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Re: Biodiesel Lab Report
The oil I used was house-brand canola cooking oil. It was hastily sent off for testing without much settling time. (Actually, none..) Also, as stated my methanol was older than some of the memebers on this board. Finally, the finished BioD wasn't washed. My early attempts at washing produced the "DWS" - Dreaded White Stuff. When all is said and done, it was (admittedly) not a very good product. However, my early brew DID start (and cold start, at that) and run in a 15KVA genset.
I've since brewed up over 4 gallons of BioD, (made from WVO) which I will let settle for a few weeks. Then I'll try washing it, and send off another sample once everything goes according to the 'textbook.' No matter how well it is made, I suspect that vegetable oil BioD will not match the distillation curve of petro diesel. But who knows, maybe the "tight" distillation characteristics of BioD might better suit the engine's needs.
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