--- Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Quality testing
>
http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_vehicle.html#quality
One question about this testing: Aleks says, thin
layer
chromatography (tlc) can be used to determine
conversion rate and hence quality.
Has anybody done this ?
What
in it's time.
Luc
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] methanol recovery/first batch results
John, I am a novice at this too so others should feel free to criticize my
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Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] methanol recovery/first batch results
I did the quality test and it resulted in a milky white layer on the
bottom, a thick white layer in the middle and a milky yellow layer on the
top.
interestingly my siphoned off bio
John, I am a novice at this too so others should feel free to criticize my
remarks.
I would suggest you titrate. This is not so easy at this stage because any
free fatty acids in your fuel as you went into the base process are now
soap, that is they are neutralized with Na.To convert
bottom, a thick white layer in the middle and a milky yellow layer on
the top.
interestingly my siphoned off biodiesel separated again over the
following night into a perfectly clear yellow layer on the bottom and a
milky yellow layer on the top.
I have posted some images here:
www.lightli
what kind of a methanol recovery rate can I expect once I start doing that?
Depends which stage you do it at, and what you want to do with the
by-product. Easiest is taking back the methanol straight after
processing, before separating the by-product, but this is inclined to
cause a revers
>I got the product of my first conversion this morning and it looks straw
>yellow but a bit cloudy, should I let it sit to clarify or should I wash
>it?
You will need to do your meth recovery before you wash it as washing will
remove the meth into the wash water where its harder to recover.
>w
