Hello Kevin >I finally have my batch of 12 liters of biodiesel. I filtered the >WVO with a large mesh basket and then using a window screen mesh. >Added the catalyst, and watched it separate.Washed it 1x with water >and let it sit for 4 days. Drained the water
Did you heat it? How did you agitate it? How much lye did you use? And how did you wash it? Have you seen this? Bubble washing http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_bubblewash.html >According to Josh's book, the recommended filtration before adding >to your fuel tank is a 5 micron filter There are those who say that book has a lot to answer for. Certainly it's wrong about a lot of things. You might care to have a look at this: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/31729/ >I have search the internet for "micron values" of coffee filters & >restaurant conical filters, but cannot find any specifications >listed. > >I have been on racor.com maker of advanced filtration systems, but >my processor is manual (caveman) and need a basic conical or gravity >style filter (with a rating of 5 microns) ...where I can pour >biodiesel from a spout. (Yes, me manually pouring into a filter!) "Vegetable oil filter cones are made of "Pelon", a generic term which can be cotton fiber but is more often synthetic, the longer-lived usually being synthetic. It can include adhesive versions of both ("fusible pelon"). Both cotton and synthetic Pelon run between 1.5 and 1.75 ounce for filters. Standard Pelon is usually 1.25 ounce. The thicker Pelons can be found in any upholstery supply warehouse in 48" or 96" bolts." (Todd Swearingen, Appal Energy.) I don't know the micron rating of Pelon. >Sorry for the basic questions, but there is a lot of >reading-between-the-lines with the books and articles I have read to >date For example, a suggestion of using a restaurant conical filter >for filtering biodiesel is recommended, but no micron information is >stated. Just to be sure about not damaging my fuel system & >clogging my trucks fuel filter, what's the value of this style >filter? > >Or what some of you folks are doing to get a manual 5 micron filtration? > >I hope to eventually get advanced with pumps, heaters and inline >filtration, but I'm not ready with a design and will need to spend >some $$$ with this advanced design. I'm am eager to get going with >a manual carboy processor What is a manual carboy processor? Why don't you rig something like this? Simple 5-gallon processor http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_processor5.html > and produce 12-15 liters per week and do not know what type of >filter to purchase to complete the process. > >Thanks all! > >PS: I'm sure some folks have posted this question before and do not >know of a FAQ's list, if one exist? http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html Make your own biodiesel Best Keith ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
