Re: [Biofuel] cold climate biodiesel production

2004-12-29 Thread Appal Energy
ssage - From: "michael meeks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 11:56 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] cold climate biodiesel production thanks for the reply Todd, when making biodiesel in my garage I normally boil the oil, then as its c

RE: [Biofuel] cold climate biodiesel production

2004-12-29 Thread Mel Riser
This appears to be the answer http://www.powerservice.com/arcticexpress_biodiesel_antigel.asp mel -Original Message- From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 11:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Biofuel] cold climate biodiesel production

RE: [Biofuel] cold climate biodiesel production

2004-12-29 Thread Keith Addison
k heaters there. mel -Original Message- From: Appal Energy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 9:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] cold climate biodiesel production Mike, That's as normal as the sun rising in the east. Expect to start havin

Re: [Biofuel] cold climate biodiesel production

2004-12-29 Thread michael meeks
dont plan on heating the garage for two days while processing bio. Am I going to have problems in garage in 20deg temps thanks Mike - Original Message - From: "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 10:00 PM Subje

RE: [Biofuel] cold climate biodiesel production

2004-12-29 Thread Mel Riser
diesel and it keeps it from gelling down to -40. They also use engine heaters and tank heaters there. mel -Original Message- From: Appal Energy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 9:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] cold climate biodiesel

Re: [Biofuel] cold climate biodiesel production

2004-12-29 Thread Appal Energy
That's as normal as the sun rising in the east. Expect to start having gel/solidification problems at around 40*F with WVO esters. The problem isn't that the oil is used, but that animal fats are generally present in WVO. Also, much WVO is partially hydrogenated (looks like veg shortening pr