Hello Cliff, You're doing it right. The glycerol is suppose to be liquid at room temp. Use a separatory funnel to remove it.
Chris -----Original Message----- From: Clifford Ryer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:28 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] first batch questions I did my first test batch of wvo biodiesel over the weekend: 3liters vwo, 600ml methanol, & lye. reaction temp = 48 - 52 C). Done on a stirrer hot plate. Although I appear to have formed a layer of glycerine on the bottom of the flask, it is not congealed, but is still liquid at room temperature (24 h later). Did something go wrong? Perhaps on a related note: the titration indicated that the wvo was not very acidic. It required only .55 ml to turn the titration sample to pink ( titration done on a stir plate w/magnetic stirrer, 1ml wvo w/10ml 99+% isopropyl, lye solution - .5g/.5liter). I did the titration several times, each time with approx the same result. So, for the 600ml of methanol, I added 12.15g of red devil lye (3X(0.55 + 3.5) = 12.15g). The vwo came from supermarket where they fry chicken and also make donuts. Any help interpreting these results would be greatly appreciated. Cliff 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 ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/CNxFAA/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/
