Re: [Biofuel] Water yield from Sodium methoxode mixing.

2005-09-30 Thread Keith Addison
>Upon looking at the reaction of NaOH and methanol I realized that one >equivalent of water is a yield of the reaction. Will this interfere with the >tranesterification reaction? I thought that I read water wil cause >saponification. > >Thanks, >Bobby Clark If you looked at the messages I reffed i

[Biofuel] Water yield from Sodium methoxode mixing.

2005-09-29 Thread Bobby Clark
Upon looking at the reaction of NaOH and methanol I realized that one equivalent of water is a yield of the reaction. Will this interfere with the tranesterification reaction? I thought that I read water wil cause saponification. Thanks, Bobby Clark __