| BUILDING A BIODIESEL PROCESSOR IS EASY! The | | | | most part you are building a simple machine |
| headlines scream.Let's get this straight | | | | to create a simple chemical reaction. You are |
| right away. Yes, it is possible. (Notice I | | | | going to mix, then blend chemicals into |
| didn't say "Easy.") Many people have built | | | | vegetable oil, allow them to settle, then |
| them themselves, and a lot of people are | | | | "wash them." I'm simplifying here, of course, |
| doing so right now. There is a lot of talk | | | | but in the end that's about all there is to |
| recently about people going to the local dump | | | | it. These actions can be accomplished |
| and scrounging up the various parts and | | | | simply.The parts, and processes involved are |
| whipping up the processor of their dreams. In | | | | simple and straight forward.The advantages of |
| fact on my web site below you can find | | | | building your processor are compelling... The |
| detailed plans to do this very thing.First a | | | | cost: You can always build a processor much |
| word of caution: ANYTHING is easy, if you | | | | cheaper than buying one. You will understand |
| know what you are doing. These guys are | | | | (at least by the time you're done) every |
| experts. They know what they are doing. They | | | | aspect of the process. Many of the components |
| have been working with, and around biodiesel | | | | can be gotten cheaply, or free.The |
| for many years. This isn't to say you can't | | | | disadvantages are equally compelling... The |
| do it, this is to say be smart about it...and | | | | time factor. It's going to take you a lot of |
| be careful.I'm not trying to talk you out of | | | | time of scrounging and tinkering. Real |
| it, But I am trying to talk some sense. Don't | | | | engineers designed the commercial kits, they |
| get caught up in the hype. If you have | | | | thought of things you might not. Trial and |
| mechanical ability, are able to educate | | | | error. You may have to make and re-make many |
| yourself, have the ability to apply that | | | | times before you get it right. There's risk |
| education into action and take proper safety | | | | involved. Do it wrong and you're playing with |
| precautions, there is no reason why it can't | | | | dangerous chemicals and fire.If you are still |
| be done.Before undertaking a project like | | | | convinced this is the path you want to take |
| this you need to be rational about your | | | | and are looking for a detailed discussion of |
| mechanical abilities. Have you ever done | | | | the project, including diagrams, plans, |
| anything like this before? If not, re-think. | | | | schematics, and parts list, check out the web |
| Buying a kit first, and maybe building your | | | | site below.David Sieg is the Managing |
| own after maybe the way to go.For many people | | | | Director of Global Biotechnology Solutions, |
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| to understand the biodiesel process first, | | | | of the wildly popular web site where he |
| which is the most important, not the | | | | shares his knowledge freely to enable anyone |
| processor.Having said that, this isn't | | | | to become energy independent. |
| building a nuclear reactor, either. For the | | | | |