| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 159 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Books for wiser living recommendation, Mother Earth news
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Books for living wisely from Mother Earth news.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; 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. |
| Summary |
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 Small Stories, Big Changes, Industrial Evolution, Small is Possible and Biodiesel Power. He has won numerous awards for his commitment to resilience, community development, outreach and leadership. Bob Armantrout helped to manage four commercial biodiesel plants in Hawai'i, Color. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Biodiesel fuels.
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Biodiesel fuels. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Armantrout, Bob, author.
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| Added Title |
How to brew your own fuel |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Estill, Lyle. Backyard biodiesel 9780865717855 |
| ISBN |
9781550925913 (electronic book) |
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1550925911 (electronic book) |
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9780865717855 |
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