Neal, The two prettiest "golds" in the world are those of honey in a jar and biodiesel, in all their geographic and biologic shades.
Me thinks you got biodiesel. Haven't worked with sunflower oil, but it shouldn't behave any differently than anything else...give or take a bit. The cloudy fuel after 30 hours might be as a result of perhaps more caustic than necessary. Cloudiness (micro-scopic water) tends to be universal with all feedstocks as a result. Put it on a window sill for a day and see what happens. That or gently warm it in a sauce pan. I'd try to wash all fuel whenever possible if I were you. Most of your soap and caustic is in the bottom layer. But not all of it. Also, I would refrain from putting fuel in the tank until it clears. You might take the lid off and let it "breathe" a bit while it's on that window sill. Just out a' curiosity... How big was that smile when you first saw the glycerin separate? Maybe a major in woodworking, but you've just earned a minor in biofuels... :-) Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: Neil and Adele Craven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 4:20 AM Subject: [biofuel] Questions re my first attempt. > SunflowerResults of my first attempt at BD are in the photo. On the left > is settled > (some soap left) but unwashed BD I have 15 litres that look like this. In > the > middle is the bottom third of the container from the left that settled out > with > two water washes through it. The third container has the raw BD no settling > time but washed 3 times and left to sit for 30hrs. The one on the left is > clear and the colour of honey, but the right hand one is quite a lot lighter > but passes less light. > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/files/Neil-BDtest.jpg > > I am a wood work teacher not a chemist and I would like to know if > 1. clarity would be restored to the right container if it was heated and any > remaining water boiled off. > 2 the container on the left could be used for fuel as is or must it be > washed > to remove any lye/soap remaining. > > TIA > > Neil > Canberra > > Ps the process was done in Canberra Australia in winter, less than 18deg C > I used Mike Pelly's recipe, 200ml Methanol per litre WVO and 6.25grams of > Lye. > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > Will You Find True Love? > Will You Meet the One? > Free Love Reading by phone! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/Deo18C/zDLEAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------- ------~-> > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Will You Find True Love? Will You Meet the One? Free Love Reading by phone! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Deo18C/zDLEAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
