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Prefiltering WVO

09-02-2006, 04:47 AM

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KMott

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Prefiltering WVO

I am new to this and am currnetly getting everything together to start producing biodiesel. I have two 15 litre jugs of waste canola oil i got from a local mcdonalds. I noticed that there is a white layer at the bottom of the jug of waste oil. Should this be mixed up before filtering, or should it be left at the bottom and separated?
I noticed that the oil that is on the top seems fairly clean and thin, and when i mix it all together its much thicker. I assume the layer should be left out, but i want to make sure before i dump it into my WVO tank.

I am also looking for a source of methanol and lye to do a few test batches this weekend. I have a source of methanol in large quantities and have found lye at this address: http://www.braintan.com/Merchant2/me...t_Code=KOH5lbs, but where can it be found in small quantites? Once i have this i will be ready to do a test batch.
Thanks for any help!

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