Thanks again Jan. Its 71.8% FFA. But doing acid esterification twice? Do you finish with a base transesterification after the two acid esterification? Please pardon my ignorance. Can you expound a bit. First time to hear about acid esterification twice. Appreciate very much your help on the matter.
Thanks. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Warnqvist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Crude fatty acid distillate > No, if you are working with 100% free fatty acids, you will have to do the > ACID esterification twice with water content evapoation inbetween > > With best regards > AGERATEC AB > Jan Warnqvist. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:22 AM > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Crude fatty acid distillate > > > > Thanks Jan, > > > > So you are saying that Aleks Kac's two stage process is the way to go on > > this one? Start with the acid-based stage and finish with the base-based > > stage. That's doing it twice right? > > > > Am doing small batches on the single stage base process (about 100 liters > > veg. oil). Will blending this with new veg. oil make a difference? > > > > Been reading the Foolproof Method over and over again to familiarize > > myself. > > Looks like it. > > > > Much thanks again. > > > > Ken > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jan Warnqvist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 3:35 PM > > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Crude fatty acid distillate > > > > > >> Hello Ken, > >> fatty acids are possible to esterify with an acid catalyst. The formed > > water > >> has to be drawn off, so it is always nice to start with a low water > > content. > >> Performed correctly, the esterification will produce 90-95% esters. > > Usually > >> these kinds of reactions are performed twice for a good conversion grade. > >> > >> With best regards > >> AGERATEC AB > >> Jan Warnqvist > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:18 AM > >> Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Crude fatty acid distillate > >> > >> > >> > Hi everyone, > >> > > >> > I sent this out a few days ago. I was told by someone in the oil mill > >> > that > >> > crude fatty acid distillate is just a fancy name for their seconds or > >> > reject > >> > oils, which soap factories take from them and make into soap. Anyone > > has > >> > any experience with this kind of stock being made into biodiesel? Will > >> > such > >> > a high FFA content give problems? > >> > > >> > Thanks. > >> > > >> > Ken > >> > > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > >> > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:15 AM > >> > Subject: [Biofuel] Crude fatty acid distillate > >> > > >> > > >> >> Hi everyone, > >> >> > >> >> An oil mill has just told me that they have excess of crude fatty acid > >> >> distillate which they can give me with the following specifications : > >> >> > >> >> Free Fatty Acid (As Lauric) - 71.8% > >> >> Iodine Value mg I/g - 10 > >> >> Total Fatty Matter - 96% > >> >> Moisture & Impurities - 0.5% > >> >> Saponifiable Value mg KOH/g - 260 > >> >> Unsaponifiable Matter - 0.32% > >> >> > >> >> I am now doing some small production for my own use with a blend of > >> >> WVO > >> > and > >> >> new oil on the single stage process. I've read up on the two stage > >> > process > >> >> and it looks like the above will take a two stage process with 71.8% > > FFA. > >> >> Am I right? Anyone out there with some thoughts on the matter? Its > > free > >> >> stuff for me although its only about 200liters monthly. Would it be > >> > better > >> >> to blend it or process it separately? > >> >> > >> >> Thanks > >> >> > >> >> Ken > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> 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/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/