G'day mates,
I have not as yet got much gear togethre (I plan on setting-up the Appleseed type reactor) but I finally found and bought a 250L Rheem HWS, it has a 3600W element but that's okay as I have a 15amp point in my shed that I plan on using for the HWS.
On to my question:
I did want to use new veggie oil or canola oil but at $2 per litre that's out of the question. I contacted a supplier in Vanuatu to enquire about buying coconut oil, aparently it makes great biodiesel, but the supplier tells me that Crude Coconut oil also goes solid at about 22Deg C, anyway he is checking to get me a price on importing 200 or 400 Gals (4 or 8 x 50 Gal drums) He reckons the oil will cost me about 75 cents per litre, the cost of the drums and freight is extra, anyway if anyone is interested in coconut oil for making biodiesel give me a hoi and I'll let you know how things work out.
I have also been offered 100 gallons (2 x 50 Gal' drums) of solidified WVO from a fish and chip shop, so I would need to melt the oil in the drum before I could transfer it to the reactor.
Is this solidified cooking oil suitable for making biodiesel and if so, what in your opinion, would be the best way to heat the oil so that it could be transfered from the 50Gal drum to the reactor?
Thanking you in advance for your advice
Bill from Corio
P.S. I have a report in pdf format on coconut biodiesel that was sent to Man Diesels in Germany for testing if anyone would like a copy.
I have not as yet got much gear togethre (I plan on setting-up the Appleseed type reactor) but I finally found and bought a 250L Rheem HWS, it has a 3600W element but that's okay as I have a 15amp point in my shed that I plan on using for the HWS.
On to my question:
I did want to use new veggie oil or canola oil but at $2 per litre that's out of the question. I contacted a supplier in Vanuatu to enquire about buying coconut oil, aparently it makes great biodiesel, but the supplier tells me that Crude Coconut oil also goes solid at about 22Deg C, anyway he is checking to get me a price on importing 200 or 400 Gals (4 or 8 x 50 Gal drums) He reckons the oil will cost me about 75 cents per litre, the cost of the drums and freight is extra, anyway if anyone is interested in coconut oil for making biodiesel give me a hoi and I'll let you know how things work out.
I have also been offered 100 gallons (2 x 50 Gal' drums) of solidified WVO from a fish and chip shop, so I would need to melt the oil in the drum before I could transfer it to the reactor.
Is this solidified cooking oil suitable for making biodiesel and if so, what in your opinion, would be the best way to heat the oil so that it could be transfered from the 50Gal drum to the reactor?
Thanking you in advance for your advice
Bill from Corio
P.S. I have a report in pdf format on coconut biodiesel that was sent to Man Diesels in Germany for testing if anyone would like a copy.
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