Brent, It is possible that the droplets you describe are unconverted fats that have solidified with cooling. They cannot be water, as water would mix with the alcohol/glycerol/soap layer.
If they are solidified fats, you may have an incomplete reaction and possible problems with emulsification in your wash. It would be advisable to draw off one-half liter from the biodiesel layer and run it through the process a second time to see if any more glycerin drops. Also, you may wish to take only 100 mililiters or so and do a sample wash (a light swirl) for a few seconds to see how the fuel responds. Heavy emulsification is an indicator of an incomplete reaction and gives cause to reprocess the remaining fuel. Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: "brent3369" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 6:53 PM Subject: [biofuel] first batch > Ok, I did my first batch, 10 litres of oil. Followed the directions > and it sepparated like it should, but the glycerin is liquid after 24 > hours and there appears to be water droplites between the diesel and > glycerin. > Have I missed something? or is this normal? I have syphoned off the > diesel and am ready to proceed to the next step. Any help would be > appreciated. > > Brent > > > > > 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 ---------------------~--> Make Money Online Auctions! Make $500.00 or We Will Give You Thirty Dollars for Trying! http://us.click.yahoo.com/KXUxcA/fNtFAA/uetFAA/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/
