[Biofuel] Reprocessing Biodiesel
Hi All, I posed this question back on the 5th and didn't get any responses. I was hoping someone out there would have some idea on how to proceed. I've been pouring all the little bits of biodiesel and soap or water into a 55 gallon drum. The soap and water have settled to the bottom and there is several gallons of biodiesel floating on top. The bioD looks pretty good but I'd feel better if it was reprocessed. I can dewater it with heat but then I will need to figure out how much methanol and lye to use for reprocessing. Does anyone have any idea how to figure the amount of each to use? Thanks -Richard ___ 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] Reprocessing the odds and ends
Hi All, I'm new to the group and have really enjoyed reading the postings. I have been taking everything that had a little biodiesel in it and pouring it into a 55 gallon drum. All those little odds and ends of biodiesel and water/soap and mini batches are starting to add up. I have roughly 35 gallons of biodeisel that I can put into my storage tank. I figure that I can dewater (boil) it and reprocess it to make sure that it is good biodiesel. My question is how much methanol and lye should I use to reprocess this bioDand what are the coniquenses of using toomuch or too little catalyst? It actually doesn't look too bad but I would feel better if it was reprocessed. Thanks Richard Keith Kentucky ___ 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/
