can calendula oil be burned in a diesel? i have the opportunity to snag a couple hundred gallons. of corse i need a system set up for my truck but its free oil, even if it has to be stored for awhile.

 

Never heard of it before, so I googled it and came up with the MSDS here:
http://www.naturalsourcing.com/msds/...endula_Oil.pdf

One thing caught my eye was this: "When exposed to fire or excessive heat, the triglycerides contained in this product MAY form acrolein".

Acrolein is a gas that was used in WWI to kill people................

Not really something I'd want coming from my tailpipe!

Maybe our resident chemist Phy could chime in?

I think I would try some small tests to see if it could be made into Biodiesel.

 

hhmmm, well maybe ill just pass on the calendula oil. thank you for looking that up

 

calendula oil is a new one on me, but basically any oil will work as a fuel base, but every oil has its characteristics, so it would take some experimenting with. And, since acrolein is a byproduct of burning calendula oil, the one would want to be very careful with those experiments.