Anyone tried using any anhydrous salt like sodium
sulfate to dry the oil/biodiesel, or the reaction mix?
JB
--- Tim Desson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
the reaction between FFA and methanol is an
equlibrium when catalysed by an
acid
FFA + methanol == Me ester + water
so the reaction is
It depends on what catalyst you are using. The base process isn't as
sensitive.
Christopher
-Original Message-
From: Tim Desson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:20 AM
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [biofuel] Fwd: Re: reducing ffa's
the reaction
the reaction between FFA and methanol is an equlibrium when catalysed by an
acid
FFA + methanol == Me ester + water
so the reaction is driven to the right by an excess of methanol (the
reaction you want) but is driven to the left by an excess of water, so my
guess is that you need to get
