Hi teoman
it looks like you have biodiesel.
I did this way:
I put a 250 ml of methanol in the blender and added a teaspoon of granulated
lye..which is 7 grams of lye.
then turn on to mix for 1 minute then added the 1 lt of WVO slowly and turn it
on for about 5 minutes or more if your blender doesn't start to burn....then
pour it in a jar let it settle for 8 hours and then get the top layer wich is
biodiesel...that's what you got..then you have to wash it. get a 2 lt plastic
bottle of soft drink and puor it in there..add about 1/3 of water and just
swing back and forth let it rest for 20 minutes...the botton should look like
creamy thick stuff and water...the top is the biodiesel....get the biodiesel
out,repeat it 3 times until the water looks like soupy water and every time
shake it a bit more...then you can boil it to get all the water out...faster
way...slower way let it rest for some more hours.
then is ready. It should look dark in the shade and like red wine in the
sun.and that's it
Jorge Escobar
----- Original Message -----
From: Teoman Naskali
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 9:47 AM
Subject: [biofuel] My FIrst Batch
My first batch looks like it is fairly successfull, I
found an old scale purely mechanical. With which i
managed to measure the NaOH.
I mixed it with the methanol in a jar, it took about
25 mins to mix, and in the end result one could almost
see very very tiny particles floating.
I heated the oil (corn oil) in a jar which i placed in
a pan filled with water. I kept the heat constant
between 55 and 60 degrees.
Then i slowly added the methanol with lye. I kept it
at constant temperature for about three hours and i
gave it a good shake every half an hour.
Can you ruin it by overstirring? Or can i recover it
if the reaction has not compleeted because of
insufficient stirring?
It has been settling for about two hours now. There is
some brownish reddis stuff at the bottom, some yellow
liquid which i hope is biodiesel and a very thin again
reddish brownish layer on top. Tthe biodiesel is not
too clear. Does this sound ok? Or have i goofed?
HOw can i check if my methanol is good?
And if i wash it is this stuff good enough to pour in
to my car?
I must say i am excited, what is the next step?
thanks,
Teoman
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