Re: [Biofuel] Emulsification during second wash

[Ken Provost]

On Oct 4, 2005, at 11:07 AM, Ed Normandy wrote: Things always go bad during the the second wash.  What happens is  a third layer appears between the fuel and the water that looks like white tapioka pudding.  AKA mayonnaise, but with chunks!   :-) Any idea what is causing this?  This is   "Emulsification during the Second Wash" perhaps using a blender rather than a gentle stirring during the processing has something to do with it.  I would think so, yes. Both first and second washes should be very gentle.  I am also using canning jars and just adding water and shaking the jars for the wash.  My process would not tolerate anything called "shaking" until it had been through two gentle washes. -K

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