Nitrogen pack it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "maudessen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:36 PM Subject: [biofuel] Re: proper storage of used cooking oil to make it last longest possible
> I have a related question. > > Can anyone think of something that would float on the surface of > the WVO without melting? > > I would like to reduce oxidation and increase storage life by > covering the surface area of WVO stored in a large tank with a lot > of floating objects that won't melt in the WVO...maybe ping pong > balls? Styrofoam peanuts? Scraps of bubble pack? > > Would home heating oil float on the WVO or mix with it? Is there > some other oil that would float on WVO? > > I have scavenged three home heating oil tanks that I hope to use > for my future WVO Collection Coop. These 265 gallon tanks are > about 5 feet long x 30 inches high x 18 inches wide. The ends > are ovoid. So what this means is that a partial tank of WVO > exposes a surface area of somewhat less than 5 feet by 18 > inches to the air within the tank. > > Thoughts or ideas? > > Thanks! > > Maud > St. Louis, Missouri > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Neoteric Biofuels Inc > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kept cool and in the dark, filled to the top (as close as you can) > and > > sealed, it could last months without a problem - but it's still > best to > > store for as short a period as possible. > > > > Edward Beggs > > http://www.biofuels.ca > > > > > > On Monday, May 24, 2004, at 02:38 PM, TJ Ferreira wrote: > > > > > While I start buying the parts to build my $150 Fumeless > Processor, I > > > wonder what the best way to store any used cooking oil that I > pick up > > > from local restaurants and how long it should last to be > useable for > > > biodiesel. So far I only picked up a test 5 gallon sample but > have a > > > couple other restaurants lined up to allow me to get used oil > from > > > them. My current 5 gallon container is in a cardboard box > surrounding > > > a plastic internal jug. I filled most of the way up but still is > some > > > room up at top. I placed a sandwich baggie over the top fill > hole > > > with a rubber band to keep stuff out. I then placed in my > shed. Is > > > this OK or will the oil go bad quickly? Are we talking about > months > > > or days for the oil to go bad? I just want to start collecting it > > > while I can and am building the processor so when it is > done, I am > > > ready to go. If there is a better way to store it, let me know. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Thomas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > ---------------------~--> > > > Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 > > > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/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/
