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ProfessorGAC

(66,955 posts)
19. To Be Clear
Mon Nov 27, 2023, 09:50 PM
Nov 2023

Substantial amounts of methanol are not made from wood today.
But, it's 200 year old technology & would be very easy to being to massive scale.
Capital would be significant, but still not close to refinery costs. So, the option is out there, though the overall cycle time is far greater than straightforward electrochemical oxidation of methane. But, once the pipeline is filled that's transparent.
Yes, a fat or oil is a fat or oil. The structure is exactly the same. The differences are the length of the carbon chains and the amount of double bonds. By convention, fats are animal sourced, oils from plants. But, the basic structure is identical.
I guess I can understand the methanol supplier concerns, but I'd think most meth labs use acetone. It's what I'd use if I wanted to play Walter White.
What did you do to reduce total glycerin in the biodiesel you made? That's typically the most rigorous part of the process. For B-100 markets, the free & total glycerin specifications are very tight.

TY AMAZING! Good Luck for this being Cha Nov 2023 #1
Good luck! Safe Journey! electric_blue68 Nov 2023 #2
"..a select group of passengers". I was wondering underpants Nov 2023 #3
in other words Conjuay Nov 2023 #15
Sorry, Not Seeing It ProfessorGAC Nov 2023 #4
Exactly: defossilization is not decarbonization 4dog Nov 2023 #6
It is to the extent that it reduces the carbon footprint via Disaffected Nov 2023 #9
You're Right About Methanol ProfessorGAC Nov 2023 #11
I've had some experience with biodiesel as well. Disaffected Nov 2023 #18
To Be Clear ProfessorGAC Nov 2023 #19
Three part process: Disaffected Nov 2023 #21
So, You Water Washed ProfessorGAC Nov 2023 #22
how about methanol from anaerobic digesters? mopinko Nov 2023 #23
Yeah, That's A Good Idea ProfessorGAC Nov 2023 #24
the town of amana, ia mopinko Nov 2023 #26
I Like Your Term ProfessorGAC Nov 2023 #10
Thanks, that question leapt right into my mind as I read the excerpt rurallib Nov 2023 #13
Thank you... one pound of burnt SAF produces the same amount of CO2 as one pound of avgas. WarGamer Nov 2023 #20
Yieks. jimfields33 Nov 2023 #5
My first thought was that New York to London instead of Buns_of_Fire Nov 2023 #7
That's true. They probably have ever microsecond jimfields33 Nov 2023 #12
I would bet they have flown extensively vanlassie Nov 2023 #16
I have doubts about the non fossil fuel race for commercial flights, peacebuzzard Nov 2023 #8
I'd love to see more research on bullet trains, too. ShazzieB Nov 2023 #17
So how soon are the mega-rich individuals we so recently were told account for so very much of aircraft produced Ford_Prefect Nov 2023 #14
"Where SAF is available, it can cost three to five times more on average than conventional jet fuel." dalton99a Nov 2023 #25
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