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Title: Biodiesel
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Users activity: 6 posts per thread
Forum activity: 126 active threads during last week
 

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jamesrl
87
user's latest post:
Tit low readings !
Published (2010-03-17 13:45:00)
Quote: Originally posted by crezz I have low tits Is it due to age or gravity? In some cases it's both.
tttonyyy
77
user's latest post:
Lucky day for me
Published (2010-03-17 19:17:00)
Struggling here, need to make another batch but no oil and only a little Meth left
mon
47
user's latest post:
Lowering caustic base rate?
Published (2010-03-17 19:26:00)
If you dont have enough catalyst you will not get full conversion and too much will result in excess soap. So you are right if your conversion isn't 100% at 7 leave it , I would only drop if I got excess soap which I am getting atm
mark
47
user's latest post:
Lucky day for me
Published (2010-03-17 22:32:00)
Well to be honest it was only 280L as not all tins were full. But it was still a bit of a result, and it's all nice and dry as well. I'll now start running before you lot start a witch hunt
propellanttech
46
user's latest post:
what size processor and how do i...
Published (2010-03-12 18:39:00)
Quote: Originally posted by bio-rich-time-poor This is my methoxide mixer. I usually get low titrating oil so don't have to mix massive quantities of NaOH, even so I'd question if mechanising would be worth the hassle. Now that is a handy device. Even with a large amount of reagent, that would come in handy. Great idea...... James L
K.H
38
user's latest post:
engine oil additive protection...
Published (2010-03-17 22:01:00)
Built up to 100%,but 100 all thru this winter,wintron+allklear,no starting probs
e3msb
34
user's latest post:
Lowering caustic base rate?
Published (2010-03-17 20:19:00)
dont go less than 7....and check if the KoH is full strength. A bit extra is OK with KoH aswell as its a bit more tolerant than NaoH
biofool
23
user's latest post:
Tit low readings !
Published (2010-03-17 17:01:00)
3 is my norm , usualy just proess at this number and look for 27/3 pass.but since pre washing with glys have started titrating again drops to 1.5
countrypaul
19
user's latest post:
To WBD or not to WBD!?
Published (2010-03-16 10:30:00)
If for any reason you can't seem to get a 27/3 pass and it does sometimes happen (though usually due to water) then you will probably be best off dropping the glyc and reprocessing. As Chug says, HMPE dropout is almost certainly due to feedstock and the temperature of the bio. The lower the temp the more likely they are to dropout as solubility in the remaining methyl esters drops. Much less of a problem now than it was in...
bobblake
19
user's latest post:
Acronyms thread
Published (2010-03-17 07:02:00)
TIT Tration (cant spell it so use acronym) TITS [Edited on 17-3-2010 by bobblake]
 

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Started 1 day, 5 hours ago (2010-03-18 07:56:00)  by cherpers
Can you please tell me where you get your methanol? I DON'T want to keep 205 litre drums in our very small garden - been there, done that and don't want the t-shirt. The best source I have found so far is south bucks for £1.00 a litre collected but as this is a new source I have no idea if it is going to be ok and reliable or not. Have tried all sorts of local 'commercial' bd manufacturers ...
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Started 3 days, 19 hours ago (2010-03-15 17:32:00)  by mark
Just had 300L of oil delivered to my door, FREE May be getting more on a semi regular basis. Got a batch underway at the mo, it titrates at 0.5. Sorry to pee everyone off but I couldn't resist posting [Edited on 15-3-2010 by mark]
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Started 17 hours, 9 minutes ago (2010-03-18 20:12:00)  by chazkelly
ok, designing my processor still, and think iv got the basics of mixing it etc. so after i react my bio and drain the glycerol and demeth, whats next from what i can read there is a few options, let it settle drain off from the top and after a few batchies clean the settling tank or water wash or air bubble or use an eco2pure tower where im building my ...
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Started 16 hours, 57 minutes ago (2010-03-18 20:24:00)  by DB
Can anyone point in the right direction for a connector to fit to my glyc container for venting? Maybe one with a barbed hose connection in 8mm. Ta, Dawson
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Started 1 day, 18 hours ago (2010-03-17 18:43:00)  by Bioman1966
Last batch i made, used all the crappy stuff from the bottom of the tank, like pumping runny lard, anyhow dewatered to 90c, Bio is like Orange juice after water washing, if i put some in a pan or test tube and heat it up, goes lovely and clear, then when cooled down, like orange juice again?? Bioman
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Started 1 day, 17 hours ago (2010-03-17 19:22:00)  by DB
Using Koh at base rate of 7, but in my tit kit it says 5.5. How do you know if you can lower it? Occaisionally I have to add a bit extra if a 27/3 has failed using 7, so this must tell me not to lower, right? Daws
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Started 1 day, 3 hours ago (2010-03-18 09:36:00)  by harry69koi
Found a new use for my old caravan water aquaroll a methoxide mixer lol,perfectly round and a handle to boot means mixing the methoxide is just a case of attaching the handle and taking a walk
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Started 2 days, 6 hours ago (2010-03-17 06:56:00)  by bobblake
Hi all I have been doing my tits and have yet to get one reading more than 2.0 Lowest was 1.4 My oil comes from multiple outlets (25) so it is a good old mix. I am going to try and take a tit of the worst and best looking and see what they come out at. Main tit is done once oil has been Dewaterd and mixed at 60 c Are the low readings common (2.0 - 1.4) bob
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Started 1 day, 17 hours ago (2010-03-17 20:08:00)  by AndyGB
I have 11 Chutney tubs if anyone wants to give them a home if not then they are off to the tip. I am in manchester.
