... Make lots of SOAP! From my first batch of B100, I boiled off the remaining methanol, added a bit more lye and some fragrance and ended up with a bar of...
Distilling sounds like the way to go. You can probably sell or donate it for soap-making. Glycerin is also good as a releasing agent on plaster molds for...
Commercially? Depends on feedstocks (waste vs. virgin) and quantity (quart, gallon, 55 gallon drum ...) Anywhere from $2.50 to $5 / gallon. You can make it at...
It is also a component of 2-part reactive foam dispensing systems typically used by shipping departments all over the world. This alone is a huge market. -Dave...
Not necessarily off topic for some groups, but maybe for others. You crossposted to 3 different groups, with 3 dfferent goals. I'd say it's on-topic for...
The website http://mbdobrasil.com.br is bigest site of biodiesel in Brazil. -- André Luis Pereira dos Santos MB do Brasil Consultoria em Biodiesel LTDA ...
When things go horribly wrong! Broken water lines, power outages, generator fails, roofing guy obsconds with your dough and leaves you with a leaky roof ......
Hello all. I am a new member and currently in the market for a vehicle that I am planning to run on biodiesel. I am not well versed in auto mechanics, so I...
I just bought an 84 300D Turbo. We replaced the fuel lines and filters and are running B100 without any problems! Geoff Geoff Caras The Igneous Group, Inc -...
It does count as an older (pre 1990) engine. After about 40k miles on unwashed homebrewed biod, you could experience swelling of fuel lines. not as much...
My first thought when I saw the title was "cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" but after I read it. I found it was just the normal situations that life is...
Jordan, welcome to the exciting world of biodiesel! I have never had a Mercedes, but the general concensus is that they are a great car for using alternate...
Jordan, That makes two newbies with '84 MB 190D test vehicles. Mine won't be run on B100 until Wisconsin comes back out of the Frozen Tundra season. (At...
Esteemed colleagues: I've been running several test batches using the single-stage Dr. Pepper process on a grade of crude WVO titrating at 8.5 g/l NaOH. (This...
Maybe I should relate the time some cold veggie jelled my fuel filter and was trying to thaw it out at 15F in the dark because we had no power. Oh, right, that...
hello - i'm wondering if anyone out there is in the providence RI area & might be interested in sharing a drum of methanol? i've been qouted $4.65/gallon from...
thanks to everyone for your responses! Can't wait to start running clean fuel. ... be ... this ... I ... to ... about ... seals, ... with ... an "older...
I've heard of people obtaining methanol for around $2/gal in 55gal drums (not sure where though), so $4.65 seems a bit high. For using BD as home heating oil,...
Just a quick question or two. I have not had a lot of success with WVO that is solid at room temperature. My first test batch was fine, but when I upscaled it...
Hello Biggles, I have tried to answer your questions inside your post. Just a quick question or two. I have not had a lot of success with WVO that is solid at...
Hi Biggles, I had a great idea based on absolutely no experience with boidiesel. Since you're working with solidified, it's possible that it's not homogenous....
Greg- I think you are right on target. I've done a couple of titrations with samples of my WVO and noticed that the result varies just as you descibe. The...
Wells, Ken
KenWells@...
Dec 8, 2004 6:06 pm
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Dear all I've never used biodiesel or veg oil as fuels before but I am very interested. BioD is a real fledgling industry over here and very hard to get hold...
Try to "winterse" the oil. That is filtering the oil at 10ºC (about 50ºF) and process only the part that passed trought the filter. The oil obtained will be...
Knudsen Mauro
knudsen@...
Dec 8, 2004 7:51 pm
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What kind of filter technique works for you at that temp? I've had trouble with paper filters - they are much too slow with cold oil! -K ... From: Knudsen...
