Greetings Joshua >Hello, >Im making some biodiesel and I'm having some difficulty finding a >reasonably priced electronic pH meter to purchase so I can test the >virgin oil and the resulting biodiesel. it would be appreciated if >anyone with an answer or some knowledge in this area could steer me >in the right direction. > >Joshua
Lots of information here: pH testing http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_supply.html#pH Also here: pH meters http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make2.html#pHmeters And more in the list archives. (You're required to use the list resources, by the way.) I'm not quite sure why you'd want to test the pH of virgin oil, nor how - some meters work better than others at testing oils, and there are those who'll tell you pH meters don't work at all for testing oils (not so). If you're talking about titration, you only need to do titration with used oils, not with virgin oil (or rather fresh or new oil, virgin oil is something different). Testing the pH of the resulting biodiesel is usually only done to check that the washing process is complete, and it's the wash-water you'll check, not the biodiesel. Maybe you need to do a bit more reading. Start here: "Where do I start?" http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html#start Follow the instructions, step by step. Study everything on that page and the next page and at the links in the text. It tells you everything you need to know. Best Keith _______________________________________________ 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/
