Questions on bio diesel
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Questions on bio diesel
hello everyone me and my dad are considering buying a appleseedreactor to produce biodiesel out of waste vegtable oil and we have a few questions
Question 1: would we want to mix the biodiesel with road diesel during the winter and summer
Question 2: is there anti gelling agents that work well with biodiesel in the winter so i can run strait bio in my truck during the winter (wisconsin winter)
Question 3: how much do you have to filter the wase vegtable oil to get it to a level that you could make biodiesel out of it
Question 4:how hard is it to make bio diesel
Thank you for your time and answers
Question 1: would we want to mix the biodiesel with road diesel during the winter and summer
Question 2: is there anti gelling agents that work well with biodiesel in the winter so i can run strait bio in my truck during the winter (wisconsin winter)
Question 3: how much do you have to filter the wase vegtable oil to get it to a level that you could make biodiesel out of it
Question 4:how hard is it to make bio diesel
Thank you for your time and answers
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hello everyone me and my dad are considering buying a appleseedreactor to produce biodiesel out of waste vegtable oil and we have a few questions
Question 1: would we want to mix the biodiesel with road diesel during the winter and summer
Question 2: is there anti gelling agents that work well with biodiesel in the winter so i can run strait bio in my truck during the winter (wisconsin winter)
Question 3: how much do you have to filter the wase vegtable oil to get it to a level that you could make biodiesel out of it
Question 4:how hard is it to make bio diesel
Thank you for your time and answers
Question 1: would we want to mix the biodiesel with road diesel during the winter and summer
Question 2: is there anti gelling agents that work well with biodiesel in the winter so i can run strait bio in my truck during the winter (wisconsin winter)
Question 3: how much do you have to filter the wase vegtable oil to get it to a level that you could make biodiesel out of it
Question 4:how hard is it to make bio diesel
Thank you for your time and answers
#1. I blend my bio to either B-80 or B-50 during the winter, and have not had any problems.
#2. I've tried several anti-gels, but have not found anything that works as good as blending with #1 dino-diesel.
#3. If it will go through a 1/16" hole you can make bio with it, any small "bits" will end up in the glycerol by-product.
#4. Biodiesel is not hard to make at all. I've been making it and using to run a 6,000 acre farm for almost 5 years. You must focus on quality, and safety first! I grow my own canola now and don't use WVO nearly as much as I first did. I don't water wash my bio. I use Magnesol to drywash my bio.
To get a better understanding of the process try here: Welcome - Collaborative Biodiesel Tutorial Website They have free plans for "appleseed" style processors, and also contacts for available kits.
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I started growing my own Canola oilseed 2 years ago. This year I raised enough canola to produce 22,000 of biodiesel on 100 acres of ground.
Not bad for an old fart ( and my name is Don)
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About 7,800 acres. Just under 1,800 acres of pasture and hay, and 6,000 acres of wheat. We dry land farm tho, so we only have 3,000 acres / year in wheat. The other 3,000 acres are in summerfallow. I use B-100 from march untill the end of Oct, then switch to either B-80 or B-50.
I use Cat D-6D, and Cat AG-6 farm tractors, and John Deere combines.
I use Cat D-6D, and Cat AG-6 farm tractors, and John Deere combines.
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Don:
I wish I lived in your area. I love to farm. In fact I take my vacation time and go help a friend farm.
How do you filter out your Magnesol? I have been using vacum and pressure to move it around through cannister filters after running it through sock filters. My 1 and 2 micron cannister filters are stopping up too fast even after running through the socks. So I am thinking about a Dieselcraft centrifuge or a bag filter housing from Fryer to Fuel.
I would greatly appreciate any guidance you will offer.
Thanks, Jim
I wish I lived in your area. I love to farm. In fact I take my vacation time and go help a friend farm.
How do you filter out your Magnesol? I have been using vacum and pressure to move it around through cannister filters after running it through sock filters. My 1 and 2 micron cannister filters are stopping up too fast even after running through the socks. So I am thinking about a Dieselcraft centrifuge or a bag filter housing from Fryer to Fuel.
I would greatly appreciate any guidance you will offer.
Thanks, Jim
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Morning Jim. I use a diaphram pump to force my bio through a 50 Micron bag filter, than a 25 micron filter, both in filter housings. Once the bio is filtered below 25 microns, I switch over to a system that uses 2 canister 10 micron bag filters. The bio is sent to the first filter, when that plugs a pressure switch sends a signal to switch an electric valve over to a second filter, and lights a red light to let me know to change out the first filter. Then the whole thing starts over again. After I've filtered down below 10 microns, I let it settle overnight, then decant the bio off the top and run it through a 5 micron, then a 1 micron absolute to my storage tank. I've found a continious discharge centrifuge that I want to buy, but the price is still a little high ($2,500) Don.
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In conjunction. On a batch system, the hydro-cyclones are very sensitive, and must be "tuned-in" for each batch. This results in "carry-over" glycerol which must be dealt with, hence the centrifuge as a final "filter". I really have high hopes for electrolytic separation. It could potentially replace all this equipment, and be scalable to "home-brewer" use.
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