Yesterday, we researched about about washing the fuel. I found out that washing the fuel was time consuming and takes away some of the properties of the bio diesel.
Today, we dumped out the usable bio diesel into a beaker, and the rest into the sludge bucket. Then we started a new batch by measuring a liter of used vegetable oil, and pouring that into the bottle. Then I measured out 12 grams of sodium hydroxide and dissolved it into the methanol; creating the methoxide. The methoxide was then added to the waste vegetable to separate out the fat and glycerin in the bio diesel.
The fuel is being refined further and further so that it can be used efficiently in a bus engine. We are getting closer and we can test this by running the fuel in a test engine. Then we can run tests on the engine, and preform various test and check the fuel lines for blockage.
What happened when the sodium hydroxide was dissolving with the methanol?
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