Martin,
you have used too much lye in your reaction. Neutralize before
bubbling. All is not lost, you can separate the soapy mixture by
adding dilute acid (phosphoric , acetic, citric, 10%) until you see
separation. Top off esters and rewash, several times if neccessary.
Cheers, Aleks
Hi Ben
Cant help you much but
once you done these test's would be good to see the difference in power and
so on
may-by you could post them once there done and let all have a look at them
Martin R.
At 01:42 AM 18/10/01, you wrote:
Subject:
[Biodiesel] Help needed
Date:
Hi all
can some one tell me how long one should mix the BD for ???
I mix for one hour
also when working out the titration ,I was told that the PH should be
between 8 and 9 is this correct ??
Most of my batches are around 8.3 to 8.7 PH
the trouble that I had with the bubbles in my BD was with
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Thanks for the info. A little expensivefor me. Does anyone know if
4-stroke gas engines can be easily converted to diesel by putting
YES!! The latest issue of the Ethanol Alert has been posted and is
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This issue has news about
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2. Ethanol Legislation passed in the House and Senate
3. Federal Agencies' switch to ethanol
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Check the archives, there was a previous dicussion on this. The way
it's done is to have two tanks, and you start the engine on gasoline, then,
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