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Re: Biodiesel Lab Report
It sounds like you did not allow it to settle enough. Quality biodiesel must be settled and washed. The stuff I get initially when I make bio-D I would not put in anything I care about. The final washed product is pale straw colored and crystal clear without any film or cloudiness to it. That's the way it needs to be before it goes in an engine I think. Let it settle 24 hours then wash it, let it settle until all the soaps and glycerine fall out, then carefully decant the fuel off the top. It will always float as it is less dense than H20, soap, and glycerine. Wash it again, let it settle, and then repeat 1 more time. Also, agitating the mixture gently with an aquarium type bubblergoes a long way to making this work well.
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