>Harmon > >Regardless of the original fuel of diesel engines ( I have some friends who >say the original fuel was hempseed oil), the important point is that >biodiesel (fat esters) burn significantly cleaner in opacity, soot than >either unmodified vegetable oil or petroleum diesel. > >It is sad that the UK is sending out "Fryer Sniffs". If anything, >biodiesel fuel should recieve a subsidy rather than a tax. > >The use of unmodified vegetable oil as a diesel fuel is more polluting, >lazy and a terrible idea. J. & K. Tikell's book is far too kind on the >subject. > >A. Das >Original Sources/Biomass Energy Foundation >Box 7137, Boulder, CO 80306 >das@eagle-access.net It's not quite so simple as that, Mr Das. http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_svo.html Straight vegetable oil as diesel fuel Keith Addison - Stoves List Archives and Website: http://www.crest.org/discussion/stoves/200209/ http://crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/ > Stoves List Moderators: Ron Larson, ronallarson@qwest.net Elsen L. Karstad, elk@wananchi.com www.chardust.com Other Biomass Stoves Events and Information: http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon List-Post: <mailto:stoves@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:stoves-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:stoves-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:stoves-subscribe@crest.org> > For information about CHAMBERS STOVES >http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/Chambers/Chambers.htm
