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Fish oil ?

Last post 05-15-2008 12:55 PM by morris1524. 4 replies.
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  • 05-14-2008 01:00 AM

    • terryrret
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    Fish oil ?

     Can biodiesel be made from fish oil ?

    I've just been offered 32 drums of fish oil  .

    Terry 

    2 - 7.3 Ford cube vans , 5 Ton International , Benz and my house all running on B100
    My fireplace burns what I call Bio-logs made from the waste glycerin after making Bio-diesel
    80,000 liters and counting
    http://halverson.ca/aircare/aircare.pdf
    My plant http://groups.msn.com/Bio-diesel/biodieselpictures.msnw
  • 05-15-2008 01:08 AM In reply to

    Re: Fish oil ?

     Yes, it can.  I have not done it though.  I'd expect it to be similar to veg oil except I don't think 3/27 is quite the same in terms of checking conversion.  What does the oil titrate?  Let us know how it turns out, will you?

    Andrew

    79 Rabbit B100 homebrew
    03 Jetta Wagon B100 homebrew
  • 05-15-2008 01:22 AM In reply to

    • terryrret
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    Re: Fish oil ?

     My problem is it's an all or nothing deal . If it makes good biodiesel I will have a good invantory . But if it does not work I'm stuck with 6700 liters I can't use . I would like to be sure before I take it .

    Terry 

    2 - 7.3 Ford cube vans , 5 Ton International , Benz and my house all running on B100
    My fireplace burns what I call Bio-logs made from the waste glycerin after making Bio-diesel
    80,000 liters and counting
    http://halverson.ca/aircare/aircare.pdf
    My plant http://groups.msn.com/Bio-diesel/biodieselpictures.msnw
  • 05-15-2008 06:20 AM In reply to

    • natescape
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    Re: Fish oil ?

     Biodiesel can be made from fish oil and/or animal fat. The primary issue is that it has a higher gel point than veggie-based biodiesel.

  • 05-15-2008 12:55 PM In reply to

    Re: Fish oil ?

    Animal sourced triglycerides have a high gel point, as a group while triglycerides from fish and veggies both have lower gel points.  There is quite a bit of variation in the second group.  There are some veg oils which have a higher gel point than fish, but these would be poor choices for the same reasons.

    If it were me, I'd consider: 

    Can you get a 1 liter sample?

    How badly do you need oil?

    How much processing capacity do you have?

    Do you have other oil sources to blend, just in case? 

    What vehicle(s) will it be run in?

    All of these things could make some difference, but on  balance, to me, the key issue is titration.  If it titrates low, I'd take it.

    Andrew

    79 Rabbit B100 homebrew
    03 Jetta Wagon B100 homebrew
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