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Skriven 2010-10-12 20:16:29 av Stephen Haffly (1:396/45.27)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: FUEL COST  01012
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Hi Glen,

On (12 Oct 10) Glen Jamieson wrote to Stephen Haffly...

 -=> Quoting Stephen Haffly to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> it is currently le$$ expen$ive to use what comes out of the ground -
 DD> among other reasons, because the infra-structure is already in place.
 DD> Human nature's resistance to new ideas also plays into that.

 SH> Plus, the desire to make as much as possible with the least
 SH> expenditure figures in too. The current infrastructure rules out
 SH> ethanol as a practical alternative fuel.  It can't be pumped through
 SH> pipelines, and must be transported via truck or train car due to its
 SH> corrosiveness. What also seems to be promising is the use of algae as a
 SH> source of biomass for fuel.

 GJ> Hmmm.  I haven't seen any corrosive effect of ethanol, and have dealt
 GJ> with fairly large quantities in 200 litre drums.  It does tend to
 GJ> soften or dissolve some plastic materials, but if the engines are
 GJ> designed to use it, such as the Brazilian VWs, it works well.
 GJ> Methanol (wood alcohol), which is similar in its fuel characteristics
 GJ> to ethanol as a fuel, is somewhat more aggressive towards plastics,
 GJ> but can still be pumped.  Some research work is being done in
 GJ> Australia using algae to produce an extractable oil from sunlight.

I suppose (not having the hard data) that the pipelines were not
constructed in such a way as to resist the corrosive effects of alcohol
(and the water that it attracts, being hygroscopic). Were the drums made
to hold ethanol?  If so, they probably had a non-reactive lining.

I did see the post about the engines with higher compression to take
advantage of the higher anti-knock properties of alcohol

The process I mentioned (the third in the list) did list various
end products, from diesel fuel to heavier fractions that could be used
for paving. The algae information was about a place in Florida that was
doing what is likely something very similar to the Australian work.

 GJ> (See tagline I have just invented. :) )

I had seen the sentiment before, but not expressed in a tagline.  Of
course, I like to think of the Pseudo-Melinda's hot sauce as sunshine in
a bottle.  It looks about the color of sunlight and tastes (especially
to the chili-wimps) about as hot as the surface of the sun.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.04

      Title: Pseudo-Melinda's Habanero Pepper Sauce
 Categories: Condiments, Appetizers, Sauces
      Yield: 1 pint

    1/2 c  Onion; chopped
      2 ea Garlic cloves; minced
      1 tb Olive Oil
    1/2 c  Carrots; chopped
    1/8 c  Water
     12 ea Habaneros; stemmed but not
           - seeded, chopped
    1/2 c  White vinegar
    1/4 c  Lime juice

  Saute onions and garlic in oil over medium low heat until soft but not
  brown.  Add carrots and water.  Bring to boil, reduce to low and cook
  until carrots are cooked.  Remove this mixture to a blender and blend
  along with the Habaneros.  When smooth, mix in vinegar and lime juice
  and simmer briefly.  If you are looking to use the sauce immediately,
  simmer for 5 minutes; if you are going to store it, 2 minutes will be
  sufficient but will increase the heat of the sauce to about Melinda's
  xxtra sauce heat. you may up to double the Habaneros before creating
  a painfully hot sauce (about as hot as Melinda's reserve).  In any
  case, this stuff should be packed into sterilized containers for
  storage unless you want to drink it up all at once, heh heh.

  Adapted from DeWitt and Gerlach, The Whole Chile Pepper Book.
  Posted by Michael Loo, Entered in MM format by Stephen Haffly.

MMMMM

Regards,

Stephen
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