has anyone done any experimentation on reprocessing the FFA's via the acid/base to see if it's convertable? Although, I do like the idea of burning it in a boiler/heater, it seems like it would be worthy to capture it and make some more BD.
James Slayden On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Appal Energy wrote: > Probably about 6.715 gallons of true glycerin for every 85 > gallons of feedstock. The rest will be recoverable alcohol and > soap. Unfortunately you can't separate the glycerin from the soap > without evaporating the glycerin at over 500*F. Journey to > Forever has a section on how to chemically recover the glycerin, > a process that also breaks the soap down to the original free > fatty acids and changes the residual catalyst to a reusable > fertilizer. > > That same recovery process will require considerably less > chemical inputs and yield a slightly higher grade glycerin if you > are originally using the acid/base process. Using the straight > base process makes considerably more soap byproducts than the > acid/base process. > > Depending upon your feedstock, whether it was clean oil or waste > fats and oils, the glycerin may be scent free enough as to use in > other soap making or sell to soap makers, although they don't use > a great deal of it. You may also be able to store it until you > have enough volume for a glycerin refiner to take it. Or you > could dillute it with water and dispense it over fields along > with the recovered fertilizer. > > The recovered free fatty acids can be used as a boiler, oil lamp > or some other fuel. > > Todd Swearingen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 11:11 PM > Subject: [biofuel] Where do I put all this glycerin?? > > > > Hello, > > > > I am very interested in making biodiesel from used vegetable > oil and > > methanol, but my biggest concern is disposal of the glycerin. > I > > understand I should obtain approximately 15 gallons of > glycering to > > every 85 gallons of biodiesel. Is this correct? And what do I > do > > with all this glycerin? Please help. > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > HGTV Dream Home Giveaway > > 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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > 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/
