[Gasification] Prime Mover Knock

[Kevin Chisholm]

Dear Arnt
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arnt Karlsen" <arnt at c2i.net>
To: <gasification at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Gasification] Prime Mover Knock


> On Sun, 21 May 2006 01:08:05 -0400, Jeff wrote in message
> <200605210108.06126.jeff0124 at velocity.net>:
>
>> On Saturday 20 May 2006 09:20 am, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
>> > ..I've only seen dirty ponds produce that white stuff on top of the
>> > water, and I also seem to remember telling blunt thruths here and
>> > getting accused of that worse thing than prejudice, racism.  ;o)
>>
>> Don't be so hard on yourself, tomarrow is a new day and I hate to see
>> someone  down. I have no idea what the "white stuff" is
>
> ..wind whipped detergent foam taking ages to break down.  ;o)

The "white stuff" is also seen in marine environments, devoid of detergent. 
It is caused by a protein compound that comes from what some could call 
"ocean scum", but which is really algae.

Best wishes,

Kevin


>
>> but below are some links to help cheer you up. They are about the
>> green stuff.
>>
>> All about pond scum:
>> http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2001/01/24/scum.html
>
> .."sometime known derisively as "pond scum,"" booo.  ;o)
>
>> http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/htww/2005/12/16/algae/print.html
>> http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20060305204323data_trunc_sys.shtml
>> http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?type=article&article_id=218392633
>> http://wwwcomm.murdoch.edu.au/synergy/0602/healthfood.html
>
> ..ah, but where does it really come from?  And, where to farm this
> without displacing other farming and fishery?  Gasification is easy,
> just centrifuge it and pelletize it.  So that part obviously belongs
> here is the gas list.  ;o)
>
> -- 
> ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o)
> ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
>  Scenarios always come in sets of three:
>  best case, worst case, and just in case.
>
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