What's the link to the biodiesel list, Luther? On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Benz Hogs <benz-n-h...@gulseth.net> wrote:
> Don't buy it! Processing BioD needs to happen in a pressure sealed > environment at around 135-140F. HDPE will break down when exposed to > NaOH/KOH and Methanol/Ethanol under heat and pressure. Pressure is > generated during the mixture of Lye/Methanol AND when that is mixed with the > heated oil. A metal tank is a much better way to process BioD. Bring this > question over to the BioD list and I'll help more if you'd like to make your > own home BioD for $300-400 or less. > > > Luther KB5QHU Oak Park, IL > '87 300SDL (312,xxx mi) > '91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi) > > > On 7/15/2011 12:59 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: > >> We own three W123 turbodiesels so this is very tempting. Cost is about >> $1700 + $450 more for the "dry washing" feature. We have lots of >> restaurants that probably would be happy to get rid of their fryer >> grease; the main snag might be the cost and ease of obtaining NAOH >> (caustic >> soda). I also wonder how much lye and water is consumed per batch, and >> what >> the brew would do to our fuel lines., >> >> http://biobuddy.us.com/faq.**html <http://biobuddy.us.com/faq.html> >> ______________________________**_________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives >> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
