There is an auction going on eBay for virgin soy oil that has me wondering. The man selling it says the lot is 4 barrells of oil totalling 232 gallons, 1700 net pounds. It is currently selling at auction for around 25 cents per pound, or about $1.83 USD per gallon. People are jumping all over this guy, proclaiming what a great price it is, yada, yada, yada. It sure seems to me that at $1.83 per gallon, plus the delivery,methanol, KOH, time involved, the reactor cost and energy to do the process, cost of biodiesel from this stuff will be easily approaching $2.50 USD per gallon. Is there something wrong here, am I missing something that will make this all worth it? It sure isn't going to be the savings on KOH. Can the expense and time of collecting WVO be worth $1.00 or more per gallon of my time? The more I think about this, the more I think I should simply sit back, watch the fun and be amused at the spectacle. Greg Kelly Just search "biodiesel", it has a bout a day and a half to run. You won't be able to miss it.
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