Yahoo! Groups : biofuel Messages : Message 34074 of 34094 From: "Tan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon May 3, 2004 10:16 pm Subject: RE: [biofuel] RE: Glycerine Separation
Hmm...that's a mystery. I must repeat my experiment. Thanks, Todd. Regards, Chris =>-----Original Message----- =>From: Appal Energy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =>Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 8:35 PM =>To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com =>Subject: Re: [biofuel] RE: Glycerine Separation => => =>Chris, => =>Never. => =>Don't see how it can happen as the acid is what cleaves the metal =>(sodium or =>potassium) molecule from the soap and liberates the FFAs. => =>Todd Swearingen => =>----- Original Message ----- =>From: "Tan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =>To: "Biofuel" <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> =>Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 4:12 PM =>Subject: [biofuel] RE: Glycerine Separation => => =>> Todd: =>> =>> I went back to JTF to find that I missed the picture of glycerine =>separation =>> with phosphoric acid. I know now what the glycerine layer should look =>like. =>> BUT, I still have a question. I got the ffa's and glycerine to separate =>but =>> I did not get any precipitation. Why is that? Have you encountered a =>similar =>> result? =>> =>> Thanks, =>> =>> Chris =>> =>> ----- Original Message ----- =>> From: Tan =>> To: Biofuel =>> Subject: Glycerine Separation =>> Date: Thursday, April 29, 2004 5:09 PM =>> =>> =>> Hi! Can anyone describe the color of the glycerine-methanol layer after =>> treatment with phosphoric acid? According to JTF, it's sherry colored. =>Could =>> you elaborate more? Is that dark sherry or yellow sherry? =>> =>> Thanks, =>> =>> Chris =>>
