Drywashing Biodiesel Print E-mail

Written by Rickdatech

 

Some people don't have access to water where they process, some want to simplify the purification process, while some just don't like the idea of adding water to fuel for any reason.

 

 

Mist Washing Biodiesel

Ion Exchange Resins for Drywashing Biodiesel

A number of ION exchange resins are available to purify biodiesel. Different manufactures have taken slightly different approaches. Most of these beads will remove soap, but will last longer if soap levels are kept low.

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Mist Washing Biodiesel

Soda Keg Resin Tower Plans

Sunbreak Bioofuels posted this dry wash resin tower design on the Infopop biodiesel forum. It's a simple way to make ion exchange towers using cornelius kegs. No welding required.

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drywashing biodiesel with magnesol

Drywashing Biodiesel with Magnesol

One of the first methods of purifying biodiesel without using water. It absorbs soaps and glycerin. Some have found that removng some of the methanol before using Magnesol reduces consumption.

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Drywashing biodiesel with sawdust

Drywashing Biodiesel with Sawdust

First there was Eco2pure then wood chips and sawdust. This simple filtering process removes soap and glycerin.

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The GL Method

The GL Method

Methanol is the co-solvent that holds impurities in biodiesel. The GL Method removes the methanol from biodiesel then settles out any remaining impurities, including soap and glycerin.

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drywashing biodiesel with Air

Air Washing Biodiesel

The Airwash process evaporates the methanol by passing large volumes of air through unwashed biodiesel. Once the methanol has evaporated, the impuries settle out.

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