Making Biodiesel Fuel
It seems like an environmentally friendly gift from
above - making your own biodiesel fuel. With recent fuel
price hikes, and the growing awareness that we need to
do something about the amount of fossil fuels being
used, it seems like a great idea to replace them with
biodiesel. But while it's becoming more common to see
promotions for making your own biodiesel fuel, there are
a few things you need to think about before you go
ahead.
Firstly, what is biodiesel fuel? Basically, it's fuel
made from either animal fats, vegetable oils, or a
combination of both. The most common choice is usually
straight vegetable oil, often referred to as SVO. While
making your own biodiesel at home sounds like a great
idea, the reality is that very few households use enough
vegetable oil or animal fat to supply a big enough
quantity of raw product. It's almost impossible for you
to use enough raw product at home to keep up with your
motor vehicle fuel needs.
That's why some companies have decided to search for
bigger quantities of raw product. As a result, they're
working with bakeries, restaurants and other businesses
that use deep fryers, collecting their used oil and
recycling it. Once the oils are blended they can be made
into biodiesel fuel. It's still the same process you
would use if you wanted to make biodiesel fuel at home,
but because these companies have access to a much larger
amount of raw product, they can produce biodiesel on a
scale that makes it more viable.
Of course, it's not as simple as just taking the
vegetable oil, waving a magic wand over it and you have
biodiesel. It needs to be mixed and stored, and that can
be a logistical nightmare once you have a larger amount
of raw product. Plus, to make biodiesel from waste
vegetable oil, you have to de-water it, filter it and
then de-acidify it.
Still, if you're only interested in producing small
quantities of biodiesel, it certainly can be done at
home. Most households use around 600 gallons of gas a
year. Prices vary, but you could expect to pay at least
$1700. If you could produce the equivalent amount of
biodiesel, you would pay about one quarter of that. Plus
you'd know you were helping the environment.
Starting with clean raw products, rather than using
waste oils, makes it easier, because there's no need to
store or "clean" the raw product. Even though the clean
raw product costs more, you can still save a substantial
amount over buying gas. Plus you're doing the
environment a favor, which is always good. So if you're
interested in making your own biodiesel fuel, give it a
go. Your pocketbook and the environment will thank you.
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1. English Ethanol
... or charcoal; this catalyst was first used for ... John Wiley & Sons. Solid catalysts, mostly ... with dilute sulfuric acid, fungal amylase ... in the production of biodiesel, replacing methanol ...
http://articles.gourt.com/en/ethanol |
2. biodiesel: Information from Answers.com
... from low erucic acid varieties of canola ... using an acidic catalyst. After this ... citation needed ] Biodiesel can reduce by as ... small particles of solid combustion products ...
http://www.answers.com/topic/biodiesel |
3. ETC Publications, Biennial Report 1996
... Ion chromatography is used for the analysis of ten major anions including the "acid rain" components, that is sulphate and nitrate, and ten cations (alkali metals, ammonium, and earth alkali metals ...
http://www.etcentre.org/p ...nial/birep1996_e.html |
4. Small Scale Business On Bd - Page 2 - Bio Fuels Forums
... stuff once we make it since the acid is in a solid form rather then ... is finding its way into the biodiesel therefore the need to wash ... about in my reaserch for a solid catalyst to be applied into the ...
http://www.biofuelsforum. ...le_business_bd-2.html |
5. Process Intensification, Newcastle, UK
... catalysts included ion exchange resins and solid acid catalysts, which allow free fatty acids to be directly esterified into biodiesel. The catalyst systems were screened using the ìChemspeed ...
http://pig.ncl.ac.uk/claire.htm |
6. Bio diesel filters Alkaline/Alcohol Bio-diesel ASTM free fuel energy green D...
... charred glucose treated with acid, oxidized toluene, thoinyl ... of Glycerin Conversion Catalyst in 5 gallon bucket. Use only ... Oils: Some oils are solid at room temperature since they ...
http://www.hydrogenappliances.com/bioD.html |
7. Search Results
... Biodiesel Synthesis 2006 Thompson, J. E. Biodiesel Synthesis , Science Division, Lane Community ... ... Using a Solid Acid as Activator and Support for a Homogeneous Catalyst 2004 Seen, A. J. J ...
http://greenchem.uoregon.edu/Pages/ResultsAll.php |
8. Biodiesel SA
... ethanol in the presence of a catalyst to yield glycerin and ... dioxide (major component of acid rain) and up to 75% less ... content. The use of biodiesel decreases the solid carbon fraction of ...
http://www.biodieselsa.co.za/what.htm |
9. What
... electric hybrids running on biodiesel are par for the course. Even ... have come up with a catalyst layer that can be put over a ... of fuel cell that uses a solid acid electrolyte and either ...
http://www.omnica.com/mp/ ...ml?w=272730&fmt=2line |
10. Render Magazine
... the volume; the catalyst; used alcohol and ... high free fatty acid materials are primary ... have determined that biodiesel is the low-cost ... than 70 percent and solid emissions less than ...
http://www.rendermagazine ...t2001/TechTopics.html |
11. Chemical Engineering Department, Chulalongkorn University
... Rened Coconut Oil with Butyric Acid - Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Decha ... Development of Catalyst and reactor for ... Hydrocarbon and Electricity from Methane in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
http://www.chem.eng.chula.ac.th/news_events.html |
12. Newsletter Archive
... Clemson University (Clemson, SC) - Heterogeneous Catalyst Development for Biodiesel Synthesis The project team will investigate solid acid catalysts for use in the esterification of fatty acids, the ...
http://www.brdisolutions. ...erArchive/Oct2003.asp |
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