I am making biodiesel for a science project on a very very minimalistic budget (25 dollars). Is there a cheap yet effective way to tell the difference between biodiesel and vegtable oil? I do not have anything that runs diesel in my home. Please exclude things that can be derived locally, unless you know for a fact that this is something that can be found anywhere (i.e. in a supermarket).

During the reaction to create bio-diesel, the acidity value of the oil will change to pH neutral. If the reaction is complete, then a simple Litmus Paper test is your cheapest way of showing a difference in acidity/alkalinity- test the source oil, then test the bio-diesel, and show the results.

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Do It Yourself Guide to Biodiesel: Your Alternative Fuel Solution for Saving Money, Reducing Oil Dependency, and Helping the Planet

Here is another great book with lots of information on making your own biodiesel

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Product Description
Containing the most current and complete information available for would-be biodiesel makers, Do-It-Yourself Guide to Biodiesel offers a step-by-step path from the initial desire to do something good for the environment to the final stage of filling the tank with low-cost fuel. As the author tells how to break free from the grip of big oil, he counters the common myths about biodiesel with facts from university studies and his own extensive experience. The many benefits of biodiesel are detailed, including higher lubricity, increased engine life, cleaner burn, less toxicity, and faster biodegrading action. Do-It-Yourself Guide to Biodiesel explains in simple terms the procedures and the equipment needed to make biodiesel at home, in small or large batches. Readers are given a complete understanding of what biodiesel is and how to make it properly and safely. There is even a section on pitfalls to avoid as well as the author’s personal tips and tricks

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http://www.riverwired.com Ever wonder what it would take to turn your car into a green machine? With biodiesel, turns out it’s not as hard as you might think. We’re in Asheville, NC with the folks from Blue Ridge Biofuels, who explain how to make a “seamless” transition to fueling up with biodiesel including where to fill up and how much it will cost. We also find out what farmers and truckers think about the infrastructure of biofuel. And for all you DIY fans out there, we even catch a glimpse at how to fill up with plain, old, unprocessed vegetable oil. Meet the people who are driving biodiesel forward

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Something I knocked up one Saturday morning

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Home Biodiesel Production Part 1: Making your 0.1% sodium hydroxide solution.
You will use a few drops of this per titration, so a liter should last for hundreds of batches of fuel.
As you can probably tell, I did not rehearse this. If I had done so, I would have learned a couple of shortcuts that would have made it faster and more accurate. I believe it will be accurate enough anyway, but if it is not, I will let you know.
In fact, 1 cc by volume is really close to 1 gram, and if you use the same dipper for oil fuel production that you use to make your test solution, any inaccuracy will be canceled out. Besides, those dippers are safe enough for measuring gunpowder for reloading; surely they will work for this purpose! Knowing this saves one having to buy a scale. Fortunately, I already had one.
NaOH is really bad stuff if it gets in your eyes or mouth, but it is only an irritant to your skin, as long as you wash it off quickly. Nevertheless, I must strongly recommend that you wear rubber gloves IF you try this stuff. In fact, I don’t recommend that you try any of this stuff, but if you do, I recommend that you wear one of those
full-body biohazard suits that you have to enter through a hole in the back, and that has an oxygen line trailing
behind you everywhere you go. I would do that (it would look really cool in my videos), but I don’t have money for
those kind of things (you can donate on my webpage, if you’d like to help me with that problem).
As mentioned, I have a webpage where I discuss all kinds of crazy stuff pertaining to diy and personal freedom.
Whether you are a survivalist, an environmentalist, an amateur scientist or whatever, you will probably find
something of interest there. Just go to www.possumliving.com

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http://www.parleysdieselperformance.com/ and Graydon Blair of http://www.utahbiodieselsupply.com/ team up to answer the question, Is Making Biodiesel at Home Safe? As you can see here it clearly is if you have any further questions on bio diesel or biodiesel production let us know.

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The technology website CNET.com mentioned Algae Biodiesel in a short segment. Considering that Algae grows quickly, is carbon neutral and the fuel (biodiesel) being produced will run in the most efficient internal combusion engines we currently use, this could well be the best alternative to petroleum.

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Fuel prices are getting so high I am considering biofuel for my diesel.

picking up the wvo, finding methanol, finding good lye, buying or building your cooker which the nice ones are like 4k. then you have to water wash your bio diesel 3 times or you run the risk of harm to your injector system. some of the downside but you allready know the goodstuff.

I have a 1998 24 valve cummins trubo diesel truck, and I was wondering what do we need to replace to have the truck run on biodiesel. I have heard that this model may need replacement of the fuel pump, but im not sure what kind of fuel pump I would need. I am planning on using 100% rather than the lower blends, or filtered vegitable oil

If you are using an older vehicle, other than changing the fuel lines and changing the filter if it clogs(which it most likely will, then never again) you don't need to make any changes. If your using a new vehicle then your already good to go. When changing the hoses, use synthetic material, NOT RUBBER, the biodiesel will eat away at rubber, but not synthetic material.