Hi Todd I'm using the JTF deacidification as some of the oil I have is Titrating at 7mls plus the 3.5. And no I am not that advanced.
Cheers Ian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 4:10 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Deacidification > Ian, > > What are you "deacidifying" your oil with and how? Adding lye or similar > caustic in the absence of methanol is a sure fire way to manufacture > soap, just about the last thing you want if your eventual end product is > going to be biodiesel. > > There is a method of making biodiesel where all feedstock is converted > to soap, then chemically cracked to 100% FFAs and esterified to yield > ~100% biodiesel. But it's doubtful that you have the set up for > something that involved at any moderate scale. > > Todd Swearingen > > >> Hi Folks >> I have tried the deacidification method with good results in the test >> batch. However when I heat the oil to process it foams agressivly. I >> assume this is the water/lye reacting? It leaves a thick layer >> of fat/soap? which i skim off leaving good oil, titration of 1ml >> instead of 7mls. For want of a better phrase, is this normal? >> >> Cheers Ian >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Biofuel mailing list >>Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >>Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >>messages): >>http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/92 - Release Date: 7/09/2005 > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
