Maria, You might care to consider whether or not it's calcium and other residue in the lining of the hot H20 tank that you've converted to a processor that is lending to your cloud problem.
Doubtful that aereation from the pump, of and by itself, is lending to the cloudiness. Todd Swearingen > Me: this was biodiesel made from new oil, Todd- dry, new oil, > with the right amount of methanol and lye added. My problem > isn't soap alone. It's glycerol suspension somehow in this > processor of mine (which I think is a complex problem which can > also be caused by conversion, by soap, and by overagitation or > by the type of agitiation. This processor I've got also differs from > all the others I've ever used by the type of pump I'm using. SO for > me two factors changed in the beginning of the spring when the > cloudiness problem happened- closed processor, and new type > of pump). The cloudiness is also very stubborn- it wont go away > within three days of glycerol settling or anything. Waiting more > than three days before washing isn't something I should have to > do for a good wash, in my experience. THough in general the > longer you wait the easier the washing process of course. I > should have been having an easier time washing biodiesel > made from new oil than I was, and I shouldn't have had so much > glycerol hanging out in the biodiesel to begin with, in my past > experience. > > If you want to identify and put to rest any questions about this > 'back cracking' thing, use a soap test using bromophenol blue > indicator and hydrochloric acid in a titration- it can tell you very > precicely how much soap is made under what conditions. It's > one of the more precise and easy tests we have . > > > mark > > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Appal Energy" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maria, > > > You might care to reconsider the use of heated water or adding > water to > > heated fuel when washing. The heat lends to emulsion > formation more readily > > than water at ambient temperatures. While this is not so > problematic with > > relatively clean parent stock, it can prove to be very ugly with > feedstocks > > that titrate higher and are processed only with straight base > (greater > > presence of soap). > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel > > 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/ > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
