Originally Posted by
Gun-Driver
Well I think I screwed the pooch on this one!!!
My neighbor asked if I wanted some oil from the lodge he belongs to. He said the guy that was picking it up hasn't been around and the containers are getting in the way.
I said sure bring it over, when I returned home there was 50 gallons of oil sitting in the jugs behind my garage. I poured them through my strainer into a 55gal. drum. I then pumped it into my cooker heated it up and titrated it.
5.8 was the titration. I was like holy crap!!! is this stuff bad, but I figured I give it a shot. I had some NAOH lying around that I dont use any more so what the heck.
Well 1636 grams a 1 1/2 hr cook and 24 hrs of settling later it still looks like tar!!!
What do you guys think I should with it, I think I already know the answer.
50 gallons = 200 liters + - (close enough) +5.5 Base + 5.8 Titration = 2260 grams NaOH. Not 1633 grams.
Not enough catylist for the excess FFAs. Just reprocess with about 700 grams and a couple of gallons of Methanol.
You did use 10 gallons of Methanol, right???
