Re: [Biofuel] Filtering before washing

2004-12-02 Thread Keith Addison
on 12/1/04 3:55 AM, Keith Addison at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it perhaps more important when making ethyl esters (as you do) than with methyl esters? It didn't seem to make any difference when we tried it (with methyl esters). Absolutely -- the ethanol process uses a LOT more alkali,

[Biofuel] Filtering before washing

2004-12-01 Thread Legal Eagle
or not there would be any benefit to run the settled but yet unwashed BD through a fuel filter once the glycerine has been drained. Any thoughts accompanied by explanation? Thanks Luc ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Biofuel] Filtering before washing

2004-12-01 Thread Ken Provost
on 11/30/04 4:54 PM, Legal Eagle at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today, while pondering my reactor/wash tank set up, I wondered about whether or not there would be any benefit to run the settled but yet unwashed BD through a fuel filter once the glycerine has been drained. Any thoughts

Re: [Biofuel] Filtering before washing

2004-12-01 Thread Legal Eagle
PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Filtering before washing on 11/30/04 4:54 PM, Legal Eagle at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today, while pondering my reactor/wash tank set up, I wondered about whether or not there would be any benefit to run the settled but yet

wash in first stage settling, was [Re: [Biofuel] Filtering before washing]

2004-12-01 Thread John Guttridge
the glyc is something that was suggested to me several times. how do people feel about that in general? Ken Provost wrote: on 11/30/04 4:54 PM, Legal Eagle at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today, while pondering my reactor/wash tank set up, I wondered about whether or not there would be any

Re: [Biofuel] Filtering before washing

2004-12-01 Thread Keith Addison
Below... on 11/30/04 4:54 PM, Legal Eagle at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today, while pondering my reactor/wash tank set up, I wondered about whether or not there would be any benefit to run the settled but yet unwashed BD through a fuel filter once the glycerine has been drained. Any

Re: [Biofuel] Filtering before washing

2004-12-01 Thread Ken Provost
on 12/1/04 3:55 AM, Keith Addison at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it perhaps more important when making ethyl esters (as you do) than with methyl esters? It didn't seem to make any difference when we tried it (with methyl esters). Absolutely -- the ethanol process uses a LOT more alkali,