents. Craig, I dont know about where you are are but here in southern CA, 87 octain gas is $3.35 a gal. and that is the cheapest in our area. People are just fed up about getting ripped off.

Running Ethanol is a great idea if you know how to properly set your car up for it (some cars are configured for E85 from the factory). Also, you need to have that 15% gas so that your fuel system will be properly lubricated, without it the Ethanol is a corrosive and can cause serious damage.

The only thing about this that does’nt make sense is the time it takes to make your own Ethanol. If there is more of an automated process I’d be all for it. My time is to valueble to spend a few hours a day making fuel. Anyway, that’s my 2 cents.

]]> By: Moonbat_One http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/04/make-your-own-ethanol-fuel/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Moonbat_One Tue, 02 May 2006 11:02:33 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=462#comment-721 What are we? Savages? Why in god's name has it come to distilling alcohol for fuel? Did we lose a war or something? What are we? Savages? Why in god’s name has it come to distilling alcohol for fuel? Did we lose a war or something?

]]> By: Craig Sylvester http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/04/make-your-own-ethanol-fuel/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Craig Sylvester Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:56:24 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=462#comment-720 Well, that would be less than 5% water by mass, and you might be able to use quicklime to adsorb the water, but you'd have to keep in mind you'd have to restore the lime back to its dehydrated state to use it again. You could also use a zeolite. You don't want water in your fuel, though. Very important. Dr. Berglund at MSU worked on purifying ethanol with benzene. Ethanol Boiling Point: 78.15 °C Benzene, Ethanol, and Water Azeotrope Boiling Point: 64.9 °C Benzene Boiling Point: 80.1 °C Well, that would be less than 5% water by mass, and you might be able to use quicklime to adsorb the water, but you’d have to keep in mind you’d have to restore the lime back to its dehydrated state to use it again. You could also use a zeolite. You don’t want water in your fuel, though. Very important. Dr. Berglund at MSU worked on purifying ethanol with benzene.

Ethanol Boiling Point: 78.15 °C
Benzene, Ethanol, and Water Azeotrope Boiling Point: 64.9 °C
Benzene Boiling Point: 80.1 °C

]]> By: extaltlabs http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/04/make-your-own-ethanol-fuel/comment-page-1/#comment-719 extaltlabs Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:17:53 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=462#comment-719 Ethanol has come alot futher than you think. Take a look at my website. www.extaltlabs.com Ethanol has come alot futher than you think.
Take a look at my website. http://www.extaltlabs.com

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/04/make-your-own-ethanol-fuel/comment-page-1/#comment-718 Brad Isaac Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:15:42 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=462#comment-718 hmmm...I don't know the details. Just thought it was interesting. Any other experts who can shed some light? hmmm…I don’t know the details. Just thought it was interesting.

Any other experts who can shed some light?

]]> By: Craig Sylvester http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/04/make-your-own-ethanol-fuel/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Craig Sylvester Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:58:36 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=462#comment-717 We're still talking about at least 10% (by moles) water in the ethanol solution by this method, aren't we? You'd have to use benzene to get the ethanol out of the water, and then separate the ethanol from the benzene. Don't ask me about laws regarding this, I'm just saying that's what I think. We’re still talking about at least 10% (by moles) water in the ethanol solution by this method, aren’t we? You’d have to use benzene to get the ethanol out of the water, and then separate the ethanol from the benzene. Don’t ask me about laws regarding this, I’m just saying that’s what I think.

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