Lyle Estill, Bob Armantrout

Backyard Biodiesel (eBook, ePUB)

How to Brew Your Own Fuel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Make your own fuel, for a fraction of what you would pay at the pump.

Small-scale home biodiesel production holds a singular attraction for the do-it-yourself enthusiast. While perhaps it can't save the world, this unique renewable fuel is economical, fun to make, better for the environment, and will help you reduce your dependence on Big Oil. And getting started is easier than you think.

Backyard Biodiesel is written by two recognized experts in the field of small-scale biofuels. This comprehensive hands-on, practical, DIY guide includes:

• The basics of small-scale brewing-recipes, strategies, and technologies
• Advanced backyard analytics and troubleshooting
• Safety considerations and regulatory issues
• Topping up the tank-how to put your biodiesel to work for you.

Making your own fuel is not only possible, it is rewarding. Designed to be accessible to everyone from readers with no prior technical expertise to alternative energy buffs, Backyard Biodiesel is a must-read for any aspiring brewer, packed with everything you need to get up and running quickly and safely.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Society Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781550925913
• Artikelnr.: 42539569

Autorenporträt

Lyle Estill is the president and co-founder of Piedmont Biofuels, a community-scale biodiesel project in Pittsboro, North Carolina. He has been on the vanguard of social change for the past decade, which has placed him at the heart of the sustainability movement. Lyle is a prolific speaker and writer, and the author of Industrial Evolution, Small is Possible and Small Stories, Big Changes.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Warning and Disclaimer
Introduction
1. Literature Review
2. Oil and Biodiesel Chemistry Primer
3. Gathering Ingredients
4. Grease Wars
5. Basic Recipes
6. Backyard Economics
7. Feedstock Collection and Pretreatment
8. Reactors and Processors
9. Purification and Drying Strategies
10. Fuel Quality and Backyard Analytics
11. Troubleshooting
12. Safety
13. The Great Wall of Glycerin: Side Streams
14. Regulations
15. Myths and Realities
16. The Community
17. Commercial Production
18. Conclusion
Index
About the Authors