Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-28 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Bob Keith Addison wrote: Hi Todd Hellow Keith, Yup. Sometimes biodiesel clouds right back up after it's cooled down. Used to see this when we sun dried fuel. Every time the sun went down the fuel clouded back up. I have a feeling that it quickly absorbed as much water from

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-27 Thread Keith Addison
. regards Keith Todd Swearingnen - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality? Why heat it ? Met vriendelijke groeten, Pieter Koole Netherlands

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-27 Thread bob allen
Keith Addison wrote: Hi Todd Hellow Keith, Yup. Sometimes biodiesel clouds right back up after it's cooled down. Used to see this when we sun dried fuel. Every time the sun went down the fuel clouded back up. I have a feeling that it quickly absorbed as much water from the cooler air upon

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-25 Thread Appal Energy
] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality? Why heat it ? Met vriendelijke groeten, Pieter Koole Netherlands Right Peter - no need, unless you're in a hurry. Letting it settle until it's clear is fine. 110 deg C (230 F

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-25 Thread pinky 22in
, 2004 10:18 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality? hi what you did is right your biodiesel will be of good quality.. butb4 using the biodiesel, heat it for 110 degree celsius and thn use it.-vidhya --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Hi all

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-25 Thread pinky 22in
x-charset ISO-8859-1 hi some people will heat the raw oil to 105 degree b4 transesterification. but u did nt mention that whether you heat the oil b4 transesterification to get rid of the moisture content. also the moisture content depends on the age of oil and nature of storage.

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-25 Thread Pieter Koole
communications as a result of any virus being passed on. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality? Hi again, Another dumb question. Is this heating a needed step and if it is how

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-25 Thread RGMTRUCK
In a message dated 02/24/2004 8:07:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Rick: washer. I wash it with 1/2 the amount of water for 6 to 7 hours and let it sit over night and repeat this 3 times. My last wash water is just about clear and the ph is about 6. No need

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-25 Thread Keith Addison
In a message dated 02/24/2004 8:07:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Rick: washer. I wash it with 1/2 the amount of water for 6 to 7 hours and let it sit over night and repeat this 3 times. My last wash water is just about clear and the ph is about 6. No

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-24 Thread pinky 22in
x-charset ISO-8859-1hi what you did is right your biodiesel will be of good quality.. butb4 using the biodiesel, heat it for 110 degree celsius and thn use it.-vidhya --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Hi all, I just made my second large batch of Biodiesel. (10

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-24 Thread Appal Energy
@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 4:18 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality? hi what you did is right your biodiesel will be of good quality.. butb4 using the biodiesel, heat it for 110 degree celsius and thn use it.-vidhya --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-24 Thread Pieter Koole
communications as a result of any virus being passed on. - Original Message - From: pinky 22in [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 10:18 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality? hi what you did is right your biodiesel will be of good quality

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-24 Thread RGMTRUCK
Hi again, Another dumb question. Is this heating a needed step and if it is how long should it be heated for? There's no need to heat the finished fuel to this high of a temp to dry it. Approximately 120*F (~46*C) is more than sufficient to get any microscopic water to settle out before

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-24 Thread Keith Addison
] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 10:18 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality? hi what you did is right your biodiesel will be of good quality.. butb4 using the biodiesel, heat it for 110 degree celsius and thn use it.-vidhya --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality?

2004-02-24 Thread Appal Energy
with time and gravity or heat and gravity. Trying to boil the water off is a waste of energy. Todd Swearingen - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Quality? Hi again, Another dumb