>Curtis writes: > > >I happen to catch this mid-thread. I thought the NaOH was an essential part > >of the biodieselic reaction (to make the methoxide). I didn't know you > >could use acid to catalyse the reaction!! Can you?? > >That's sorta what we're trying to find out here, but it's supposed to work. >Of course it doesn't make methoxide, it uses a completely different reaction >mechanism. According to both Aleks and US Patent 4,695,411 it can be >done with conc. H2SO4, and there are even better acids out there....-K
I understood only H2SO4 would work. No? Curtis, have a look at Aleks's page, he explains it quite well. http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_aleksnew.html Foolproof biodiesel process: Journey to Forever The acid does esterification, with some transesterification, the base completes the transesterification. Best Keith Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/
