Bob
Thanks
I'm CHILLED now
Thanks for all your help
My BEST to you
Royron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ROY, Take a chill. You have a small amount of soda ash in the bottom of the tank. Leave it there. Pore off the M/H and leave it in the bottom.There is no way of getting around a little [junk] in the
Hello Ron
ROY, Take a chill. You have a small amount of soda ash in the bottom
of the tank. Leave it there. Pore off the M/H and leave it in the
bottom.
There is no way of getting around a little [junk] in the stuff we
get unless you pay BIG bucks for reagent grade or better.
Not big bucks,
ROY Washbish wrote:
Bob
So what I get out of what you told me is I have soda ash in my lye
caused by the absorption of carbon dioxide from room air and my breath.
This action takes place after the methanol and the lye are combined ?
OR ... is the absorption of CO2 taking place when
in most areas.
-Original Message-
From: ron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 6:44 AM
To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] BAD LYE??
Keith, Again your response is a well of info. I do not know a good
way to reclaim the soda ash from the M?H or bio
Howdy Roy, my guess is you are seeing a small amount of sodium carbonate (soda ash) which the lye
may have been made from. If you are operating on a small scale, ignore the dust. It probably won't
effect the outcome. Depending on your source of lye, it's not 100 per cent anyway. I use
Howdy right back at ya Bob
I'm using Lewis Red Devil 100% lye.
So it says on the plastic bottle.
It also says Contains Sodium Hydroxide (LYE).
Does this change anything?
I'm no chemist. I guess you figured that out already :-)
Thanks
Roybob allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Howdy Roy, my guess is
short answer, no. Be sure you are keeping the methanol solution closed up tight. Methanol will
absorb water from the air, and the lye will cause the absorption of carbon dioxide from the air,
turning the lye into insoluble soda ash. If you have kept the lye/methanol solution closed, go ahead
Bob
So whatI get out of what you told me is I have soda ash in my lye caused by the absorption of carbon dioxide from room air and my breath. This action takes place after the methanol and the lye are combined ? OR ... is the absorption of CO2 taking place when the lye is being weighed?
ROY, Take a chill. You have a small amount of soda ash in the bottom of
the tank. Leave it there. Pore off the M/H and leave it in the bottom.
There is no way of getting around a little [junk] in the stuff we get
unless you pay BIG bucks for reagent grade or better. Even if you do,
you will
