Subject: Re: [biofuel] Colour of latest batch
Gregg,
Fuel from shortening makes perfectly fine biodiesel. Actually it makes fuel
of higher energy content than other less saturated feedstocks.
If the water wash test is taking half of one hour to split, you've got an
incomplete reaction.
ble on the base side.
As for the source of your feedstock - Long John Silver's - that should make
little to no difference.
Todd Swearingen
- Original Message -
From: "Gregg Davidson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [biofuel
Hi Keith,
The colour of my finished product is about the same as the WVO you used, sort
of honey-coloured, but it is quite clear. I've made some digital photos that I
can send to you the first part of next week, if that's okay. Since I had to
wash the last batch separately, you will note that
Hi Gregg
People say all sorts of things about this mater of the colour, and I
don't want to argue with them, but for us the straw-yellow indicator
has always been a good one, and it follows through with no wash
problems, what you'd expect from a good brew. So for our part we
agree with what A
I often have fuel that takes four or five washes. Water content seems low, but
I have upped the methanol to almost 25 percent to assure complete reaction.
Also, is it 3.1 or 3.5 grams per liter?
How much can mono and diglycerides hurt the engine? Surely WVO must contain
some fractured triglyce
I am also in the process of washing my first batch. It has had one wash so
far. When it came in contact with water it turned completely milky white.
And did not separate for about 15 minutes. And I think some chemical
reaction took place as the quantity of gas in the container (2.5l cocacola
bottl
Hi Todd,
Thanks for the advice. I actually was in error regarding the separation time,
it's more like 10 to 15 minutes. Sorry about that, I did not have enough coffee
in my system & I made that error.
As to the washings, the ones in question were only a couple of hours in
duration. The most
Gregg,
Fuel from shortening makes perfectly fine biodiesel. Actually it makes fuel
of higher energy content than other less saturated feedstocks.
If the water wash test is taking half of one hour to split, you've got an
incomplete reaction. Draw off 200 ml of what you believe to be biodiesel an
