I am fairly new to this too, but have you checked for water in the
oil? Time and again it is mentioned that if there is water in th oil
the reaction with the lye won't be complete or adequate so maybe
that could be it. Raise the temp of the oil to about 160F in a
saucepan and see if it starts
Thanks much Bob
>Howdy Kieth and Marc, silicon oil is a polymer of methyl silicon
>
> -OSi(OCH3)2-OSi(OCH3)2- etc
>
>because it would not react under the transesterification conditions, and
>is relatively nonpolar, it should end up in the fuel, not the byproduct.
>
>
> In the engine, I sus
Howdy Kieth and Marc, silicon oil is a polymer of methyl silicon
-OSi(OCH3)2-OSi(OCH3)2- etc
because it would not react under the transesterification conditions, and
is relatively nonpolar, it should end up in the fuel, not the byproduct.
In the engine, I suspect it would be oxidized
> I was looking over some surplus veggie oil today it was peanut oil
>blended with vegetable oil(no specific type indeicated).. I noticed
>that it also had a silicone based antifoaming agent in it.. what
>consequences are faced in the biodiesel process because some of the
>oils used by restaur
I was looking over some surplus veggie oil today it was peanut oil
blended with vegetable oil(no specific type indeicated).. I noticed
that it also had a silicone based antifoaming agent in it.. what
consequences are faced in the biodiesel process because some of the
oils used by restaur
Hello Bill
>Thanks for the help!
>
>We finally made our first batch. I think.
>
>My daughter and I are working on making biodiesel for her science
>fair project. The first 6 tries were obviously failures, but this
>last batch is definitely 80+% clear light golden oil on top and 20%
>brown smoot
Try using your product in a hurricane lantern.
Michael
> Thanks for the help!
>
> We finally made our first batch. I think.
>
> My daughter and I are working on making biodiesel for her science
> fair project. The first 6 tries were obviously failures, but this
> last batch is definitely 80+%
Thanks for the help!
We finally made our first batch. I think.
My daughter and I are working on making biodiesel for her science
fair project. The first 6 tries were obviously failures, but this
last batch is definitely 80+% clear light golden oil on top and 20%
brown smooth glycerin on bot
> BTW, did you ever get another drum of that Parallel Products Eth? I
know
> you and Dave Shaw were in contact so I wanted to see if it finally
got off
> the ground.
Ken and James,
I wish that we'd got more accomplished with regards to our ethanol
deliveries. I'm finally getting a shop space c
calcium carbonate (powdered
limestone) and that won't work.
Regards,
Paul Gobert.
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From: "whc281" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 1:13 PM
Subject: [biofuel] Re: test batch questions
> Still making goo.
>
> I heated
Hello Bill
>Still making goo.
>
>I heated a liter of the oil really hot (~300 F) on the stove to see
>if any water would boil off. I decided the oil doesn't have any
>entrained water.
>
>I did a titration and determined the needed amount of lye to
>neutralize the free fatty acids to be 8 to 9 gr
Still making goo.
I heated a liter of the oil really hot (~300 F) on the stove to see
if any water would boil off. I decided the oil doesn't have any
entrained water.
I did a titration and determined the needed amount of lye to
neutralize the free fatty acids to be 8 to 9 grams/liter, + 3.5
You pretty much should do a titration, (journeytoforever.org of
course or go to groups.yahoo.com/group/biodiesel and search
for 'tailgate titration' which I think gives you simple instructions)
Then if your oil requires more lye than 3 ml or so, I'd suggest
trying a different sample of oil (in
Before I had a diesel car I used an International WhisperLite
campstove to try out biodiesel- the XGK model which is multifuel,
designed for kerosene or diesel as well as white gas. I still suggest
these to people wanting to demonstrate biodiesel in a classroom, for
instance- the stoves cost s
Kelly wrote:
>Wondering too about using the stuff in an oil lamp - anyone done
>that? I have straight wick lamps and also Aladdin brand lamps (23
>burner) with the wick inside of a mantle. Perhaps lamps need more
>paraffin then biodiesel has?
and...
>I also found some notes on message 21912 a
See below:
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From: "kmyerkconline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 12:34 PM
Subject: [biofuel] Re: Test B100 without motors
> Craig,
>
> Ice maker shutoff? So you're regulating (reducing) the fuel to the
> fla
I also found some notes on message 21912 about lamps. I should have
searched the archives before asking! The wick/mantle style lamps
(like aladdin 23's) are probably better suited to this since they
generate lots of heat that gets into the fuel stream. Message 21912
mentioned that lamps have t
Craig,
Ice maker shutoff? So you're regulating (reducing) the fuel to the
flame front? Are you saying it needs less fuel and same amount of air?
If it's the other way around it would be easy to put a restictor on
the air intake. Not sure from your post since I'm not familiar with
Ice Maker shu
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> Test
>
> Time sent -- 21:43
>
> Please excuse this post. Something is going on with my e-mail, I've
posted a
> few times today, but, have only recieved 1 of my post to come back
thru the
> group e-mail. So I am seeing how
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