hi there
any 1 help me please
i am looking to make homemade biodiesel, but i dont know where to start, i know i need a copper cylinder, pipe but thats it, other than that i dont have a clue, so any help would be great.
thanks
alan
2007-05-21 06:05:44 · 12 answers · asked by alan h 1 in Environment ➔ Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Check out this website. It tells you all the options and links you to several other websites that can tell you all you want to know about it.
http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html
2007-05-21 06:15:09 · answer #1 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best place to start is by searching the Internet.
There are several websites that will help you figure out how to produce bio diesel at home.
If you want to build a business there are multiple sites for that also.
There are federal and state grants to assist in building a business but you need to supply front money.
Here are some websites that I found help full.
www.biodiesel.org
www.eere.energy.gov
But a good web search will pull thousands of links dealing with bio diesel.
2007-05-23 22:44:14 · answer #2 · answered by joseph s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can get old oil from local take-aways & restraunts then it makes envronmental & economic sense.
http://www.lowimpact.org/courseoutlinebiodiesel.htm
residential weekend course covers everything from small home-made plant, to the chemistry involved in biodiesel production; supply of used cooking oil and other chemicals; vehicle considerations; Environment Agency and VAT law £120-180
also Centre for Alternative Technology http://www.cat.org.uk/courses/crs_content.tmpl?subdir=courses&sku=CRS_2007L
an extra advantage of residential course is you get to learn about the wider context & meet like minded people. CAT is well worth a visit
2007-05-23 06:06:41 · answer #3 · answered by fred 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Journeyforever is a very good web site. First learn how to make it through reading. Do you want to use pure oils or refined? No metal tubing is required. Sodium Hydroxide, potassium and oils are blended together and washed to create a chemical reaction. Very easy to do on a small scale, large scale is more difficult.
2007-05-21 14:10:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
don't bother. it takes more energy to produce biodiesel than the energy that you get out of the end product, plus it burns alot faster than fossil fuel so you will be payin out more money to top up all the time.
2007-05-22 15:17:18 · answer #5 · answered by dave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try corn- they get the corn extracts from the corn in the midwest. also ethanol. oo and soyyy. a bus runnings on 1 acre of soy goes 250 miles
2007-05-21 16:07:49 · answer #6 · answered by polakio92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a pre 1985 mercedes diesel and run waste vetable oil,like I do.
2007-05-21 15:34:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know you use cooking oil, enrich it with methane gas and use caustic soda as the catalyst.
2007-05-22 14:56:07 · answer #8 · answered by Mike10613 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the simplest method and explanation I have seen.
http://www.kitchen-biodiesel.com/
Good luck!
2007-05-21 19:11:39 · answer #9 · answered by Milezpergallon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's to much work for just one person
2007-05-25 12:16:46 · answer #10 · answered by Talking Hat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