Acetone cosolvent for Biodiesel reactions

[1958steveflying]

Oh dear - what have I started 

I only pointed out a random article on the web and now we could be on the verge of a home brew biodiesel revolution

Well the Acetone definitely makes soaps drop from Bio at whatever stage it is added it seems, stands to reason it's been used somewhere else and you found it. Well done it could certainly be a home brew breakthrough

[Tony]

Not sure about that, I've got some in a sample that's settling and some that's got no acetone and there's no discernible difference.

[Head Womble]

Oh dear - what have I started 

I only pointed out a random article on the web and now we could be on the verge of a home brew biodiesel revolution

And this is what makes the wiki what it is.

[1958steveflying]

Not sure about that, I've got some in a sample that's settling and some that's got no acetone and there's no discernible difference.

  What were the 2 sample's Tony ?

[Head Womble]

So what we're saying is when acetone is added to the reaction it stops soap being formed even with wet oil.

When it's added to wash water it removes allmost all the soap in one wash.

When it's added to demethed bio it can makes the soaps drop quicker (more testing needed on this one).

When it's added to veg it keeps fats in suspension (findings by CHUNDER, anyone else want to test this)

When it's added to bio/veg after processing/filtering it aids more compleat combustion.

Anyone got another use for it ?

[nathanrobo]

Anyone got another use for it ?

I've just run out of Whiskey for my coffee...

[Julian]

Anyone got another use for it ?

Removes my nail polish.

[1958steveflying]

When it's added to demethed bio it can makes the soaps drop quicker (more testing needed on this one).

My demethed batch  had stopped dropping glyc at 11 days settling or something like that. I added 200ml Acetone and mixed for 20 minutes. The following day 350ml of glyc dropped. The day after that none dropped.

[1958steveflying]

Works well when sniffed for long enough.

[Head Womble]

Anyone got another use for it ?

Removes my nail polish.

So you're in the same camp as Jim and Chunder then.

[Julian]

I could never hope to reach the dizzy heights of their dress sense!

[Tony]

Not sure about that, I've got some in a sample that's settling and some that's got no acetone and there's no discernible difference.

  What were the 2 sample's Tony ?

Batch of bio, bubbled off the Meth then two 500ml samples taken, to which one has Acetone added.

Currently no obvious difference between the two as far as soap settling goes (of which there doesn't seem much for either!)

[photoman290]

So what we're saying is when acetone is added to the reaction it stops soap being formed even with wet oil.

When it's added to wash water it removes allmost all the soap in one wash.

When it's added to demethed bio it can makes the soaps drop quicker (more testing needed on this one).

When it's added to veg it keeps fats in suspension (findings by CHUNDER, anyone else want to test this)

When it's added to bio/veg after processing/filtering it aids more compleat combustion.

Anyone got another use for it ?

removing superglue from flutes. cleaning polyester resin from brushes. i am sure there are lots more.

[julesandtash]

Making very unstable explosives when mixed with Hydrogen Peroxide (TATP)

[Dickjotec]

This sounds like the philosophers stone for veg users. There has got to be a down side we don't know about yet?
Dick