Hello Peter, as you suspect, and your tests have shown, titrating biodiesel does not tell you anything of importance about the conversion of the biodiesel. The...
One problem, even if you could set up such a site, is that not all the folks collecting WVO are friendly and respectful. I'd hate to list a location I've...
Sylvia, I wasn't asking for people to post a treasure map of their oil reserves. I was saying we should post the skull and cross bones on the joints who have...
Hello, We have 90 people registered for the co-ops conference, about 40 staying in the dorms, and it looks like it'll be great fun. If anyone still wants to...
I dont know what this place does with thier oil..its a coney island...USED to eat there all the time..donno if I want to now or not..seems to be pretty good ...
Brian, I went thru the same mystic wonders and kept trying to make BD from a water and citrus dump site. I placed three 55 gallon drums with pad locks behind...
THIS IS MY WAY AND IN NO WAY WOULD I RECOMMEND ANYONE ELSE TO DO THIS--my formula i use that works everytime--no problems--i use 25 oz of lye per 30 gal of...
re the fuel conditioner...you probably know this it doesn't remove water, it just keeps it suspended so it will pass through with the fuel. Michael ... From:...
i always thought it disipated the water i guess i was wrong ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail...
Please pass this link along (below) to other forums or people who might be considering using HDPE polyethylene tanks in a processor application: Below at the...
Hello Dave, When you say waste from your prevous batch do you mean the glycerine? If you mean the glycerine, I think you will find that including the glycerine...
thanks for the idea--i might give it a try--the reason i mix the waste(glycerine) with the oil then add the meth mix is to capture what meth is in the waste-i...
... I've been following this with some interest. Finding easier and quicker ways to do things is important to me. I titrate and frankly, I don't find it to be...
i wasn't clear--the raw oil i strain is the stuff that is white when i strain--so i stop and consolidate the white stuff as i go along -let it resettle then...
You're right -- I misinterpreted what you wrote. Your approach seems to be about as productive as what I'm doing. Recycling the glycerin is an intriguing idea....
THIS DOES NOT WORK the way you're thinking. REALLY. There is methanol in the glycerine waste product. Certainly. BUT- this is where the capital letters come...
I'm sure infopop already knows all about this. A local brewing friend had turned me on to using acid to break emulsions. He uses sulfuric but I use muriatic...
Hello Lan, According to Neutral, Acid controls emulsions by converting the soap back into FFA's which are not water miscible. Squire Tilly KE ... works ... ...
Hello Mark, According to Neutral and Michael Fox of FATTA fame, as soon as the glycerine precipitates out it is effectively removed from the reaction. Adding...
ok help me here so i don't cause problems for others--the waste contains methonal/lye left over from the convertion--by adding this left over and adding ...
Hi group, Does anyone have a laboratory for testing biodiesel to ISO standards? We will setup laboratory and we need list of equipment. Thanks, Banu ...
... I'll take a swing at this, but you've brought up a lot of points, not all as related as they might seem. 1. I hope you'll see this as a constructive...
... I'm actually looking forward to trying this out. I have a source that will easily supply 15-20 gallons of used oil per week once I get going, a diesel...
Has anybody made bio out of beef tallow. I have a line on some. The supplier says the FFA is between 20-40%. I know it will be tough but am excited to try...