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Biodiesel
Maria 'girl Mark' Alovert
Edition "10.5"
The Biodiesel Homebrew Guide is a selfpublished biodiesel homebrewing handbook that I originally wrote as a textbook for the biodiesel classes that I teach . The 115-page Homebrew Guide contains comprehensive how-to instructions for making, washing, and testing homebrew biodiesel, and some plans for building biodiesel making equipment.
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Table of Contents, Edition 10.5:
Biodiesel Homebrew Guide:
The Articles edition 10.5, Feb 12, 2007
Introduction to Vegetable Oil Biofuels.................................................3
The Basics of Biodiesel.......................................................................10
Some Websites and Forums for Learning More..................................11
Things to Expect when Using Biodiesel..............................................14
Homebrew Biodiesel Process Overview..............................................17
Buying NaOH and KOH.....................................................................19
Getting Started: How To Make 1-Liter Test Batches..........................21
Titration, Titration Titration: Finding Free Fatty Acids In Oil............24
Dewatering Oil and Testing for Water.................................................30
Biodiesel Chemistry for Non-Chemists...............................................35
Impurities In Homebrew Biodiesel......................................................42
Quality Tests........................................................................................46
Testing For Conversion: The 3/27 Test...............................................50
Testing for Soap in Unwashed Biodiesel and Glycerol.......................54
Clarity and Cloudiness- quality control and visual appearance...........57
Washing Biodiesel and Why and How We Do It................................62
Washing Options and Mist Washing...................................................64
Some Helpful Washing Equipment.....................................................71
Bubblewashing 101.............................................................................77
Emulsions and How to Fix Them........................................................79
Wash Water Disposal..........................................................................84
Drying Washed Biodiesel....................................................................86
Upsizing Batches, Making And Using Road Fuel...............................87
Glycerol Purification and Use..............................................................88
Acidulating and Purifying Glycerol.....................................................90
Basics Of A Biodiesel Reactor System................................................91
Carboy Methoxide Mixer System........................................................92
Simple Processor Based on 55-Gallon Drum......................................95
Simple Appleseed Reactor Plans.........................................................96
Using the Appleseed Reactor..............................................................101
Appleseed Reactor 'With Extras”.......................................................103
Parts Diagram for the Biodiesel Appleseed Reactor..........................110
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