Originally Posted by
SkySkiJason
Be aware that 300* or even much hotter DOES NOT remove the emulsified water from VO. Neither will any kind of 'water-seperating' filters.
Someone once explained it like this, You can heat the ***** out of the oil and try to FORCE the water out or you can heat (110* is plenty) and settle, asking the water to leave nicely. Mom did always say we'd get better results from being 'nice'.
Agreed, our basic approach to dewatering prior to processing is to either (or both) first heat the oil 100+ in a barrel with the belly band heater, and/or put the oil in the processor which has an on-board heater and do the same for day and then drain off the settled water.