Re: [Biofuel] Soap formation

2006-12-29 Thread Ken Provost
On Dec 28, 2006, at 7:31 PM, Logan Vilas wrote: If you have a complete reaction to biodiesel will soap form from the biodiesel? I mean if you put lye and water into it would it form soap or would it be incapable of forming soap? Hmmm...no firsthand experience of that happening, but I

Re: [Biofuel] Soap formation

2006-12-29 Thread JAMES PHELPS
-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Soap formation Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:31:26 -0600 If you have a complete reaction to biodiesel will soap form from the biodiesel? I mean if you put lye and water into it would it form soap or would it be incapable

[Biofuel] Soap formation

2006-12-29 Thread Joe Neo
Hi guys, I just reprocessed a batch using 10% methanol and 5.79g of KOH per litre. After settling for 15 hrs, it turned out well, no more glycerine drops out, and the bididiesel was crystal clear.. So i took about 100ml of BD and added 100ml of fresh water for test wash. I shook it violently for

[Biofuel] Soap formation

2006-12-28 Thread Logan Vilas
If you have a complete reaction to biodiesel will soap form from the biodiesel? I mean if you put lye and water into it would it form soap or would it be incapable of forming soap? Logan vilas ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org