[Gasification] Biodiesel by product.

Peter Singfield snkm at btl.net
Sun Apr 15 13:31:07 CDT 2007


>Find a market and you have a win-win situation.

I know -- nitro glycerin!!

Seriously -- glycerin is a good commodity -- but now we know not to use it
as diesel fuel replacement --


Peter/Belize

At 11:44 AM 4/15/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>At 12:14 AM 4/15/2007, you wrote:
>>At 08:02 PM 4/14/2007 -0600, Mike Weaver wrote:
>> >Burning glycerine can be dangerous - it produces acrolein which quite
toxic.
>>
>>Wow -- thanks for that info Mike!!
>
>That applies only if the burn temperature is too low.
>
>Glycerine has many uses (candy, explosives, soaps and cosmetics to 
>name a few.)  Clean glycerine is probably worth more than 
>gasoline!  A quick look on Google saw prices between $2.00 (US) per 
>cup and $6.00 per pint, ICIS says $28.00-$37.00 per pound, if I read it
right.
>
>Find a market and you have a win-win situation.
>
>David G. LeVine
>Nashua, NH  03060
>
>



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