Sunday, April 10, 2016

Biodiesel Making Pt.1

On Thursday, we began the process of making our own biodiesel! First, we took recycled peanut oil and combined it with a mixture of KOH and methanol. Then, we put a flask of this mixture into a hot water bath and boiled it for about 20 minutes. Lastly, we let it cool and settle, upon which it began to seperate into two layers.


Hot water bath


Viscosity test

Separated mixture

Make your own biodiesel at home!: http://www.make-biodiesel.org/

1 comment:

  1. That looks like some pretty good biodiesel. That really is too bad it all leaked over the weekend

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