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Re: What can we do with glycerine???
Yes, what can we do with glycerine? The first few batches I made resulted in the glycerol sitting in a few 20 litre buckets which I stored in the proverbial too hard basket!
But, something had to be done with it. I learned it could be melted so I melted it and poured it into a settling tray which I made for the purpose. As soon as the glycerol had solidified, I was able to cut it up into manageable sized cakes, wrap it in newspaper and dispose of it with the household garbage. A few batches later I made and installed a simple condenser which I use to retrieve the methanol from the glycerol. That was all of six months ago and I continue to remove the methanol and pour the remaining glycerine into the settling tray. The system works well for me. Unfortunately, it does not earn me any dollars and cents, but it does get rid of the glycerine in a manageable and safe way.
As you would have already realised, I am using NaOh and intend to continue doing so as I prefer the glycerol to be solid rather than liquid.
I will attempt to attach a few pictures of this part of my process.
Cheers,
Spanner
Yes, what can we do with glycerine? The first few batches I made resulted in the glycerol sitting in a few 20 litre buckets which I stored in the proverbial too hard basket!
But, something had to be done with it. I learned it could be melted so I melted it and poured it into a settling tray which I made for the purpose. As soon as the glycerol had solidified, I was able to cut it up into manageable sized cakes, wrap it in newspaper and dispose of it with the household garbage. A few batches later I made and installed a simple condenser which I use to retrieve the methanol from the glycerol. That was all of six months ago and I continue to remove the methanol and pour the remaining glycerine into the settling tray. The system works well for me. Unfortunately, it does not earn me any dollars and cents, but it does get rid of the glycerine in a manageable and safe way.
As you would have already realised, I am using NaOh and intend to continue doing so as I prefer the glycerol to be solid rather than liquid.
I will attempt to attach a few pictures of this part of my process.
Cheers,
Spanner
Makes your skin soft, but cant get it to smell good or look good. Its kinda like washing yourself with a turd. Yah, its a hard sell for others. Of course, I feel good about using it because I made it. However....If I can clarify it, separate the glycerin which is white, no scent from all the yuck then im in business. I currently have 110 gal of glyc. If I can make 4oz bars of glyc soap and sell for 1.5/bar, well, thats like $9,000.
Does anyone know how to make this stuff smell good?
presto 
compost heap
That link saying that ethanol can be made from glycerine is pretty cool.
I wash my kitchen dishes in glycerine,and it is fantastic as long as you have a double sink for rinsing, the wife is'nt too keen on it and I think she's influenced by the grotty oil I sometimes use. I dont understand it because she gets dermatitis from regular dish-washing liq. so she wears rubber gloves and slops water all over the place, the glycerine is good for your hands too, they come out clean and fress as a babys bum.
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