[Vwdiesel] Biodiesel from algae

[jon]

True, freezing takes care of that! It's not warm here all the time (or
even some of the time) in western Oregon. USDA zone 8. But, Algae is still
strikes. Not as bad as the south, of course.

However, it's still not common enough here where stores will carry
biocide. I finally found it at a farm tractor joint.

Jon

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, James Hansen wrote:

> If you are living in a place where it freezes, algae isn't a problem.
> You really only have to be concerned if it's warm all the time.
>
> Algae grows at the water/fuel interface, so regular use of a water remover
> like stanadyne is one of the best things you could do to prevent the algal
> growth.
> -James
>
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> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 6:24 PM
> To: Svend M Kjong
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> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Biodiesel from algae
>
>
>
> Speaking of Algae and Biodiesel, it's worth recommending that folks be
> careful of algae growing in biodiesel AND dino diesel.
>
> Ask me about having to pull my fuel tank to clean out all the crud...and
> this was before the biodiesel days. One summer sitting there, and there
> was an amazing amount of #@$$#@ in the tank.
>
> So, if you are going to let your diesel vehicle (or boat, or whatever) sit
> for more than a month, do the following:
>
> 1) Fill the tank up (cuts down on condensation, where the algae grows)
> 2) Put in an algacide (available at farm machine stores, etc)
>
> And, my obligatory jab at Hagar/Svend: do you really have two sisters, or
> just one with alter identities? ;-) I like what Hagar/Svend/whatever
> contributes technically-wise but not politically-wise.
>
>
> Jon/Hans/Johann
> ;-)
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