Hello Keith. Moles means molecules. There is one water molecule formed for
each molecule of fatty acid alkylated.
It is true that some water is produced during saponification of free acidity
and it is also true that water is formed when mixing NaOH or KOH in an
alcohol. But neither of these
, but I'm not confident of the result.
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Hello again Jan
Thanks for the explanation.
Hello Keith. Moles means molecules.
Yes, or molecular weights. My problem is with translating moles to
quantities, such as ml and litres. Which brings in specific gravity /
relative density... :-( I can manage though.
I arrived at a figure of the
Hi Keith all,
after so long time on theorics i'v made my first batch
4 hrs ago and the settling is halfway down in my 23ltr. glassbottle!
My WVO collectet more than two years ago had so nicly separated from the
water it looked almost like fresh oil!
I pushed myself to start after an airing
Hi Fritz
Good luck with it, but I think you've gone wrong right at the start,
in several ways.
Where do I start?
... Start with fresh unused oil, NOT with waste vegetable oil (WVO),
that comes later.
http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html#start
What is the titration of the oil? Did
