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Hi all.
My mate just bought a diesel boat and we are thinking of making some biodiesel to run it on.
I have read some posts and watched youtube vids and I think I have my head around the process.
I have 98% sodium hydroxide ( caustic soda) from Bunnings. I have phenol from a test kit for our pool. ( I hope its the clear stuff for testing acid/alkalinity. )
And I have some used chip oil. The only thing I can't find in small quantities is methanol.
I can buy 20 liters in Gladstone but was hoping to get a hold of 1 or 2 liters to run a few test runs.
Does anyone live near Tannum Sands that would be willing to sell me a couple of liters.
Happy to pay going price of course and if we go ahead, maybe go in with someone on a bulk buy.
Also thought it might be an idea to start a list of suppliers in Qld.
I'll start off with....
Puma Gladstone Depot
2/69 Hanson Rd
GLADSTONE, QLD, 4680
Phone Number: 07 4976 6500
Quoted $45.30 per 20 liters inclusive.
If I have read the net right, 20% meth to oil ratio. So that would mean 20 liters would add to 100 liters oil making it $0.453 per liter of bio.
Plus a small amount of caustic and some time...
Cheap as chips.
Greg
My mate just bought a diesel boat and we are thinking of making some biodiesel to run it on.
I have read some posts and watched youtube vids and I think I have my head around the process.
I have 98% sodium hydroxide ( caustic soda) from Bunnings. I have phenol from a test kit for our pool. ( I hope its the clear stuff for testing acid/alkalinity. )
And I have some used chip oil. The only thing I can't find in small quantities is methanol.
I can buy 20 liters in Gladstone but was hoping to get a hold of 1 or 2 liters to run a few test runs.
Does anyone live near Tannum Sands that would be willing to sell me a couple of liters.
Happy to pay going price of course and if we go ahead, maybe go in with someone on a bulk buy.
Also thought it might be an idea to start a list of suppliers in Qld.
I'll start off with....
Puma Gladstone Depot
2/69 Hanson Rd
GLADSTONE, QLD, 4680
Phone Number: 07 4976 6500
Quoted $45.30 per 20 liters inclusive.
If I have read the net right, 20% meth to oil ratio. So that would mean 20 liters would add to 100 liters oil making it $0.453 per liter of bio.
Plus a small amount of caustic and some time...
Cheap as chips.
Greg