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11258
Hello Brian, Yes, as I said several days ago: "My experience has been that if the Oil smells rotten it will not make biodiesel." Squire Tilly KE...
tillyfromparadise
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Jul 1, 2006
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11259
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...
tillyfromparadise
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Jul 1, 2006
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11260
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 Steiger
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Jul 1, 2006
3:42 pm
11261
Try KOH, it cured my gelling problems with marginal oil. Dwight...
Dwight Hanson
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Jul 1, 2006
6:35 pm
11262
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...
shairide
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Jul 2, 2006
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11263
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...
girl mark
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Jul 2, 2006
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11264
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
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Jul 2, 2006
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11265
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...
shairide
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Jul 2, 2006
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11266
Have you had your cholestorol checked??? Just a thought.... '-) Michael...
Michael Meadows
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Jul 2, 2006
7:23 am
11267
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...
dave richer
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Jul 2, 2006
2:10 pm
11268
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:...
Michael Meadows
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Jul 2, 2006
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11269
i always thought it disipated the water i guess i was wrong ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail...
dave richer
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Jul 2, 2006
7:17 pm
11270
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...
girl mark
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Jul 2, 2006
10:59 pm
11271
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...
tillyfromparadise
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Jul 4, 2006
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11272
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...
dave richer
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Jul 4, 2006
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11273
... 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...
Lan Barnes
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Jul 4, 2006
4:31 pm
11274
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...
dave richer
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Jul 4, 2006
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11275
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....
Lan Barnes
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Jul 4, 2006
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11276
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...
girl mark
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Jul 4, 2006
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11277
From the April 2006 Biodiesel Magazine: http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=825 The test kits are available from: ...
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Jul 4, 2006
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11278
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...
Lan Barnes
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Jul 5, 2006
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11279
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 ... ...
tillyfromparadise
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Jul 5, 2006
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11280
Sorry, I wasn't actually responding to Lan there, just to what the original poster, Dave, was saying. Mark...
girl mark
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Jul 5, 2006
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11281
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...
tillyfromparadise
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Jul 5, 2006
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11282
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 ...
dave richer
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Jul 5, 2006
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11283
I was wondering if anybody has ever used this kit to test their Biodiesel? and If so is was it accurate and reliable with its results?...
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Jul 5, 2006
2:23 pm
11284
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 ...
banu ataman
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Jul 5, 2006
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11285
... 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...
Lan Barnes
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Jul 5, 2006
3:57 pm
11286
... 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...
Sylvia Steiger
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Jul 5, 2006
6:17 pm
11287
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...
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