Hello Scott >I made a small batch of biodiesel using Alek's 2 stage process that >seemed to work pretty well. So now, I've tried to make a 3 gallon >batch. I'm using (unused) Canola oil. All told, I got about 2 quarts >of glycerine out of both stages. I used 6g of lye per liter of oil.
Is this the first time you've made biodiesel? Why did you use 6g of lye per liter of oil? Keith >I had a few unexpected results. First, after the second stage had >settled, I had a layer on top of the FAME. It was quite thin, but >solid enough that when I picked it up with a ladle, the part over the >edge of the ladle came up also. Is that wax, soap or something else? > >I also did the shake test (although as I looked at the directions >again later, I realized I had shaken for a few seconds rather than 10) >. The result separated quickly, but the top layer is a cloudy light >yellow rather than the clear yellow that I had expected. > >Finally, I'm bubble washing now. From the very start, I've been >getting a large amount of foam. Does this indicate soap. (I >discovered that my pH meter had gone dry and died since my small >batch, so I added no vinegar to the wash water.) > >Thanks, >Scott Alexander >Warren, NJ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Send the freshest Valentine's flowers with a FREE vase from only $29.99! Shipped direct from the grower with a 7 day freshness guarantee and prices so low you save 30-55% off retail! http://us.click.yahoo.com/_iAw9B/xdlHAA/3jkFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
