Do It Yourself Guide to Biodiesel
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Do It Yourself Guide to Biodiesel

Your Alternative Fuel Solution for Saving Money, Reducing Oil Dependency, and Helping the Planet

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 4 Dec |Learn more

Do It Yourself Guide to Biodiesel

Your Alternative Fuel Solution for Saving Money, Reducing Oil Dependency, and Helping the Planet

About this book

THE TRUTH ABOUT BIODIESEL

•Easy to make at home

•Cheaper than buying diesel

•Works in unmodified diesel engines

•Reduces the need for imported oil

•Decreases greenhouse gas emissions


If you are ready to start making your own biodiesel, then this book is for you. Do It Yourself Biodiesel provides up-to-date information, step-by-step instructions, and tried-and-true methods as well as helpful tips and tricks. With detailed photos, illustrations, and charts, this book makes it easy to understand the procedures and equipment you will need to make biodiesel at home—in small or large batches.

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Yes, you can access Do It Yourself Guide to Biodiesel by Guy Purcella in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Tecnología e ingeniería & Transporte e ingeniería automovilísticos. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. PREFACE
  5. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
  6. Introduction
  7. CHAPTER 1 - ALL ABOUT BIODIESEL
  8. CHAPTER 2 - FINDING, TESTING, AND STORING USED COOKING OIL
  9. CHAPTER 3 - UNDERSTANDING SAFETY ISSUES
  10. CHAPTER 4 - DOING THE TITRATION TEST PROPERLY
  11. CHAPTER 5 - MAKING TEST BATCHES, THEN LARGER BATCHES OF BIODIESEL
  12. CHAPTER 6 - DESIGNING, BUILDING, OR PURCHASING A PROCESSOR
  13. CHAPTER 7 - MAKING BIODIESEL IN LARGE BATCHES
  14. CHAPTER 8 - DISPOSING OF GLYCERINE AND WASTEWATER
  15. CHAPTER 9 - TESTING BIODIESEL FOR QUALITY
  16. CHAPTER 10 - TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR PROCESSES AND RESULTS
  17. CHAPTER 11 - STORING AND DISPENSING BIODIESEL
  18. CHAPTER 12 - IMPROVING YOUR FUEL’S COLD-WEATHER PERFORMANCE
  19. CHAPTER 13 - STARTING A BIODIESEL COOPERATIVE
  20. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
  21. FURTHER LEARNING AND RESOURCES
  22. GLOSSARY
  23. COLD-WEATHER TEST LOGBOOK
  24. KOH Titration Calculator
  25. SHOPPING LIST WORKSHEET
  26. SAMPLE PARTS LIST
  27. NOTES
  28. INDEX
  29. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  30. Copyright Page