I have done my research on making biodiesel, and understand of how it is made, (plenty of information out their.) With this website, they claim you can mix in their "special ingredientet" into WVO, and bam, you have biodiesel. I wanted to hear people opinions if they have used it. I have search high and low for people comments on the web about Biofuels Basic items, with no luck.
I need to provide a recipe for making biodiesel for my organic chemistry class. I need to make 500 mL of biodiesel from waste cooking oil, and one of the processes should include a titration. Does anyone know how to do this?
I herd about this online and I though it would be really cool for my science fair. If only I had the slightest idea on how to do it. I found this book called, ‘Making Biodiesel from Algae at Home.’ You can ONLY buy it on the website and I just wanted to know some stuff like how long does it take and how much money before I spend . If anyone knows you’d REALLY be helping me out. Thank You
I am researching the mechanics of making biodiesel and contemplating buying a ready-to-assemble processor. It sounds like a great idea but I would like input from people who already have experience with this.( For example, is it easy to make or is it a hassel? Does it work well in your diesel engine? How much petrol diesel do you have to mix with it in the winter?) Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
How do I prove that my biodiesel is different from the vegetable oil from which the diesel was derived? I am making biodiesel for a science project on a very very minimalistic budget (25 dollars). Is there a cheap yet effective way to tell the difference between biodiesel and vegtable oil? I do not have anything that runs diesel in my home. Please exclude things that can be derived locally, unless you know for a fact that this is something that can be found anywhere (i.e. in a supermarket).
I’m planning to buy a Mercedes-Benz 300D and I want to use biodiesel to run it. How do I do that?
What are the chemicals used to make biodiesel? What are the ingredients used as well as the procedures?
What are the advantages and true costs of making biodiesel? Is it better than staying with diesel or gasonline? Information on getting started making homemade biodiesel?? Thanks!
To make your own bio diesel, you need vegetable oil, alcohol, and lye. By mixing alcohol and lye, sodium methoxide is created. This concoction is then mixed with vegetable oil to create biodiesel and the by product of glycerin. The two are separated and the biodiesel is ready to be added to your gas tank. Making biodiesel really is that simple. If you are squeamish about making fuel in a blender, you can purchase a biodiesel kit that contains all of the tools you need to make your own fuel. If you are going to utilize biodiesel blended fuel in any vehicle or stationary engine make certain you get a position letter/statement from the manufacturer of the engine. You will find that most engine manufacturers will not accept any liability for the quality of the fuel and if it does damage they will not repair at their expense but yours!
In a nutshell, the process to make your own bio diesel consists of mixing lye and methanol (or ethanol) together and stirring them into the oil. After several hours glycerin (soap) molecules settle to the bottom, and the biodiesel can be siphoned off the top and put into any diesel tank.
Biodiesel is inherently more environmentally friendly than petroleum-based fuels because of its CO2 cycle. It can theoretically be carbon neutral. This is because the oil producing plants take carbon from the atmosphere to produce the oil that is used to make biodiesel, rather than taking petroleum that has been locked up. This is reduced if petroleum fuel is used to transport the biodiesel or any of the components used to make it. As with all biofuels, you should consider the source of the feedstock. It goes against the environmental benefits of using biodiesel if someone cut down rain forest to plant oil producing crops to make biodiesel it is a fair question to ask your suppliers. Biodiesel is obviously also more sustainable because it is made from a renewable resource (plants) while petroleum is a non-renewable, finite resource.
If you want to make your own biodiesel we can recommend this biodiesel ebook
Lesser Emission of Carbon dioxide
Fossil fuels are the largest contributors to emission of carbon dioxide in the air and the consequent global warming that is adversely impacting the climate of the earth. Compared to fossil fuels, production and use of biodiesel contributes far less carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. The actual extent of the release of this gas is however dependent on the process used to produce biodiesel and the effects considered for the calculation to determine the extent of release. Such calculations usually include the cost of growing the plant for biodiesel, transporting the feedstock to the production unit and the processing cost of converting the feedstock to biodiesel. Effects that are left out in the calculation are the cost incurred due to cultivating feedstock for biodiesel and not food crops, transportation cost for carrying biodiesel to the site of use from the factory, the extent of efficiency of biodiesel over the petroleum diesel and the benefits derived from the byproducts generated in the process of making biodiesel like glycerin. The carbon dioxide produced and released in the air from the tailpipe can be more in respect of biodiesel and this effect is also excluded from the calculation.
Less Pollution
As a substitute fuel for petroleum diesel in the USA, the requirements for effects on health have been met by biodiesel under the Clean Air Act of 1990. Presence of aromatic hydrocarbons has been reduced considerably in biodiesel. Benzopyrene has been reduced by 71% and benzofluoranthene by 56%. Performance of biodiesel in reducing tailpipe emission of particulates is better than diesel with low sulfur content and the extent of reduction may be as high as 20%. However this is applicable for vehicles using particulate filters. The particulate emissions during production of fossil fuels are higher by 50% compared to such emissions from the biodiesel production. Petroleum diesel has cetane less than 40 whereas it is higher in biodiesel. This factor enhances performance of the engine and reduces emission. Health hazards posed by biodiesel are insignificant compared to normal diesel. Effects on inhaling the gas or coming into skin contact with it are negligible though emission from biodiesel may cause eye irritation.
Non-toxic & Biodegradable
The easy biodegradability and non-toxicity have made biodiesel a fuel that causes much less pollution than the fossil fuels. Degradation rate of petroleum diesel is reduced by about 50% when blended with biodiesel due to co-metabolism. The degradation rate of biodiesel is in fact 5 times higher compared to normal diesel and same as dextrose control. When tested in soil, biodiesel has been found to degrade in soil at a rate two times faster than petroleum diesel. Unlike the normal diesel, biodiesel degrades completely and leaves no intermediates that degrade at a low rate. As regards the toxic effects, biodiesel has been found to have very low effects on the animals experimented with no report of animal mortality. While petroleum diesel with equal concentration also did not result in mortality, toxic effects were clearly visible on the animals in the form of discoloration of urine and loss of hair.
Please take a look at these Biodiesel Videos. Biodiesel, made from vegetable oils or animal fats, can be blended with diesel fuel at any level. Unlike diesel, biodiesel is non-toxic, biodegradable, non-flammable and inexpensive to transform. The most dangerous part of making biodiesel is from the time the methanol is purchased to the time the methoxide is completely introduced into the oil. This is when the majority of the accidents have happened.
This is the time to be safety focused more than at any other time. A conservative approach would start with small quantities of biodiesel made with clean, unused oil, to test the process and practice. Make sure you read, re-read, and comply with all safety precautions and practices! After you practice making biodiesel in small quantities, you can start to think about setting up a larger processor, anywhere from 20 to 100 gallons, and making it in larger quantities.
