Recently one of our awesome customers, Erin from Wisconsin, wrote a short humorous story called Bio-Wars based around the Biodiesel reaction as seen from the eyes of a Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) molecule. We read through the story and absolutely loved … Continue reading
In doing our complete overhaul of the Utah Biodiesel Supply Blog, we had a chance to review several of the articles that are available here. Seeing as we’ve been blogging since 2006, there was a lot to sift through! Whether … Continue reading
This article is a simplified version of what happens at the molecular level when Biodiesel is made. It’s meant to help you understand what’s going on when Biodiesel is produced and can help you trouble shoot any problems you may … Continue reading
If you’ve been making Biodiesel for a while, chances are you’ve run across oil that titrates really high. You know, that really crappy stuff that ends up making really big emulsions, creating big globs of soap, lowering your Biodiesel yield, … Continue reading
Today I had someone call that was interested in learning all the in’s & out’s of how Biodiesel is produced. Out of that question came a list of things that may be helpful to understanding the actual chemistry behind Biodiesel … Continue reading
SAFETY WARNING!! MAKING BIODIESEL CAN BE DANGEROUS! You’ll be dealing with Methanol (a poisonous alcohol), a strong base of either Sodium Hydroxide (commonly called Lye) or Potassium Hydroxide (commonly called Caustic Potash), both of which can burn you if they … Continue reading
We recently attended the 2011 Collective Biofuels (Biodiesel) Conference at the beginning of August. While there we had a chance to sit in on some amazing presentations! There were presentations on everything from reusing the glycerin & waste products to … Continue reading
How To Make Biodiesel With Sulfuric Acid – by Norm McFarling, Nebraska BioPro AE (acid esterification) of WVO (Waste Vegetable Oil) is a way of reducing the FFA (Free Fatty Acid) content to a level that produces more biodiesel and … Continue reading
I have a really easy way to remember how Biodiesel is made simply by using your hands and a little imagination. With this lesson, I cover the basic transesterification reaction (base reaction), esterification (acid reaction), and deal with soap & glycerin production. … Continue reading