You really want to stay away from glass. Caustic splattering all over hell
and half of creation due to a minor lack of attention or slip is not a
pretty thought.
Mixing alcohol and catalyst generates great amounts of heat, to the point
that the alcohol can boil.
Using plastic jugs is not a wise
Perhaps not all, but most HDPE containers I see are marked as such on the
bottom. I think it started with
the recycling thing, almost all plastic containers are marked as to what type
of plastic they are.
On Sun, Mar 24, 2002 at 02:01:09AM +0900, Keith Addison wrote:
Hi Todd and all
Hey, at least you know what goes into it
--- Alan S. Petrillo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://dailynews.netscape.com/dailynews/cnn/story_2.tmpl?story=2002032210065001126808shortdate=0322
In a word: YUUCK!
AP
--
Aviation is more than a hobby. It is more than a job. It is
American Plastics Council has a pretty good description of the physical
properties of most domestically available plastics at
http://www.americanplasticscouncil.org/benefits/about_plastics/resin_codes/resin.html
Todd Swearingen
- Original Message -
From: Keith Addison
To:
Many of the hazards of methoxide production can be minumised by using the
NaOH in the form of conc aqueous solution.
Handling is minimal, solution in the methanol is instantaneous. The conc
aqueous NaOH solution is added slowly to the methanol with gently stirring
resulting in a clear liquid. (no
Paul,
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF CAUSTIC ARE THE LAST THING ANYONE SHOULD USE to
manufacture biodiesel, as the end result will be soap with a high methanol
concentration.
The whole purpose of settling feedstocks and using anhydrous alcohols is to
eliminate H20 content to reduce manufacture of soap.
- Original Message -
From: Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF CAUSTIC ARE THE LAST THING ANYONE SHOULD USE to
manufacture biodiesel, as the end result will be soap with a high methanol
concentration.
(snip).
Paul,
All our experience tells us that the introduction of water into the equation
is not adviseable.
A doctorate in chemistry is sitting around the corner from me shaking his
head, No way.
Todd Swearingen
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Paul Gobert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message
- Original Message -
From: Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Paul,
All our experience tells us that the introduction of water into the
equation
is not adviseable.
A doctorate in chemistry is sitting around the corner from me shaking his
head, No way.
[snip]
Plan to investigate
