tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post112901203952407716..comments2023-10-15T05:20:00.675-06:00Comments on Entropy Production: Basic Biodiesel EconomicsRobert McLeodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05270962906437456350noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-15585546029102628702007-07-18T02:33:00.000-06:002007-07-18T02:33:00.000-06:00Just to set you all straight here, Methane comes o...Just to set you all straight here, Methane comes out the front end of cows, not the back. stand down the back end with your lighter by all means, but you will probably just get sprayed. The methanogenic bacteria live in the rumen, the first of the four compartments of the stomach. It is extremely difficult to capture the gas because it is very diluted.<BR/><BR/>If feedlotters had their way, there would be no methane production- it detracts from energy production for the animal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-85391277317474731752007-05-07T16:10:00.000-06:002007-05-07T16:10:00.000-06:00I noticed some difference between the average pric...I noticed some difference between the average prices you gave and the ones on the link you provided <BR/>I was wondering if there is a reason for this that I am unaware of. Example Canola meal 2005 average <BR/>Your's $205.40 <BR/>Link's $167.44<BR/>Thanks GregGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10645827427757030375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-12649057795600400042007-04-26T19:34:00.000-06:002007-04-26T19:34:00.000-06:00To Robert Mcleod: are you still involved in this ...To Robert Mcleod: are you still involved in this stuff? If so, I would like to ask you a couple of questions. Please drop me a note at kbaker@wbfuels.comKBakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057320245506282663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-1147133033247486482006-05-08T18:03:00.000-06:002006-05-08T18:03:00.000-06:00Rather than joke about dangerous thinks like ignit...Rather than joke about dangerous thinks like ignitinng bovine methane emissions why not do something constructive? There is plenty of government money for developing arse pumps of all sorts. A solar panel, small compressor, tank, and battery are all that is needed to stop all of that energy from going to waste. <BR/><BR/>Let no fart go uncaptured!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-1129231814144604032005-10-13T13:30:00.000-06:002005-10-13T13:30:00.000-06:00Here's a pre-Katrina post comparing off-the-shelf ...<A HREF="http://www.sambal.org/archives/2005_08_22.html#000873" REL="nofollow">Here's</A> a pre-Katrina post comparing off-the-shelf canola oil to diesel in canola rich Alberta. True, you're not paying road taxes on the food product, but it's also true that most biodiesel users start with waste vegetable oil, not the fancy fit-for-human-consumption stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-1129089867839162582005-10-11T22:04:00.000-06:002005-10-11T22:04:00.000-06:00The average dairy cow produces 114 kg of methane p...The average dairy cow produces 114 kg of methane per year. Maybe we should try standing behind one with a lit bic lighter.Robert McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270962906437456350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-1129085188644156132005-10-11T20:46:00.000-06:002005-10-11T20:46:00.000-06:00"flatulence too which can be captured."I am not su..."flatulence too which can be captured."<BR/><BR/>I am not sure I want to think about that.Fat Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131003998982897093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-1129063962968851442005-10-11T14:52:00.000-06:002005-10-11T14:52:00.000-06:00Probably. Cows in particular expel a lot of metha...Probably. Cows in particular expel a lot of methane flatulence too which can be captured.Robert McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270962906437456350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-1129048570076002542005-10-11T10:36:00.000-06:002005-10-11T10:36:00.000-06:00Wouldn't the better business model be to feed the ...Wouldn't the better business model be to feed the meal to animals, sell the fattened animals to meat processors and use their manure as the feed stock for methane?Fat Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131003998982897093noreply@blogger.com