BZZZZZZZZZZZZTTTTTTTTT, WRONG! Methoxide is different. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methoxide Our substance is actually sodium/potassium hydroxide solution in methanol/ethanol.
Glycerine that is made from NaOH will NOT breakdown on the compost pile. Excessive amounts of Na is not good for your ecosystem. Luther On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:24:00 -0600, Timothy Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sodium hydroxide (lye same as I use to make soap) and methanol = methoxide. > Titrate the oil to get formula. Water in the WVO will react with the lye to > saponify into soap rather than to separate glycerine. Product has to be > washed anyway to yield a purer biodiesel. (Making soap, I'm mixing water > with the lye (sodium hydroxide) to yield just the result I'm hoping will NOT > happen when making biodiesel. ) > > I'm not set up to reclaim the methanol from the glycerine yet. That would > cut down on the cost. > > The methanol evaporates from the glycerine. Glycerine purified would have > some value but the cost to do so isn't practical on small scale. It all > breaks down on compost pile though.. > > A note, glycerine is usually removed from commercial soaps as it have other > value. Homemade and superfatted soaps retaining the glycerin are superior in > cutting grease. I keep my MB mechanic supplied with goat milk shea butter > soap. (Considering "while he was at it" he just happened to find the vac > leak in the A/C one of the '85s. Didn't charge!) > > OK... please don't laugh, Y'all... but rather than driving around with > exhaust smelling like fast food I've sometimes wondered what sandalwood or > lilac exhaust would... NAW... that'd just be silly. > > T > -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) '82 300CD (166 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
