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Biodiesel => Chemistry and process => Topic started by: willbuild on December 19, 2013, 09:02:58 PM
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Like many of us i have glycerol piling up behind the shed, don't need gloggs as i get lots of firewood for stove so i had made some liquid soap a while back and though i would try washing some old towels that had been in a bucket with water and a mix of Noah and a little Kohl.
rinsed them first then put them in washing machine with about 30ml of my liquid soap, well the machine quickly filled with suds so i stopped the machine and put on a rinse and hung my nice clean towels.
Tonite i repeated with some work clothes and it took 100ml to get very, very little suds.
I assume that the Noah in the towels is what caused the large amount of suds.
Does anyone have any ideas as to the chemistry of making a liquid soap to use in washing machines
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Excuse my ignorance but what are Noah and Kohl?
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Excuse my ignorance but what are Noah and Kohl?
NaOH is Sodium Hydroxide, KOH is Potassium Hydroxide, ASM is Anhydrous Sodium Methylate.
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Hahaha, just kicked myself right up the arse. :-[
I knew what they are but today, for some reason, I read them as words instead of chemicals!
[edit] just noticed the spelling in the op. That's probably why I didn't compute it properly.
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Excuse my ignorance but what are Noah and Kohl?
Noah built an ark and perhaps Kohl was his German mate.
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So Assume you produce 2500 litres a year
10% of this is glycerol
This is enough soap for 2500 washes annually @ 100ml a wash :O
How much washing do you do ? :P
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I dont do any, but any sort of dent i can make in the growing pile is a help.
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I've never really thought about it. I guess washing machine soap must have some certain characteristics that other soaps don't have. Could be a place to start from, and go from there.
I dunno would I risk it on my best lace underwear, but it could be good for overalls and padded shirts, that come out of the wash as dirty as they went in.
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I dunno would I risk it on my best lace underwear,
I didn't know you were in Jim's gang.
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I dunno would I risk it on my best lace underwear,
I didn't know you were in Jim's gang.
Yeh, an' it's Very exclusive so not much chance of you joining.
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I dunno would I risk it on my best lace underwear,
I didn't know you were in Jim's gang.
Yeh, an' it's Very exclusive so not much chance of you joining.
Not much, so I do stand a chance, just a slim one.
Everyone has to have something which they can espire to.
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I dunno would I risk it on my best lace underwear,
I didn't know you were in Jim's gang.
Yeh, an' it's Very exclusive so not much chance of you joining.
Not much, so I do stand a chance, just a slim one.
Everyone has to have something which they can espire to.
You can aspire all you like, you ain't gonna get in, so there.
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I dunno would I risk it on my best lace underwear,
I didn't know you were in Jim's gang.
Yeh, an' it's Very exclusive so not much chance of you joining.
Not much, so I do stand a chance, just a slim one.
Everyone has to have something which they can espire to.
You can aspire all you like, you ain't gonna get in, so there.
So what have I done to upset you so much ?
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I dunno would I risk it on my best lace underwear,
I didn't know you were in Jim's gang.
I don't wear it myself. I get other people to dress up in it........... :o
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I dunno would I risk it on my best lace underwear,
I didn't know you were in Jim's gang.
Yeh, an' it's Very exclusive so not much chance of you joining.
Not much, so I do stand a chance, just a slim one.
Everyone has to have something which they can espire to.
You can aspire all you like, you ain't gonna get in, so there.
So what have I done to upset you so much ?
Ooooooo! Now let me think, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm oh ye'.