From the research that I've done about biodiesel I find that it's really hard to make biodiesel with used oil.
Fortunately I've found one resource that I think is really good and the the website is called http://www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_mike.html . The website tells you how to make biodiesel with used oil and safety tips. I've learned that when your using used oil to make biodiesel it's harder to make than with new or fresh oil because when it's used oil there are more pieces in the oil that you have to take out. When you use new oil it's a bit easier because when it's new there isn't anything inside so you can experiment faster, but when you use used oil it's harder because you have to filter the oil first then you can experiment.
How you filter used oil is a very simple task. What you can do is you can take three 2 liter bottles and stack them up like this picture https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszg_TPqeGeHMSFUwyqK9pPSqPg_yV4ax1IYgG87h7dsUvfjRlmSBk6g1CcJc3lrcDW2r9KAbHvAP_dsm-yKcx2CrqSp8EbG0wio4fcEIUbRD2B0P_HJ_4_qlb6DbVViPnmjyyoX2klfK9/s1600/Bio+Fuel+025.JPG . When you stack them up make sure to put the tights in the middle bottle first then the T-shirt in the first bottle. When your done stacking the bottles on top of each other and have the tights and T-shirt in the bottles then you can pour the oil in from the top and let it filter. Once your done pouring the oil TA-DA your done! You've filter oil!
I love the idea of using the tights to filter the oil!...I think that we might have to have more pairs of tights because not all of the food particles might not come out the first time we filter the oil.
ReplyDeleteThink this is a great and easy way to filter the oil! I think we might have to do it multiple times so all the particles will come out.
ReplyDeleteHow many 2 liter bottles will we need to filter all the oil? I love this idea, but i don't think we have all the materials and equipment to do it. If we did filter the oil this way, then we would need lots of shirts and tights.
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