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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 629 EAN: 9780954917104 Edition: New title ISBN: 0954917103 Label: Low-Impact Living Initiative Manufacturer: Low-Impact Living Initiative Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 124 Publication Date: March 01, 2005 Publisher: Low-Impact Living Initiative Studio: Low-Impact Living Initiative Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A little too quick and easyThis book contains a recipe for making biodiesel on your own, but I wouldn't follow it. The book looks a little like it's copied piecemeal from various websites, and it propagates a lot of the myths about biodiesel [...]. The authors don't have any credentials that they tell us of, and they don't cite many sources, and sometimes the ones they cite are parodies. At least one of them was a wikipedia clone! Making biodiesel is serious business, you'll be dealing with explosive fumes, and methanol can easily blind and kill you if you're careless or unlucky. While the authors do warn about that, it seems like they've done most of their research for this book on web forums, and that does not inspire confidence. Rating:  - What an interesting read.A must for all of you interested in recycling, renewables and saving money. If you have any engines that run on diesel (e.g. car, boat, generator), and an interest in chemistry then this book is for you. It is very well structured with explanations in the right order so that everything makes sense. The background surrounding environmental issues and how a diesel engine actually works are covered before moving onto the chemistry of biodiesel manufacture and what is needed for a reactor. The chemistry section is explained very clearly, albeit longwinded (which it has to be due to the nature of the subject - remember organic chemistry lectures - say no more!). By the time you're reading the section about the reactor, you will already be thinking how you are going to clear a space in the garden shed and start building. The last main section of the book explains how to go about doing it all legally and keeping Customs & Excise happy. I reccomend this to anyone who is interested in setting up their own reactor to produce biodiesel - the fuel of the future.  Try searching the Internet for "How to Make Biodiesel" or Ebay for "How to Make Biodiesel". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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