If waste vegetable oil is first cleaned by filtering it, next let it settle, and heated up to remove the water; then the oil will be clean because the substances have been separated from it.
Also oil should not be heated up before filtering because fats will go through clogging fuel lines.
Materials
Bar/broom handle
paint strainer
filter (5 gallon)
Large funnels
Hot plates
5 gallon buckets
Procedures
- First, filter the oil through the paint strainer into the bucket. The strainer can be held up by a person or by a broom handle/bar, etc.
- Second, let the oil that was passed through settle and go through again if its too cloudy. Maybe get a finer filter.
- Third, Heat up the oil to remove the water from it.
- Pour the oil back into the bucket and let it settle out to be a clear liquid on the surface, and the bottom little bit cloudy.
- Repeat any above steps more than once if the desired effects are not reached.
Notes
I found out that wvo (waste vegetable oil) that is hydrogenated, partially hydrogenated, or shortening based will be harder to work with and probably won't make good bio diesel.
http://www.lovecraftbiofuels.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=28
This was one site I used as a guide, and its helpful because it talks about what can go wrong if you do a step incorrectly.
I dont think you would need a funnel because you can just pour the oil straight into the bucket with beakers or cups when you have the filters ready. Your blog posts are always very neat and discriptive.(:
ReplyDeleteI like it. It is organized and clean. Good job!
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