Murky is normal. Chicken soup looking huh? It will break. The emulsion is not good, probably incomplete reaction (as I have myself been finding out). It seems, and Todd or Keith or others in know please correct me if I didn't get it, that titration is the key to the one stage process. That is what did it for me. I was not aloowing the proper amount of tinme for the Ph meter to settle on the reading and that caused me to jump the gun (being impatient and wanting to do BD yesterday) but jumping the gun has only made it more difficult as I now have to re- learn what I should've learned in the first place, and that is, how to do it right the first time.
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "bigsimpleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Folks: > > I have been trying my hand at making biodiesel using Josh Tickells > recipe. Then I found JtF and you guys, and learned there was much > more to the story! > > I hope my poor 1982 VW Rabbit will forgive me for what I have poured > in it's tank. > > My qustions are these, if anyone would be so kind to shine light on > my perplexion: I have made a batch of biodiesel that reacts this way > to the water and shake test: After about 15 minutes, I have a layer > of opaque, yellow biodiesel (I am assuming) on top and some milky, > turbid water on the bottom. In between is a layer (5% of total > volume?) of what I am assuming to be emulsification. > > 1) Why is the biodiesel opaque? > 2) Is this normal? Even in nearly complete biodiesel reactions? > 3) I need to work on my titration/process, yes? > > Related to the washing if biodiesel: > > 1) If I am understanding what is being said here, if you have an > incomplete biodiesel reaction, it will cause soaps. If you wash it > gently, you can turn this marginal batch of biodiesel into something > that will not harm your engine. True or False? This has not yet been clearly defined, as far as harming the engine goes, but how's about just not having to "gentle wash" at all and complete the reaction? > > 2) The great washing debate centers on folks who say you shouldn't > have to be careful washing, as well-made biodiesel won't emulsify > anyway. True or False? > From what I understand from what Keith said about it is that the actual wash technique is not as critical as the completed reaction to start with. Then should on ewish to use pump or bubble the end result is still good fuel, although the controversy seems to be in oxidisation in long term storage using the air in bubbling, whereas this does not occur with pump washing. (Todd ?) > 3)Mist washing is more gentle than bubble washing, which is more > gently that agitation and/or recirculating pumps? Have I got that > one right? Again, this subject had been covered before and it goes to camouflage an incomplete reaction if it needs to be handled with such kid gloves, or so that is the way I understand it. > > Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me out with some advice and > insight. I do what I can with the limited knowledge I have :) > > Stay Safe, You too. > Matt L. ------------------------ 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/
