AltFuel Backyard Bio Diesel (pics)
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Welcome - Collaborative Biodiesel Tutorial Website
Basically, you make a 20% methanol 80% used cooking oil mix.
Heat oil to 120* in old h20 heater and add lye/methanol mix.
Titrating Oil - Collaborative Biodiesel Tutorial
This removes the glycerin from the mix to keep it from congealing.
The 120* mix is then pumped into another drum and is left to separate. (24hrs)
This drum has a spout on the bottom to remove glycerin and one a few inches up on the side to drain the bio.
Remove all glycerin. Add water to the oil/methanol mix. Remove water. This will clean the fuel. (2hrs)
You can repeat the water steps as many times as would you like.
You are now ready to go!!!!
I use this site for specifics:
Welcome - Collaborative Biodiesel Tutorial Website
It is really that easy. Although a drum of methanol is getting pretty expensive.
$190. USD = 55 gals of methanol
Basically, you make a 20% methanol 80% used cooking oil mix.
Heat oil to 120* in old h20 heater and add lye/methanol mix.
Titrating Oil - Collaborative Biodiesel Tutorial
This removes the glycerin from the mix to keep it from congealing.
The 120* mix is then pumped into another drum and is left to separate. (24hrs)
This drum has a spout on the bottom to remove glycerin and one a few inches up on the side to drain the bio.
Remove all glycerin. Add water to the oil/methanol mix. Remove water. This will clean the fuel. (2hrs)
You can repeat the water steps as many times as would you like.
You are now ready to go!!!!
I use this site for specifics:
Welcome - Collaborative Biodiesel Tutorial Website
It is really that easy. Although a drum of methanol is getting pretty expensive.
$190. USD = 55 gals of methanol
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Fuel lines have NOT been changed.
I do change the fuel filter once a month.
I do change the fuel filter once a month.
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Looks interesting. Like to see the results after running on it for 12 months.
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I have used bio diesel now for almost 6 months...... no problems.
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I'm hoping to have space and time to set one of these up myself. I've heard there is some smell (stench) that goes with processing the mix. If so, how smelly is it=?. Will I get complaints from my neighbors, or just my dog?
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Not smelly at all.......
System is sealed.
You don't smell the oil during the refining process.
No complaints yet.
My dog is always whining when food is around
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Stinky oil
The amount of stink [or stench] depends on the quality of the oil you use. Some used oil smells like, and looks like dog vomit, and other used oil smells like fries. You choose.
The amount of stink [or stench] depends on the quality of the oil you use. Some used oil smells like, and looks like dog vomit, and other used oil smells like fries. You choose.
great set up...looking at doing the same thing. thanks for the pics!
good info.
Free bump for currious minds.
Free bump for currious minds.
is this an old post? i have seen these pic's before. nice looking setup. i have the same thing in my back yard, little different setup though.
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Yes it's an old post. Thanks for the bump, rekindled my interest.
Now if only I knew where to get Methanol in "La Belle Province"... "Je me souviens" pas pourquoi on ne peut pas en trouver (I can't remember why we can't get any here, been told "it's illegal to buy or trasnport without a hazardous chemicals permit"...
How do the backyard biodieselers do it?
Now if only I knew where to get Methanol in "La Belle Province"... "Je me souviens" pas pourquoi on ne peut pas en trouver (I can't remember why we can't get any here, been told "it's illegal to buy or trasnport without a hazardous chemicals permit"...
How do the backyard biodieselers do it?