You are welcome. But have you analyzed the batch with the methanol test as initiated by undersigned ? That will give you useful information on the state of the batch.
With best regards Jan W ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seth Macdonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions > Thank you for the info Jan. > > As far as I know the excess methanol has already been evaporated as the > batch > was heated (probably excessively) outside the shop in a barrel over a > three > burner stove! Glycerin layer has also been removed. I'm thinking this > batch did > not completely react.Perhaps incorrect titration. Thanks very much for the > tip > on using weakly acidified water. > > Seth > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Jan Warnqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org > Sent: Thu, February 17, 2011 10:13:13 AM > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions > > Hello Seth. I think that the emulsion problem is caused by another issue > that just the temperature itself. Any BD emulsion will break with the help > of weakly acified water, preferably by sulphuric acid. Salty water (NaCl) > is > also an option. This will work assuming that you can have 20oC and that > you > have a reasonably good reaction of the BD. Have you evaporated the excess > methanol ? > > With best regards > Jan Warnqvist > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Seth Macdonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org> > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 6:21 PM > Subject: [Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions > > >> Hi all, >> >> Seth Macdonald here from Northern BC CANADA. I run a very small >> bio-diesel >> refinery with plans to sell/trade with local organic farmers this coming >> spring. >> This winter has been particularly harsh up here and I am having problems >> maintaining constant temperatures in my shop. This has led to a variety >> of >> problems. >> >> Does anyone out there have any ideas on breaking an emulsion with a large >> batch >> of fuel that will NOT separate from the wash water? I know, it should >> never have >> happened in the first place. Cross-contamination due to cooled glycerin >> in >> the >> processor lines is likely the culprit. Even though the product DID pass >> the wash >> test. I have tried heating and cooling, but it is taking a ridiculous >> amount of >> energy to heat 40 gallons of emulsified fuel and I can't seem to get it >> hot >> enough to make any difference. >> >> Any help on this issue will be greatly appreciated. >> >> Seth "The Dredneck" Macdonald >> Robson Valley Bio-fuels >> Dunster BC >> CANADA >> V0J 1J0 >> >> PH: 250-968-4411 >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: /pipermail/attachments/20110217/b2cc2b97/attachment.html >> _______________________________________________ >> Biofuel mailing list >> Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel >> >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >> Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 >> messages): >> http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: /pipermail/attachments/20110222/8a4fc30c/attachment.html > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
