R A D I O A C T I V I T Y: Radio stations turn watch towers

Roger, a titration of 12 with NaOH or with KOH cannot be converted successfully with a single stage base reaction and would also be unlikely with a two-stage base reaction. > > I am using Methanol and NaOH with WVO from a Chinese >restaurant that has had plenty of time to settle out and appears to >be free of water. I think this makes the oil tough to >do without experience, based on this: > >"Each 1 ml of lye/water corresponds to 1 extra gram of lye you'll >need to add when making your liter batch, just to eliminate the free >fatty acids in that oil. If your oil takes more than 4 ml of lye or 5 >ml of KOH, don't use it until you gain more experience. 'Average' >restaurant oil will require about 3 ml on the titration, and really >bad fast food grease can take 10 or so, which is completely unusable >with NaOH catalyst" > >So, it would seem that I am > >1.) Titrating wrong >2.) Using the wrong catalyst >3.) Not mixing enough >4.) Using too much lye creating soap, see #1 >5.) Some other problem I have not considered > There appears to be a significant amount of human error >possibile with only 1 ml of oil measured, however I have done it >enough times that I have convinced myself I am doing it correctly and >reasonably accurately. > > >Thanks, >Roger Eddy >636.497.9473 >roger@matrixdps.com > > > > > > >------------------------------------ > Groups Links > > > __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (2) Reply (via web post) | ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity  3 New Members Visit Your Group Give Back Yahoo! Groups Start a group in 3 easy steps.
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the lighthouse at Mahabalipuram on Saturday, you would have thought that the ten-member team of Ham Radio, who had assembled there, were just pursuing their hobby.Read the TOI story at : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/Radio_stations_turn_watch_towers/articleshow/3372247.cms




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