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Started 2 days, 14 hours ago (2010-03-16 22:50:00)  by argentia
Has anyone heard of this before? do you know where it can be bought? http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?artic le_id=3508
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Flash Evaporator - 115 new posts
Started 2 months ago (2010-01-16 22:17:00)  by jamesrl
The idea of a flash evaporator on our reactors is to remove the methanol as fast as possible reducing demeth time and energy costs to a minimum. My flash evaporator is now fitted and setup at working pressure. It has a fan shaped discharge pattern to increase surface area and allow a greater volume of the volatile compound to be removed from the Bio It runs at 2.3bar pumping 9ltr/...
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Started 11 months, 4 weeks ago (2009-03-26 11:49:00)  by jamesrl
Friends, country men, everyone else and fellow brewers. I've finally got round to making and fitting an Eductor to my plant. it worked better than I could have ever wished. My plant is 50ltr (at the moment) but the eductor was developed and tested in a 100ltr tank of mixed WVO, some thick creamy stuff and nice fluid oil, about 50/50. The tank was heated to 65c and the eductor was...
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Acronyms thread - 40 new posts
Started 4 days, 18 hours ago (2010-03-14 18:49:00)  by tttonyyy
Many of us use these acronyms on a daily basis, but this is often confusing for newcomers - it's like another language - so here is a list to try to clear things up a bit: AAF - Arse About Face: The Methoxide goes in first then the pre-heated oil for reaction. For more information, see this thread BCB - Burnt Crispy Bit BDF - Biodiesel Forum BSP / BSPT / BSPP -...
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Started 5 days, 18 hours ago (2010-03-13 18:40:00)  by Urge
Hi As the title says, what is the best additive to achive power gains from an engine that runs on bio also is there any problems mixing it, and does its go through your filter
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Started 5 days, 15 hours ago (2010-03-13 21:46:00)  by julianf
i picked up some oil today, and i think i was told it had been 'burnt' (or maybee that what was in it had been burnt - im not sure) it looks like oil, only much much darker still worthy for bio production, or not worth contaminating the rest of the feedstock with? thanks, julian
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Started 6 days ago (2010-03-13 13:13:00)  by chazkelly
hi guys getting to the final parts in my bio processor what types of pumps are best to use for my reactor when i asked jamesrl he said i would need a 80 ltr/min for a 160 ltr processor, but as im making a 275 ltr processor (to make 200ltrs of finished bio each time) what type of pump would i need i have a tam105 and also a copy of it as well, would one of these be good enough ...
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Started 4 days, 22 hours ago (2010-03-14 15:04:00)  by Twenty4Seven
Water washing is "old hat" we're often told. But I've spoken to a few fellow brewers recently and they have reservations about the WBD and the GL process generally. Personally, I find it works very well in the summer but nowhere near as well in the cold weather. So, what method do you use? Nick [Edited on 14-3-2010 by Twenty4Seven]
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Started 1 day, 5 hours ago (2010-03-18 07:56:00)  by cherpers
Can you please tell me where you get your methanol? I DON'T want to keep 205 litre drums in our very small garden - been there, done that and don't want the t-shirt. The best source I have found so far is south bucks for £1.00 a litre collected but as this is a new source I have no idea if it is going to be ok and reliable or not. Have tried all sorts of local 'commercial' bd manufacturers ...
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Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2010-03-10 23:20:00)  by bobblake
When we do a 3/27 test Is the methanol in the bio counted ? 3/27 = 10% / 90% If the methanol in the bio is counted 3/27 = 3 bio / (what is in the bio) + 27 Just wondering as i am finding it hard to get a perfect pass Any matermations help pleas bob [Edited on 10-3-2010 by bobblake]
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Started 2 days, 14 hours ago (2010-03-16 22:50:00)  by argentia
Has anyone heard of this before? do you know where it can be bought? http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?artic le_id=3508
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