Biodiesel homebrew guide : everything you need to know to make quality alternative diesel fuel out of waste restaurant fryer oil / Maria "Mark" Alovert
Introduction to vegetable oil biofuels -- The basics of biodiesel -- Some websites and forums for leaming more -- Things to expect when using biodiesel -- Homebrew biodiesel process overview -- Buying NaOH and KOH -- Getting started: how to make 1-Liter test batches -- Titration, titration titration: finding free fatty acids in oil -- Dewatering oil and testing for water -- Biodiesel chemistry for non-cheinists -- Impurities in homebrew biodiesel -- Quality tests -- Testing for conversion: The 3/27 Test -- Testing for soap in unwashed biodiesel and glycerol -- Clarity and cloudiness- quality control and visual appearance -- Washing biodiesel and why and how we do it -- Washing options and mist washing -- Some helpful washing equipment -- Bubblewashing 101 -- Emulsions and how to fix them -- Wash water disposal -- Drying washed biodiesel -- Upsizing batches, making and using road fuel -- Glycerol purification and use -- Acidulating and purifying glycerol -- Basics of a biodiesel reactor system -- Carboy meth oxide mixer system -- Simple processor based on 55-gallon drum -- Simple appleseed reactor plans -- Using the appleseed reactor -- Appleseed reactor 'with extras" -- Parts diagram for the biodiesel appleseed reactor.