>A while back I tried to shake up the methoxide and oil in a closed >container (due to lack of glass blender or lab stirrer), and much >like a shaken soda bottle it expanded a bit and "fizzed " out a bit. >I am looking for a better test setup that can prevent this type of >thing. Would stirring the mixture rather than shaking it prevent >this?
Make something like this: http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_processor7.html Test-batch mini-processor: Journey to Forever It's probably the most popular biodiesel processor there is, thousands of people are making them every month, in all shapes and forms. Best wishes Keith >On 2/16/06, Charles List ><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > >Yup > >He's basically refluxing it, I assume, with the liebig condenser >vertically attached to the reaction vessel. A closed container would >do the same thing! > >A good use for the liebig condenser would be to reclaim the excess >methanol from the glycerine, but they are usually pretty small, so >would take a while. > >Charles List > > >On 17/02/2006, at 7:27 AM, Jared (RogueOP Productions) wrote: > >>How did you utilize the liebig condensor? Wouldnt that condense the >>gas given off by the reaction into a liquid? Is that the jist of >>it? Turning it into a less volitile liquid instead of a gas? >> >>On 2/15/06, Duarte Nuno Janu·rio <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>Hi all! >> <snip> _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
