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Old 05-14-2008, 12:56 PM   #26 (permalink)
Flatheadyoungin
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Default Re: Do you make your own biodiesel?

what's the difference in the acid-base......

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Originally Posted by Mahana79
My Advice, first thing, take a sample and do a titration test. that will tellyou how "dirty" it really is. From what I have seen and read the two really major factors are FFA (Free Fatty Acid) content and water. even if the FFA comes back high from the titration dont loose hope. i have had success doing the 2 step Acid-Base process with really high titrating oil upward of 15. for a really nice comercial quality processor look into the BioPro Lineup carried by Utahbiodieselsupply.com they are already setup to do the Acid-Base reactions and they produce absolutly beautiful BioDiesel.

i wish i could find a steady supply of oil like that.
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