Hmm. Last I checked aluminum and HDPE were different. So why do you assume your experience with making BD in plastic has any bearing on the suitability of aluminum as a reactor vessel? Anyways there was a thread way back about a tank coating material you should use to coat the inside of your aluminum tank which the methoxide would prefer to react with. As for washing fuel in the lucite. I wouldn't do that. I've heard that growing catfish in a barrel is easy and can be a sustainable food supply. Is your fishtank big enough for that?
Joe Mike Weaver wrote: >I have managed to score a 50 - 60 gallon aluminum tank with fittings - >perfect for a processor. >I also have a 67 gallon (looks like lucite) circular fish tank. > >I know MOX does not like aluminum, and have heard BD does not like >Lucite or Lexan or whatever this. >However, BD is fine in aluminum tanks. > >I am wondering if I can use the aluminum tank as a processor, being >careful when introducing the MOX - I've made BD in HDPE2 containers >plenty (even the stray plastic bottle way early on). > >So, any thoughts on the aluminum as processor and the fishtank as a wash >or settling tank? > >-Weaver > >_______________________________________________ >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/
