no it doesn't mark
At 12:21 PM 2/12/2003 -0800, you wrote: >sounds like GLOP!! Have you done the tirtations for the oil? tell us a >little about the oil your using. > >James Slayden > >On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, kavitha palaniappan wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > I have dropped the idea of using acid catalyst and I started preparing > > biodiesel with ethanol and KOH. But, even now, I face the same > > problem. I just don't get two layers! I get a uniform mass of biodiesel > > which is orangish brown in color and its viscosity is reduced to a > > considerable extent when compared to that of raw oil. I tried with > > different oil:ethanol ratios and the result is the same! And then, I > > tried water washing to separate the glycerol and the result was even more > > disappointing! The whole mass turned into a thick, creamish white > > liquid! I allowed it to settle overnight and no change! > > > > I didn't come across any such problems when I used methanol and NaOH with > > the same oil. I clearly got two layers, one biodiesel and another > > glycerol. In fact, then, I did not even go for water washing as I felt > > that it was a pretty good separation! > > > > Why is this process not working out with ethanol? I'm also sure about > > the quality of ethanol that I am using, as it is a laboratory reagent. > > And, KOH was also completely soluble in ethanol unlike NaOH. So, no > > problem with ethanol and KOH. Finally, where is the mistake lying? Can > > anybody help me? > > > > Kavitha. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > > <http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Biofuels list archives: > > <http://archive.nnytech.net/>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>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Biofuels list archives: ><http://archive.nnytech.net/>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 ><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 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/
