> Any Ideas?
Yup. But you're not going to like 'em.
1st) Your batch didn't go "perfect" if you got that heavy of an emulsion.
2nd) Best to always do a quick swirl wash of only an ounce or two prior
to comitting to washing an entire batch.
3rd) Remove several 100 ml samples of the emulsion. Label and log each
sample. Treat each with various salt/water ratios and/or various small
volumes of first acetic acid, then phosphoric or sulfuric. Record EVERY
variable for future reference.
Someone has previously mentioned using calcium carbonate to break an
emulsion. In theory, anything that is hydrophillic will help, presuming
it doesn't hurt...
:-)
Eventually the majority of the emulsion will break on their own. But you
can hasten that with a little intervention. Just be sure to neutralize
your waste water prior to disposing/dispersing.
Brent S wrote:
I made a batch of diesel a couiple days ago that went perfect. I made
another batch the same as the first that sepparated good. I added
about 5 gallons of water to the 40 gallons of diesel that I had to
wash, and heated it to about 90F as I did for the first. When I went
back to change the water, I found 45 gallons of cream. I have reheated
it to over 100F but it hasn't broke yet. Any Ideas?
Brent
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