Martin, I mean increase the initial vinegar during the initial wash stage.
I found that I got cr¸me during wash. Much of it settled out but end result was lower BD yield. Increasing the acid/water ratio and lowering agitation helped to increase BD yield. Hope this helps. Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin R. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 12:42 AM > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [biofuel] Question's > > > > Hi Mike > I use about 1 L of vinegar per 100L of BD but only at the wash stage > Do you mean to say add the vinegar to the BD --that has a high > soap contend > -- and then > bubble wash with no water , BD and vinegar mixture together ??? > > Martin R. > > > At 03:45 PM 20/10/01, you wrote: > >Martin, > > > >I found that the addition of 'MUCH' more vinegar with LOW > agitation helped > >improve the return considerably. Be patient!! > > > >Mike > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Martin R. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:22 AM > > > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: [biofuel] Question's > > > > > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > can some one tell me how long one should mix the BD for ??? > > > I mix for one hour > > > > > > also when working out the titration ,I was told that the PH should be > > > between 8 and 9 is this correct ?? > > > Most of my batches are around 8.3 to 8.7 PH > > > > > > the trouble that I had with the bubbles in my BD was with the PH > > > of the mix > > > being 8.35 PH > > > and still got all the extra soap in my fuel . > > > > > > How low can you go on the PH scale for the oil mixture to react > > > and form BD > > > and what is the least amount of Methanol one can use , say in 100L. > > > > > > Many thanks Martin R. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > > > > > <http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html>http://journeytoforever. org/biofuel.html > > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Sponsor >ADVERTISEMENT ><http://rd.yahoo.com/M=213858.1650662.3186813.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=1705083 269:HM/A=763352/R=0/*http://www.classmates.com/index.tf?s=5085>bdd84.jpg >bddc0.jpg > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: ><http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html>http://journeytoforever.org/biofu el.html >Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the ><http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/Gi0tnD/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
