Dana, >1 ltr new safeway brand canola oil in 2 ltr PET bottle > >4.9g KOH in 200ml methanol > >Heated in water bath to about 140F > >Shaken for about 5 mins then every 10-15 mins for the next two hours > >Result: good separation but the BD layer is milky > > > >Test batch 2 > > > >1 ltr new safeway brand canola oil in 2 ltr PET bottle > >9g KOH in 200ml methanol > >Heated in water bath to about 140F > >Mixed in blender for 20 mins then poured back into pet bottle to settle > >Result: same as batch 1 only faster > >
I will cross reference your methoxide mix with my numbers as I have undertaken the same experiments comparing different processes (batch, two stage, acid base). However, from my experiences, my biod is cloudy after 1 hour of stiring but will settle out rather well over night (12+ hours). Furthermore, after seperation I let it settle another day (I get some more glyc on the bottom of the glass flask). By this time its quite clear. _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
