Kim, even at moderate humidity, the lye produced is quite hygoscopic (absorbs moisture from the air) In fact it is deliquescent (absorbs enough water from the air to liquefy) So you would have to boil it dry and then seal it in an air tight container till use.
Lye made from ashes has a variable composition, it is a mixture of hydroxides of alkali and alkaline earth hydroxides. You could determine the strength by titration, but that would require standard solutions of acid. Alternatively, one could determine the strength by experimentation. Use amount X and if it works good, if not try a diffrent amount. Kim & Garth Travis wrote: >pan and let the water evaporate. Maybe do the final dry in the oven. How r >would you know how strong the lye is? I am looking at worst case scenario >for our world so I don't think government will have anything to do with the >ethanol. >Bright Blessings, >Kim > >At 05:43 PM 6/19/2004, you wrote: > > >>You could make the lye, and then crystallize it, although in some parts of >>the world, where humidity is an issue, you might need to apply heat, to >>drive off the water. The only issue I see would be the need to involve i >>the government, due to the ethanol part. >> >>Greg H. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Kim & Garth Travis >> To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 16:06 >> Subject: [biofuel] Theoretical Question >> >> >> I am wondering if it is possible to make biodiesel completely on the >> farm. It is relatively easy to grow the seeds to press, and one can make >> ethanol, which will work. The problem is the lye. Now I know how to make >> lye from hardwood ashes to make soap, but I wouldn't want the water in a >> batch of biodiesel. Is it possible to home manufacture everything that is >> needed? >> >> Bright Blessings, >> Kim >> >> >> >> >>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >>Biofuels list archives: >>http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ >> >>Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. >>To unsubscribe, send an email to: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Biofuels list archives: >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > >Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > -- Bob Allen, http://ozarker.org/bob ========================================================= The modern conservative is engaged in one of Man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness JKG ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/
