Hi Fox, and Dom
You can get potassium methylate or sodium methylate, the only
advantage of using it is that slightly less water is formed. Water
inhibits the transesterification reaction but does not prevent it.
The small amount of water in ordinary potassium methoxide mixed from
methanol and potassium hydroxide (KOH) does not have a significant
effect, as proven by GC tests of homebrew made with potassium
methoxide, which meet the standards requirements or better. Potassium
hydroxide is cheaper and more readily available than potassium
methylate, and the potassium hydroxide mixture is easier to adjust.
There is no advantage to using potassium methylate.
Dom, a couple of months ago you were just starting your first test
batches. Stick with what you find at the Journey to Forever site, you
won't go wrong:
For anyone starting out or still in the RD phase of scaling up and
tweaking the process to improve quality, disregard anything other
than the tried and tested directions at Journey to Forever. Read them
and then re-read them. Follow the instructions, don't add or subtract
anything and you will be making quality biodiesel. -- Tom Kelly, 5
Nov 2005
My best advice is to follow explicitly the instructions on the J2F
website starting from the begining and you will do just fine. In my
own journey of discovery I learned this. You cannot afford to cut
corners. Don't be tempted to use less than accurate measures and
think that it will be alright. There is no cheating. -- Joe Street,
Biofuel mailing list, 4 Jan 2006
Best
Keith
You make a solution of potassium methanoate, when you
dissolve potassium in methanol. Solution is in a
liquid form. how to make it, go to journeyforever
website.
fox
--- DK G Morrissey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi guys.
I have heard that there is now a liquid catalyst
available called Potassium
Methylate. Does anyone know a recipe that uses this
stuff and how to
calculate volumes from titration.
Regards Dom
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