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-Sample of finished home-brew biodiesel. +_Sample of finished home-brew biodiesel._
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-Biodiesel processor.+_Biodiesel processor._
  
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-Titrating the oil to calculate the amount of catalyst to use.+_Titrating the oil to calculate the amount of catalyst to use._
  
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-Mixing a small batch of oil, alcohol and lye.+_Mixing a small batch of oil, alcohol and lye._
  
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 ### Making biodiesel ### Making biodiesel
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-Glycerine and biodiesel separated after a small-batch reaction.+_Glycerine and biodiesel separated after a small-batch reaction._
  
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-Some producers will deliver biodiesel in 1000-litre bulk containers (IBCs).+_Some producers will deliver biodiesel in 1000-litre bulk containers (IBCs)._
  
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 7. Mix and heat the oil with alcohol (usually methanol) and a catalyst ('lye' - sodium or potassium hydroxide) in a processor 7. Mix and heat the oil with alcohol (usually methanol) and a catalyst ('lye' - sodium or potassium hydroxide) in a processor
  
-9. When the mixture settles, draw off the glycerine from the bottom (which can be used to make [soap](/topics_natural_soaps.htm) and other useful products - after recovering excess methanol from it)+9. When the mixture settles, draw off the glycerine from the bottom (which can be used to make [soap](ntso:natural_soaps) and other useful products - after recovering excess methanol from it)
  
 11. 'Wash' your biodiesel with water to remove impurities 11. 'Wash' your biodiesel with water to remove impurities
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-You can build your own processor if you have the necessary [plumbing](/plum/plumbing) skills.+_You can build your own processor if you have the necessary [plumbing](/plum/plumbing) skills._
  
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 - Free pdf of book, _[How to Make Biodiesel: from waste cooking oil](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/0-9549171-0-3txt.pdf)_, which covers the benefits, chemical reactions, equipment and production methods. This was published in 2005, and so some parts will be out of date (around legislation for example) - but it still contains a lot of useful info. - Free pdf of book, _[How to Make Biodiesel: from waste cooking oil](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/0-9549171-0-3txt.pdf)_, which covers the benefits, chemical reactions, equipment and production methods. This was published in 2005, and so some parts will be out of date (around legislation for example) - but it still contains a lot of useful info.
 +- [Vegetable oil & biodiesel wiki](https://biopowered.co.uk/wiki/Vegetable_oil_and_Biodiesel_wiki)
 +- [Alternative Fuels Data Center](https://afdc.energy.gov/)
 +- [Clean Fuels Alliance America](https://cleanfuels.org/)
 +- [Biofuel Watch](https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/) - campaigning for regulation to ensure that only sustainably-sourced biofuels can be sold in the EU
  
-## Specialists+## Specialist curators of this topic
  
  
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