Just a quick note from Aus, as to how hard it is becoming trying to find caustic. Both supermarkets and hardware used to sell it, but has now been removed from the shelves due to its links to other chemical precursors. Iāve also tried larger supply groups for industry and catering and they no longer carry the material. I now am required to purchase it as 100kg lots from a chem. distributor. However I also make soap so this isnāt a prob. Sulfuric (98+) can only be purchased through an existing account.
W. -----Original Message----- From: Appal Energy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:51 PM To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: Biodiesel supplies At $20 a liter you're paying for bureaucracy (and lab grade). You can get NaOH at most hardware stores and groceries - Red Devil Lye. You can get KOH in 1-100 pound lots from soap companies on the internet (Rainbow Meadow, etc), or commercial chemical warehouses. Sulfuric is available through almost any commercial chemical distributor. An example is Aqua Chem (in Columbus, Ohio), where 95-98% sulfuric and 85% phosphoric can be had for ~$19.00 a gallon. You just have to get inventive. Speak with your city's water treatment manager. They might be able to point you to a supplier that sells gallon lots. But don't rely on your lab department or lab suppliers, at least not if you don't want to pay through the nose. Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Jude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 5:37 PM Subject: [biofuels-biz] Re: Biodiesel supplies > > > I am beginning a club here at Appalachian State University to make and distribute Biodiesel to the students and staff. I am interested in using Aleks Kac's foolproof method from JtF. However, I've been looking around for a source of Sulphuric acid and the biology dept has quoted me around $20 a litre! Does anyone have any reccomendations for sources of NaOH and Sulphuric acid? I've checked on the archives and found this question, but no answers... > How much of this acid would one need for a 50 gal batch? > Thanks, please email me personally as I am not a list subscriber > > > ________________________ > Chris Jude > ASU Biodiesel Club > Boone, NC > 1980 MB 240D - 350K miles > _________________________ > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, and more > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Biofuel at WebConX > http://webconx.green-trust.org/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 ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=246920.2960106.4328965.2848452/D=egroupweb/S=17050641 89:HM/A=1464858/R=0/*http://www.gotomypc.com/u/tr/yh/cpm/grp/300_Cquo_1/g22l p?Target=mm/g22lp.tmpl> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Yahoo! Web Hosting makes it easy to build a professional web site. Sign up today and get free set-up, domain name, and more (up to a $100 value) http://us.click.yahoo.com/m3JvCD/wCpFAA/46VHAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/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/
