Biodiesel /wvo blend?

Question

i have been making biodiesel to heat my house i am wondering if anybody has tried a blend of wvo and kero or diesel im trying to cut the time i spend on the process thanks

Answer 1

There are 3 ways to run veggie. All include making the veggie oil the same viscosity as diesel.

1 - process it to make biodiesel, by removing the glycerin by adding methanol and either KOH or NaOH.

2 - heat it with your cars own cooling system which brings it to 180 degrees

3 - Thin it with Kerosene or gasoline - see this great video from Top Gear TV show http://youtube.com/watch?v=GOFbsaNeZps

All three work.

On older diesel (1980's In-Direct Injection) you can almost run it straight, after you filter it to 10 microns.

Answer 2

i dunno, but i have a question for you! does biodiesel cost less, or is it just better for the environment? and whens cold fusion coming?

Answer 3

From my experience each of the following mixes yeilds a product of equal viscosity, and equal combustibility in a diesel engine.  

50% WVO, 50% diesel or biodiesel

75% WVO, 25% kerosene

90% WVO, 10% gasoline

I know you're saying "what?, gasoline in a diesel engine?" And I'm telling you it works and I use it because it breaks down the long wvo HC so much better, and honestly it seems to make the engines run better than they did on diesel.

The same should be true for an oil burner/diesel heater.

Good Luck!

p.s. - what country do you live in? (not anywhere in north america or europe I assume)

Answer 4

My BF uses biodisel mixed with regular disel for his car.