What is biodiesel?

Can I make biodiesel myself?

Is making biodiesel difficult to do?

What other chemicals or ingredients do I need?

Where do I find these chemicals?

Do I need a license or a special permit to purchase these items?

Do I have to make any changes to my vehicle to run biodiesel?

Can I mix biodiesel with petro diesel?

What about cold temperatures and biodiesel?

What is the by-product of making biodiesel?

Where do I get the oil?

Do I need to filter my fuel?

How do I filter my fuel?

Can biodiesel be used as a home heating oil?

Will I need to assemble my processor when it arrives?

How much room does it require?

What are the power requirements?

How much fuel does it produce?

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What is biodiesel?

Biodiesel is an eco-friendly alternative fuel made from vegetable oil. Biodiesel is much cleaner than fossil-fuel diesel. It can be used in any diesel engine with no need for modifications -- in fact diesel engines run better and last longer with biodiesel. And it can easily be made from a common waste product -- used cooking oil. All our biodiesel processors will make quality biodiesel with any vegetable oil, animal fat or algae oil using methanol and sodium hydroxide.

Can I make biodiesel myself?

YES! Our biodiesel processors make it easy. One of the most attractive things about biodiesel is that with the right biodiesel processor you can easily make it yourself. Anyone using one of our biodiesel processors can do it with ingredients you can find locally, like waste cooking oil, methanol and sodium hydroxide. All our biodiesel equipment will make the process very simple and with very little hands on time. (Usually no more than two hours.) The best part of it is that what you make is better than the fossil fuels the big guys make: it's cleaner, more eco-friendly, it's cheap, and it's better for diesel engines -- they run smoother and last longer on biodiesel.

Is making biodiesel difficult to do?

Not at all, making biodiesel in our processors only requires about 30 to 45 minutes of actual hands on time, and we provide an extensive owners manual. Our biodiesel processors come with a starter kit that allows you to learn all about the basics of the process and make small amounts of biodiesel with the starter kit. The biodiesel starter kit also comes with an oil test kit.

What other chemicals or ingredients do I need?

You only need 2 more ingredients for making biodiesel, sodium hydroxide, and methanol.

Where do I find these chemicals?

You can purchase methanol from chemical or fuel suppliers, also when looking in the yellow pages look for dealers of lubricants or racing fuel distributors. When looking for sodium hydroxide, look for chemical dealers.

Do I need a license or a special permit to purchase these items?

Most of the time you do not, the businesses that you contact will let you know for sure.

Do I have to make any changes to my vehicle to run biodiesel?

No, biodiesel will power anything that runs on regular diesel, in fact it will remove fuel deposits and buildup that is already in your fuel lines, tank, and engine from using petro diesel. That is why when making the transition from petro diesel to biodiesel, care for the fuel filters should be taken.

Can I mix biodiesel with petro diesel?

Yes, it can be blended in any ratio, and yes you can run your vehicle on 100% biodiesel!

What about cold temperatures and biodiesel?

Like petroleum diesel fuel, biodiesel clouds when the weather gets cold, filling with little crystals of wax that can clog the fuel filter. When it gets colder still the biodiesel gels -- sets solid and won't flow or pour. We recommend using.

Technol B100 Cold Flow Improver

What is the by-product of making biodiesel?

The by-product of making biodiesel is Glycerin; it is typically a dark substance that will solidify over time. You can compost excess glycerin by-product -- it is non-toxic and biodegrades quickly. It will need to be mixed thoroughly with other materials so that the air and bacteria can get at it, or it will just make a sticky mass -- mix thoroughly with dry, "brown" materials, use in conjunction with other composting materials as only a part of the overall mix.
Glycerin is also used for the production of soap and candles.

Where do I get the oil?

Start with local restaurants, anywhere that fries a lot of food. Chinese restaurants are a great source of oil, be professional and courteous, sometimes it may even be profitable for you to offer to pay them a small amount for their waste oil. Insider tip: Look for restaurants that are located in strip malls or in places that don’t allow a place for a grease dumpster,(They are forced into putting the oil back into the containers that it comes in) this makes it easy to get because they are usually throwing it away and you don’t have to pump it.

Do I need to filter my fuel?

Yes, while you can run on unfiltered fuel it could still contain contaminates that could possibly damage engine components.

How do I filter my fuel?

We recommend you dry wash your fuel with the OC-206 filtration system we provide. It is a resin based filter which absorbs excess water, methanol and sodium hydroxide.

Can biodiesel be used as a home heating oil?

Yes you can, but it depends on the furnace. Some need some adaptation, others don't. Whichever, it must be filtered biodiesel -- the methanol in unwashed biodiesel will rot the rubber parts.

Will I need to assemble my processor when it arrives?

No, the processor comes fully assembled and ready to go to work.

How much room does it require?

Your processor comes on a pallet that measures 55cm deep by 100cm wide and 155cm tall. You will only need additional room for your container of oil, and methanol, and a storage tank for your final biodiesel.

What are the power requirements?

Your OC-100 processor is equipped to run on 230V 1-phase AC with a maximum power consumption of 2500W, and the OC-220 processor is equipped to run on 380V 3-phase AC with a maximum power consumption of 5500W.

How much fuel does it produce?

The OilConvert processors can produce 4-5 cycles a day of their maximum capacity.