G'day Peter
Sounds like water in there somewhere. Check you oil
for water. Methanol is a hygroscopic substance and if the tins been left open in
humid conditions it to may have water in it?
See the JtF site for more info on water in oil. I
have seen items on the list about hydrogenated oil ?
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From: Kurt Nolte [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Start Up Problems
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 23:24:53 -0400
Something I keep hitting over and over in all my prelim test batches (Still
haven't made one any bigger
:
Chris
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Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Start Up
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Everything sounds good, although perhaps you
could use 2.5 gms lye. You never say that you pull off the biodiesel
from the glycerol though. It is so
Everything sounds good, although perhaps you could use 2.5 gms lye.
Why?
Best
Keith
You never say that you pull off the biodiesel from the glycerol
though. It is so obvious that you may have not mentioned it. But,
if you are not doing it, that's it. What does the biodiesel look
like
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Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 1:24
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Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Start Up
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Something I keep hitting over and over in all my prelim test batches
(Still haven't made one any
Hello Kurt
Something I keep hitting over and over in all my prelim test batches
(Still haven't made one any bigger than a liter...): How's your
humidity, and are you absolutely certain that your weights for the
lye are accurate?
I was having some huge problems with emulsions on a shake test,
G'day Peter
G'Day All
Am elated and a little bit pissed that l havnt asked for help
before. Following Kurts suggestion about Hot water to do shake test,
went out to the shed (everyman needs a shed) and got sample, back
inside, added hot water, watched telly for 2 mins, turned around and
the b
Everything sounds good, although perhaps you could use 2.5 gms lye.
Why?
Best
Keith
My thinking was that lye amount might be the cause, and he had varied on the
high side but not the low side. (Perhaps his scale is off?) Just a
thought, since he was using virgin oil.
Chris K
Cayce,
Hellom Chris
Everything sounds good, although perhaps you could use 2.5 gms lye.
Why?
Best
Keith
My thinking was that lye amount might be the cause,
Yes.
and he had varied on the high side but not the low side. (Perhaps
his scale is off?
By about 30% either way.
) Just a thought,
Something I keep hitting over and over in all my prelim test batches
(Still haven't made one any bigger than a liter...): How's your
humidity, and are you absolutely certain that your weights for the lye
are accurate?
I was having some huge problems with emulsions on a shake test, and
with the
Everything sounds good, although perhaps you could
use 2.5 gms lye. You never say that you pull off the biodiesel from the
glycerol though. It is so obvious that you may have not mentioned
it. But, if you are not doing it, that's it. What does the biodiesel
look like after separation?
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