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Can I use the centrifuge for separating out the reactant (methanol / ethanol)?

April 26, 2017centrifuge ethanol methanol reactant separating

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Can I use the centrifuge for separating out the reactant (methanol / ethanol)?

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Not really. Methanol has a specific gravity around 0.80, biodiesel is around 0.89, and glycerol is around 1.15. Around 30-40% of the methanol will go out with the biodiesel, and 60-70% with the glycerin due its polarizing nature and co-solvency of methanol.