hmmm... does that mean i can keep it in a container for 4 hours? that is all i need in order to heat the oil up. It would be at room temperature. thanks, anton ---------- >From: "Aleksander <kac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [biofuel] Re: sodium methoxide >Date: Feb 4, 2001, 11:50 PM >
>--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "anton and federica" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> can anyone tell me the "pot life" of mixed lye and methanol? >assuming I keep >> it dry, how long is the mixture stable? Iwould like to mix it up, >and >> trigger a valve to dump it into the oil vat when the oil reaches >> temperature, thus eliminating a lot of hanging around watching oil >heat.... >> anton >It has to be kept in a fridge. If never opened you hahe the container >for two weeks, else CO2 starts to diffund in the container and to >neutralize the methoxide. > >aleks > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-~> eGroups is now Yahoo! Groups Click here for more details http://click.egroups.com/1/11231/0/_/837408/_/981516401/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]