No. I would describe the emulsification at the interface layer as an emulsification that has more to do with the molecular polarity between phases than any particular constituent ester. The exact same "emulsification" occurs whether or not palmitic or stearic acids are present in the parent stock.
Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: goat industries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 10:35 AM Subject: [biofuels-biz] some clarification > Todd, would you consider that this middle layer that you describe as an > 'emulsification' may be an emulsification of palmitic/stearic methyl ester > that has precipitated out of solution? ... Paddy > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > 4 DVDs Free +s&p Join Now > http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/MVfIAA/9bTolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------- ------~-> > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Biofuel at WebConX > http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm > List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > 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/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> 4 DVDs Free +s&p Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/MVfIAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/