David, Who says that the batch you have on hand is "bad?"
Biodiesel smells largely like the parent stock. If the oil smells "bad," so will the fuel. Smell is subjective and not an indicator of whether the fuel is sufficient or not. As to hazy fuel, either let it set until the micro-droplets of water coalesce and drop/evaporate or heat it to ~120*F. As for determining if the fuel is actually "bad?" Take one or two liquid ounces of dried sample, mix it with equal parts water in a sealable container, shake violently for a few seconds and observe. If it separates "immediately" with no emulsion, you're fuel is sufficient. If it emulsifies, you'll need to reprocess the fuel to finish the incomplete reaction. To confirm an incomplete reaction, reprocess a small sample of the dried "fuel" to see if anymore glycerin drops. Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: "dlgeorgetn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 11:28 PM Subject: [biofuel] newbie questions > Hello, > > I've recently become interested in biodiesel production and have > built a processor based on a design from journeytoforever.com. I've > run three batches, with the most recent being a 15 gallon run that > had some residual motor oil in it from the free 55 gallon drum that I > used to pick the oil up in. > > I processed the oil and got a good split, and even was able to bubble > wash the batch, but had two problems. The fuel that was translucent > coming out of the processor turned hazy like apple cider after > washing, and multiple washes didn't help. It didn't emulsify much, > but just got dark and kind of murky. Smells bad too. Hard to > describe. Any advice? > > If this batch is unsalvageable, what do I do with it? The resources > on journeytoforever.com have been very good with all other aspects of > production, but I just don't know how to dispose of a botched batch. > Any advice? > > Thanks for any advice you may have. > > David George > > > > > > 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. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/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/
