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Originally Posted by Fett Affen
I am experimenting with red oak chips/shavings to filter my bio. I had a batch that after the shake test, the water was a bit cloudy so I ran 1/2 gal thru some oak and retested and the water was clear. The next day I ran another 1/2 gal thru the same oak chips and what came out was a nasty greenish brown color. Did the shake test and the water was clear. Does anyone have any experience with filtering with oak chips? BTY, I dry wash with purolite.
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There are extensive wood filtering topics at:
biodiesel.infopop.cc
There are dedicated forums there on Making Biodiesel and Biodiesel Quality. Just do a search and you should find what you are looking for.
I have been having good success using dried pine shavings from a local pallet manufacturer.
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