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Learn all about biodiesel, including the chemistry, how it works, how to make biodiesel, where to find oils, and tips in this free video series on the alternate fuel biodiesel.
There are 33 videos in this series:
Biodiesel is an organic alternative to fuel, made with alcohol and lye, as our biodiesel expert explains in this free alternative fuel-use video.
Biodiesel, a renewable fuel not unlike cooking oil, comes with distinct characteristics of production and use, including a certain smell, as our biodiesel expert explains in this free alternative fuel-use video.
The advantages of biodiesel include emitting 60 percent less carbon dioxide and 90 percent less particulate matter (a.k.a. nasty black smoke); learn more from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Biodiesel's chemistry is composed of any organic oil, methyl alcohol (methanol) or ethyl alcohol (ethanol) and lye with heat added; learn more from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Biodiesel heats waste vegetable oil to 130-135 degrees, and follows through a series of cleansing and separation processes; learn more from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Biodiesel ingredients include vegetable oil, ethanol or methanol and lye, among other items; learn more from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Biodiesel can be make in your home, but safety--gloves, glasses and apron--is important since biodiesel is flammable; learn more from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video..
Make a small batch of biodiesel to begin with, using pared down amounts of oil, lye and ethanol; learn how with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video..
Heating oil to 130 degrees is a first step of making biodiesel; learn how with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
When making biodiesel, and after heating oil, methoxide needs to be mixed together; learn how to mix methoxide with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video..
Mix methoxide in with heated oil when making biodiesel; learn how with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Biodiesel needs to settle after it's made to separate the biodiesel and the glycerine; learn how with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Organic oils, like vegetable oil, can be used to make biodiesel fuel; learn about the oils that can be used from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video..
The gel point for biodiesel changes depending on what kind of oil you're using, e.g. canola, olive and coconut oils; learn more from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Both new and used organic oils can be used to make biodiesel; learn how with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
The titration theory when making biodiesel means adding a base, like lye, to make the biodiesel less acidic; learn how with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Measure how much acid (oil) and base (lye) you need when making biodiesel; learn how with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Titration kits can help to mix lye in with the oil when making biodiesel; learn more from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Make a titration solution so that you can make biodiesel; learn how with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
A blank titration used for titrating biodiesel needs to be made for making biodiesel; learn how with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
The basic titration process--adding the titration solution--when making biodiesel is explained by our biodiesel fuel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
After going through the titration process, find the titration amounts in biodiesel to see if it needs altering; learn how with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Determine how much lye you need when making biodiesel; learn how with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Determine what equipment works best for you when making biodiesel in your home; learn how with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Make a large batch of biodiesel to fuel you for months to come, or fuel the whole family; learn how with tips from our biodiesel expert in this free alternative-fuel use video.
Biodiesel is a fuel that comes from the transesterification of vegetable oils. Organic oils from soybeans, corn, or even nuts can be converted into a fuel fit for use in diesel automobile engines without any modifications. Waste oil can also be converted into biodiesel. Biodiesel emits 60% less net-lifecycle carbon dioxide than regular gasoline and 65% less smog forming hydrocarbons, however, emissions of nitrogen oxide are 10% higher in biodiesel than gasoline-derivative fuels. There is some debate whether biodiesel could solve the emission problems generally considered central in global warming caused by human technology, but as an alternative to fossil fuels and contemporary oil politics the importance of biodiesel cannot be underestimated.
In this free video series, expert producer of biodiesel Craydon Blair teaches you all about biodiesel. You will learn the chemistry behind the reaction, how biodiesel works, the benefits, how to use it, what oils can produce high quality biodiesel, and more. You will also learn how to make biodiesel at home. Craydon lets you see the costs and the work that go into producing biodiesel. He shows you step by step how to stay safe and try your hand making biodiesel. It is all here.
Craydon Blair Craydon Blair has been involved in producing biodiesel since 2003. He currently runs one of the largest online retail stores selling biodiesel. John has made over 11,000 gallons of home brew biodiesel.dkdk
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