On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 11:53, Keith Addison wrote: > 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?
I made a small batch before using 6.25 g/l. Since I got some soap formation and since the note about cutting back to 6 g/l appears on the page now as a note at the bottom, I thought I'd give that a try. What should I have done? Is there a good way to rescue what I have? Thanks, Scott > > 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 > > > > 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 Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > 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 the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. * -- Scott Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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/
