Brian, > although I have > also heard of another interesting method using a soft drink bottle > (PET) for gentle washing and once turned upside down also allows for > the water to be slowly removed
You can use the pop-up cap found on water bottles at your grocer as the "valve" for drainage. This turns any PET bottle into a separative funnel. It takes a little practice to get the "valve" to trickle properly, but it does work superbly. Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: "biobenz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 7:38 PM Subject: [biofuel] Re: Finally, biodiesel questions > Todd is right Brian. Start out with small test batches using the one > step method, and yes the Grolsch bottles DO hold up well to > methoxide. > I have taken to doing half liter test batches (500ml) instead of > full liter and simply divide everything by two. It works. I wash in > a Masson jar and use a large opaque serynge to drain,although I have > also heard of another interesting method using a soft drink bottle > (PET) for gentle washing and once turned upside down also allows for > the water to be slowly removed; a sort of valve using your thumb > thing. I have yet to try this. I attempted it with a two litter > bottle but it didn't (I) very well so not being a soft drink drinker > I now have to get ahold of a 1 liter bottle and try it. > 100ml methanol wih whatever titration amounts of catalyst into the > Grolsch bottle, agitate, set, warm up your oil to processing temp > (130F) and get the blender ready. Once the methopxide is completely > ready and the oil is still at 130F put it in the blender and turn it > on(put the lid on) open the little central pop up top in the middle > and slowly add the methoxide, set your timer to 15-18 minutes and > once done pout into whatever settling container you have decided on. > After seperation, wash the biodiesel using your method of choice and > set aside the glycerine for further use (soap, methoxide recovery > ect... apparently it is also a top rate degreaser, although I've not > tried that yet) > > Have fun. > > Luc > > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brian, > > > > You really ought to heed the advice of others and practice > considerably with > > the straight base process before moving to acid/base. > > > > Doing so will familiarize you with what to expect and what > transpires when > > basic principles aren't adhered to. Those "mistakes" also give > better > > understanding of how and where adjustments can be made and for > what reasons. > > > > People who put the cart before the > horse ................................... > > > > Todd Swearingen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 9:23 AM > > Subject: [biofuel] Finally, biodiesel questions > > > > > > > Hello all. > > > > > > After a month or two hanging out on the list, I have finally > overcome > > > supplier hassles, financial constraints, being out of town > > > unexpectedly for my mother's funeral, etc., and am now ready to > start > > > making some biodiesel. I am planning some test batches for this > > > weekend using Canola oil that I have been hoarding for a couple > of > > > months. My initial questions relate to using what I have on > hand to > > > run the test batches. > > > > > > A while back, a person mentioned using Grolsch bottles to mix > > > methoxide for test batches. I have a similar bottle from some > > > marinade, which has a rubber o-ring type seal on the stopper. > Do the > > > Grolsch bottles also use rubber seals, and if so, has this > caused any > > > problems in methoxide mixing? > > > > > > Also, I am using the two step process, and for a 1 liter test > batch > > > will need to measure 1 ml of H2SO4, if I remember the process > > > correctly. (Don't worry, I will be checking everything out on > the > > > JTF site before starting, to assure that I have everything > right.) I > > > have standard plastic syringes available, and wanted to assure > that > > > using these to measure the H2SO4 wouldn't cause a problem. > > > > > > Thanks to all for the help to this point. I'll keep you > informed as > > > I progress. > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. 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