Is this a known factor and what are the volumes involved using citric acid as a stabiliser? (I am one of those "granola types") Would a standard 20 or 60 liter tight head drum (poly)/carboy work for storage using the citric? And we are refering to B100 right ?
thanks L. --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The most effective antioxidants for biodiesel are the same you find in > breakfast cereal packaging, namely BHA and BHT. A mixture of the two works even > better. Now you can buy premixed antioxidants from companies such as Kodak. It > only takes a few ppm to make a dramatic impact on shelf life of biodiesel. > For you natural granola types, citric acid can easily double the shelf life of > biodiesel. The most effective method is to keep it in an airtight container. > Also, dry biodiesel is far more stable. If this is not possible, such as > being in a standard fuel tank somewhere which must be vented, then the NBB > recommends using the biodiesel within 6 months. These preservatives will make this > last two to four times as long without serious oxidation. You should also > know that biodiesel made from recycled yellow grease lasts approximately twice as > long as biodiesel made from virgin soy oil. > > Tom Leue > > > In a message dated 7/24/04 5:09:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > Anyone had any experience using some inert gas such as nitrogen to prevent > > oxidation of stored biodiesel? Perhaps some sort of oxygen absorber? If > > there > > isn't any oxygen in contact with the biodiesel perhaps it would increase > > storage > > life.How might this affect algae growth? > > > > Lurch > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------- > Homestead Inc. > www.yellowbiodiesel.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ 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/
