Yes there is but the titration is off the charts. This has only happened 2 times since I have been doing this about 2 years. And the wvo is normally a very good quality. Titration at about 2 or 2.25 + the 3.5. As apposed to the 9 to 14 + 3.5 I started with. I was advised to not eat at those places. I haven't been back for a FFA dinner or stock for the process. I didn't mention before but the settling tank also has the advantage of settling out the goop you need to filter out for processing. It seems to be heavier than the oil. This gives me wvo that looks like tan salad oil clear and clean, I haven't had a failed batch since. Oops I may have just jinxed myself. It seems that the food particles also hold a large amount of water that will make it harder to process.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Weaver Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 6:56 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] removing water from WVO Wow - that's a lot of water - is there any other source of WVO near you? Derick Giorchino wrote: > I also had some trouble in the beginning. I now use a settling drum I > found the design on J T F and it works very well. I collect my wvo in > the wee hours on my way to work and have collected 20+ gal of water in > 40 gal pickup. I drain the pure water out after a few hours of > settling then heat the balance to 120 f and drain it once more. The > separation drum has 2 drain valves one on the bottom and one about 6 > inches off the bottom. That where I get a nice clean product fro > processing. It may seem that the energy used is a waste but I find it > is better than 120 liters of failure. > > Good luck Derick > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Lee Eady, > D.C. > *Sent:* Monday, January 02, 2006 12:05 PM > *To:* Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > *Subject:* [Biofuel] removing water from WVO > > > > I am just getting started making BD. I have had some trouble getting > all the water removed from the WVO. Is it a must to heat the oil if > so how hot, how long? Will it settle out on its own if just sits if > so how long do I need to let it settle? Any info will be appreciated. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
